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WILLIAM W BOETJE

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HONORED ON PANEL 58W, LINE 17 OF THE WALL

WILLIAM WAYNE BOETJE

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WILLIAM W BOETJE

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58W/17

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POSTED ON 6.26.2021

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your high school friend Frank is especially poignant. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

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POSTED ON 9.1.2020

POSTED BY: Carl F.

Service

That photo above is of Bill at LZ Brillo Pad....RIP Bill....

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POSTED ON 7.23.2019

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Specialist Four William Wayne Boetje, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 11.13.2017

POSTED BY: Mike Behr Vietnam era Vet Army 4th Engineers

In Honor

In Honor to your service to America and the sacrifice you gave for this country.
You will always be in our hearts, god bless you and your brother John.

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POSTED ON 4.17.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR SPEC 4 BOETJE,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN INFANTRYMAN. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS. IT IS EASTER WEEK, AND PASSOVER - GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU.

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