THE WALL OF FACES

2nd LIEUTENANT

STEVEN ANDRE BROQUIST

Service Number 094500


a graduate of the

UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS

in the Class of 1966


who chose to serve in the

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS


was a posthumous recipient of the


SILVER STAR

PURPLE HEART

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL

REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL





~~~~ SEMPER FIDELIS ~~~~





THE PROUD YOUNG VALOR THAT ROSE ABOVE THE MORTAL
AND THEN, AT LAST, WAS MORTAL AFTER ALL






YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

NOR SHALL YOU EVER BE





2 OCTOBER 2000

Steven is buried at Camp Butler Nat Cem.

Today is my 50th birthday. Today would have been your 60th birthday, but you made the ultimate sacrifice for God, Country and Corps.
However many birthdays I have left, I will always remember you and your sacrifice.
May you Rest In Peace in the loving arms of God.
Semper Fi brother Marine.

Although we never met personally, I want to thank you Steven Andre Broquist, for your courageous and valiant service, faithful contribution, and your most holy sacrifice given to this great country of ours!

Your Spirit is alive--and strong, therefore Sir, you shall never be forgotten, nor has your death been in vain!

Again, thank you Lieutenant Steven Andre Broquist, for a job exceptionally well done!

REST IN ETERNAL PEACE MY MARINE FRIEND

I could not leave this site knowing that there were no remembrances posted for Steve. Steve and I were in the same basic school platoon "C" company 2/67. He was a outgoing, good looking young man with a flair for leadership and was someone we ranked very highly in our peer evaluations. He was the student patrol leader for the final training patrol at TBS - known as the "black patrol" for the length, arduousness, and difficulty. Under Steve's leadership we were successfully through with the problem early int he evening and back at the BOQ drinking beer as we heard the sound of firefights in the distance as our classmates fell afoul of the agressors and floundered into the night.
Semper Fi, Steve.

Jim Cathcart