HONORED ON PANEL 3E, LINE 61 OF THE WALL
DONALD BARRETT RODDY
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DONALD B RODDY
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LEFT FOR DONALD BARRETT RODDY
POSTED ON 11.4.2023
POSTED BY: Eric Hussey
Thank you!
Thank you for giving the ultimate sacrifice for our Country & your fellow soldiers.
If it were not for you and men & women like you, we would have no freedom.
I pray for your family, and the loss and sadness they must of felt & went through.
May you rest in peace knowing what a great man & soldier you are.
If it were not for you and men & women like you, we would have no freedom.
I pray for your family, and the loss and sadness they must of felt & went through.
May you rest in peace knowing what a great man & soldier you are.
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POSTED ON 9.14.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from a different Donald Roddy is poignant. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….
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POSTED ON 9.27.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear PFC Donald Roddy, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Autumn. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 5.31.2021
POSTED BY: Donald Roddy
Thank you, Vietnam War veterans
As a 1976 high school graduate, I missed out on the Vietnam War by three very short years. Rarely does a day go by that I don't think of that. Post high school, as a late teen and through my early twenties, I was a carefree, immature kid with little to nothing of importance on my mind. To picture myself transported during that time to some foreign jungle, weapon in hand, trained to kill or be killed is unimaginable. To have actually been there -- too much to bear.
I once Googled my name, and was startled to discover there is a Donald Roddy on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. From Ann Arbor, Michigan, Donald entered the Army in January 1965, began his tour of duty in Vietnam in August, and was killed in November. Taking my breath away, I thought of his family, and then I thought of mine, and then I cried.
Would I be who I am today had I served in battle in Vietnam? Would I be sane? Would I be alive? Looking back at my life's path these near 50 years, I know for certain it would have been severely altered. From college to the coast, marriage, kids, home and peace; something would likely be missing. Donald would be 78 years old today had he lived. Who would he be?
You can disagree with the decisions of government in regard to war, but we must always be appreciative of the soldiers and their families for such incredible sacrifice. Thank you, Donald and the Roddy family of Ann Arbor. Thank you to all who have served!
Donald Roddy
Garibaldi, Oregon
I once Googled my name, and was startled to discover there is a Donald Roddy on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. From Ann Arbor, Michigan, Donald entered the Army in January 1965, began his tour of duty in Vietnam in August, and was killed in November. Taking my breath away, I thought of his family, and then I thought of mine, and then I cried.
Would I be who I am today had I served in battle in Vietnam? Would I be sane? Would I be alive? Looking back at my life's path these near 50 years, I know for certain it would have been severely altered. From college to the coast, marriage, kids, home and peace; something would likely be missing. Donald would be 78 years old today had he lived. Who would he be?
You can disagree with the decisions of government in regard to war, but we must always be appreciative of the soldiers and their families for such incredible sacrifice. Thank you, Donald and the Roddy family of Ann Arbor. Thank you to all who have served!
Donald Roddy
Garibaldi, Oregon
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