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THE WALL OF FACES

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CLAUDE A SILVA

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HONORED ON PANEL 14E, LINE 96 OF THE WALL

CLAUDE ARNOLD SILVA

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CLAUDE A SILVA

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14E/96

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Rio Grande County

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LEFT FOR CLAUDE ARNOLD SILVA

POSTED ON 10.5.2022

POSTED BY: Frank R Ortega

Thank you for your service!

Thank you for your service! Sir, I remember looking across the street and you playing with Claude Junior and David. That is The only memory of you. You are a brave airman from Monte Vista, Colorado. Your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten. You are a proud American. May God bless you and rest in peace.

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POSTED ON 2.17.2022

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear LTC Claude Silva, Thank you for your service as an Electronic Warfare Officer. I researched you on your 55th anniversary, sad. Glad you were identified in 2002, Welcome Home. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents' Day. 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 2.1.2022

POSTED BY: kr

Former POW/MIA Lt. Col. Claude A. Silva, USAF - - INFO FROM POW NETWORK

Information about former POW/MIA Lieutenant Colonel Claude Arnold Silva, U.S. Air Force, from the POW Network website is at this link:

https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s028.htm

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POSTED ON 5.8.2021

POSTED BY: ANON

Never Forgotten

LTC Claude Arnold Silva is buried in Section 66, Site 4500 of the Arlington National Cemetery.

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

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POSTED ON 3.16.2020

POSTED BY: 1SG Claude A. Perea

Vietnam Veterans "Freedom is not Free"

1SG Claude A. Perea, Vietnam Veteran 1970-1971, Thank You for your selfless service to our country and giving the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. Welcome Home.

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