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JAMES E BUCHANAN

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HONORED ON PANEL 16W, LINE 22 OF THE WALL

JAMES ELSON BUCHANAN

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JAMES E BUCHANAN

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POSTED ON 8.12.2021

POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Your Silver Star citation attests to your courage and devotion to your fellow soldiers. May you rest in eternal peace.

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POSTED ON 2.25.2020

POSTED BY: 1LT Bronislaw A. Zamojda

Remembering

I again looked at my annual Blackhorse calendar and remembered the Troopers I served with. Hooah Buck! RIP Trooper, meet you at Fiddlers Green...

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POSTED ON 1.29.2018

Remembering

I wore your bracelet from 1971 on. My children also wore them in honor of those who served. May you Rest In Peace eternally.

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POSTED ON 8.4.2017

POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

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Dear SSGT James Buchanan,
Thank you for your service as an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist. I am so sorry that you died on my birthday. Sigh. 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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POSTED ON 5.22.2016

POSTED BY: Roy Bassett,Jr., COL, USA

Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice

I was just a young boy when you went to Myrick high school. I remember you drove the bus for the athletes. My dad, Coach Roy Bassett, was your coach. Like you he also served in the army. The impact that you, my dad, and other patriots I grew up with in Mississippi had had on me lead me to become an army paratrooper and an army officer.
You will never be forgotten!

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