DONALD L VALENTINE
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HONORED ON PANEL 6W, LINE 58 OF THE WALL

DONALD LYNN VALENTINE

WALL NAME

DONALD L VALENTINE

PANEL / LINE

6W/58

DATE OF BIRTH

12/02/1946

CASUALTY PROVINCE

THUA THIEN

DATE OF CASUALTY

11/13/1970

HOME OF RECORD

LAFAYETTE

COUNTY OF RECORD

Tippecanoe County

STATE

IN

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

SGT

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR DONALD LYNN VALENTINE
POSTED ON 3.5.2024
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you.....

There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.

It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.

I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.

There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.

But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.

I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.

They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
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POSTED ON 9.13.2022
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Sgt Donald Valentine, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is the end of summer. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 1.12.2022

Final Mission of SGT Donald L. Valentine

On November 13, 1970, the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division was conducting a battalion-sized combat operation ten miles southwest of Camp Evans in Thua Thien Province, RVN. D Company, 2/506th, was in a landing zone (LZ) awaiting pick up by helicopter for a planned combat assault. The LZ, a previously used pick-up point on a ridge, was approximately 50 yards wide and surrounded by thick jungle. D Company had been operating in the area for a few weeks and had relatively few contacts with the enemy. After humping up to the LZ that morning, the men occupied both sides of the LZ and were in a relaxed mood. A little before 11:00 AM, an unseen enemy force fired four to six rocket-propelled grenades on the American’s position, then raked it with small arms (AK-47) fire. The company immediately returned fire and requested air support from a White Team (AH-1G attack helicopters). They reported the fire coming from the south, approximately 50 to 75 yards away. The size of the attacking force was never determined, and the assault ended after a few minutes. D Company sustained two killed and twelve wounded in the attack, most of the casualties from the small arms fire. The lost personnel were SGT William L. Aiken and SGT Donald L. Valentine. An Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Forward Observer embedded with the Americans also died after suffering a sucking-chest wound. The casualties were flown to the 85th Evacuation Hospital at Phu Bai Combat Base near Hue. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Army 1971 2-506th Inf DSJ” at ttu.edu; also, information provided by Keith Bowman (October 2021)]
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POSTED ON 12.2.2016
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Sergeant Donald Lynn Valentine, Served with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
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POSTED ON 10.26.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]

Remembering An American Hero

Dear SGT Donald Lynn Valentine, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter
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