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FREDRICK J BRENKE

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HONORED ON PANEL 22E, LINE 72 OF THE WALL

FREDRICK JOSEPH BRENKE

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FREDRICK J BRENKE

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22E/72

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POSTED ON 8.5.2021

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you....

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

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POSTED ON 7.26.2020

POSTED BY: Richard Sakharoff

On the 72nd anniversary of your Birthday

Thank you for your service in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. You were still 18 years old when you died in country.
You are forever memorialized here for the sacrifice you gave.
Rest Peacefully

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POSTED ON 7.22.2020

POSTED BY: ANON

Never forgotten

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

Forever 18.

Semper Fi, Marine.

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POSTED ON 6.27.2018

POSTED BY: Janice Current

Thank you

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. You gave everything you had to give. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

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POSTED ON 6.28.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Thank You

Dear PFC Brenke,
Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Semper Fi. Independence Day is approaching, and it is important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

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