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KENNETH NEIL BRANDES

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POSTED ON 9.29.2023

POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

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Cpl Kenneth is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, New York.

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POSTED ON 8.12.2022

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans

Corporal Kenneth Neil Brandes, Served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161), Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), Third Marine Amphibious Force.

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POSTED ON 9.2.2021

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you...

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

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POSTED ON 4.12.2021

POSTED BY: Elaine DelBene

From Elaine

Thank you all for remembering my beloved brother. He was as fine a human being as you all thought and I still miss him, too.
Never Forgotten
Always Loved

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POSTED ON 1.18.2021

POSTED BY: Jury Washington

Thank You For Your Valiant Service Marine.

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace CPL. Brandes, I salute your brave soul. Without people like you our nation would not exist. Semper Fidelis!

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