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HONORED ON PANEL 61W, LINE 10 OF THE WALL
JAY Q BUCKWALTER III
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JAY Q BUCKWALTER III
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LEFT FOR JAY Q BUCKWALTER III
POSTED ON 11.29.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear PFC Jay Q Buckwalter III, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
POSTED ON 10.7.2011
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
Jay is buried at East Fairview Brethren Cemetery, Manheim,PA.
POSTED ON 6.2.2005
POSTED BY: Dave Kruger, 196th LIB. 66-67
Not forgotten
Jay, Although we never met, I just want you to know you are not forgotten. You gave the ultimate sacrifice, your life for what you believed in. Sleep well my friend, and thank you for protecting our freedoms.
POSTED ON 12.13.2004
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
Daily Intelligencer Journal - June 7, 1968
Marine Pfc. Jay Q. Buckwalter III of Manheim R4, was killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam on Sunday, his family was notified Thursday.
The 19-year-old Marine was the son of J. Quentin Buckwalter Jr. and Geraldine Weaver Buckwalter. He entered the service on August 24, 1967 and was sent overseas last April 13.
He was graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1967 and was a member of the East Fairview Church of the Brethren.
Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Jeffrey, all at home; his maternal grandfather, Ernest W. Weaver, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Quentin Buckwalter.
POSTED ON 12.13.2004
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
The Philadelphia Inquirer - June 7, 1968
Marine Pfc. Jay Q. Buckwalter, 19, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Buckwalter Jr., of RD 4, Manheim, Lancaster county.
Pfc. Buckwalter was killed when a truck he was driving struck a land mine on Sunday.
He was graduated from Manheim Central High School last June and enlisted in the Marines in August. He left for Vietnam on Easter Sunday.
His father, a farmer, said Pfc. Buckwalter had thought of becoming a farmer when he got out of the Marines.
In letters home, the father said, Buckwalter wrote that Vietnam was unbearably hot and that "he hates the place over there and wants to get home."
But, the father said, "He meant nothing personal by saying that he hates the place, he was just homesick, that's all."
Besides his parents, Pfc. Buckwalter is survived by three brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Jeffrey; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Buckwalter, and his maternal grandfather, Ernest Weaver.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
Pfc. Buckwalter was killed when a truck he was driving struck a land mine on Sunday.
He was graduated from Manheim Central High School last June and enlisted in the Marines in August. He left for Vietnam on Easter Sunday.
His father, a farmer, said Pfc. Buckwalter had thought of becoming a farmer when he got out of the Marines.
In letters home, the father said, Buckwalter wrote that Vietnam was unbearably hot and that "he hates the place over there and wants to get home."
But, the father said, "He meant nothing personal by saying that he hates the place, he was just homesick, that's all."
Besides his parents, Pfc. Buckwalter is survived by three brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Jeffrey; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Quintin Buckwalter, and his maternal grandfather, Ernest Weaver.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!