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DONALD E VAN DER SCHANS

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HONORED ON PANEL 47E, LINE 37 OF THE WALL

DONALD EDWARD VAN DER SCHANS

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LEFT FOR DONALD EDWARD VAN DER SCHANS

POSTED ON 3.22.2024

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you.....

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

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POSTED ON 9.17.2022

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear HB Donald Van Der Schans, Thank you for your service as a Hospitalman with the 9th Marines, Semper Fi. Thank you for the lives you saved. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Yesterday was POW/MIA Recognition Day. 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 2.10.2022

POSTED BY: ANON

74

Never forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

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POSTED ON 2.16.2021

POSTED BY: ANON

Never forgotten

On the remembrance of your 73rd birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

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POSTED ON 2.23.2018

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Hospitalman Donald Edward Van Der Schans, Served with the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

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