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MARK A TAFOYA

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HONORED ON PANEL 7W, LINE 108 OF THE WALL

MARK ALVAN TAFOYA

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MARK A TAFOYA

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POSTED ON 6.20.2022

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Sgt Mark Tafoya, Thank you for your service as an Administration Chief. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is the last day of spring. 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 4.29.2021

POSTED BY: Donna Moore

Happy Heavenly Birthday

You will forever remain in our hearts and prayers

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POSTED ON 4.30.2020

POSTED BY: ANON

Never forgotten

On the remembrance of your 70th Birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine.

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POSTED ON 5.29.2017

Thank You

For your love courage honor sacrifice we will never forget

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POSTED ON 4.5.2017

POSTED BY: [email protected]

Ground Casualty

SGT Mark A. Tafoya was an Administration Man serving with Combined Action Platoon 2-2-2, Combined Action Company 2-2, 2nd Combined Action Group (2nd CAG), Combined Action, III MAF. On October 10, 1970, SGT Tafoya was fatally injured after he accidently detonated a friendly M26 grenade booby-trap that was rigged with a trip wire firing device and submerged in a rice paddy about a mile northwest of Dai Loc in Quang Nam Province, RVN. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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