HONORED ON PANEL 5E, LINE 79 OF THE WALL
RONALD C CAVINEE
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RONALD C CAVINEE
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5E/79
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POSTED ON 5.27.2025
POSTED BY: John Cavinee
REMEMBER
MY NAME SGT JOHN E CAVINEE IST COUSIN TO RONALD WE WERE IN VIETNAM TOGETHER 173 AIRBORNE I WAS ATTACHED TO 82ND AVIATION BN WE WERE CALLED THE COWBOYS. TODAY IS MAY 27 2025 GOING ON 60 YEARS SINCE RONALD HAS BEEN GONE. BUT I WILL SAY NOT FORGOTTEN I REMEMBER EVERY DAY. I REMEMBER THAT DAY IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE JUST A ROUTINE MISSION TURNED IN TO A NIGHT MARE. IT WAS EARLY MORNING WE WERE ON FLIGHT LINE AND RONALD COMPANY ARRIVED I DID NOT GET TO C RONALD THAT DAY HE GOT ON ONE OF THE OTHER CHOPPER THE LZ WE LANDED WAS NOT A HOT LZ NO FIRE RECEIVED WE UNLOADED THE TROOPS AND WENT BACK TO R BASE AND WAS ON STAND BY. THIS WAS JUST SUPPOSE TO BE A SERCH AND CLEAR THE AREA BUT WHAT WE DID NOT KNOW WAS THERE WAS A HARD CORE BATTALION VIET CONG WAITING IN AMBUSH. WE WERE SCRAMBLE TO GO AND MEDIVACT WOUNDED OUT WE MADE 4 TRIPS WE REMOVED DEAD AND WOUNDED I ASKED ABOUT RONALD THE BROTHER TOLD ALL HE NEW WAS THAT RONALD WAS ALREADY EVACUATED BAD DAY. WE FINISH R DAY NEXT DAY I TRIED TO FIND OUT WERE THEY TOOK RONALD BUT HAD NO LUCK NEXT MORNING I WAS SUMMON TO GO TO MY COMPANY COMMANDER THERE IS WERE THEY TOLD ME ABOUT RONALD HE WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST BY 50CAL MACHINE GUN. THEY TOLD ME THAT HIS BODY WAS BEING PREPPED FOR GOING TO UNITED STATES.
I WENT BACK TO MY BARRACKS LATER MY PLATOON SGT CAME AND ASK ME IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ESCOURT RONALD REMAINS BACK HOME I SAID WHO WOULD NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE BUT SETTLED DOWN AN SAID YES.
AGAIN I WAS SUMMON TO COMPANY COMMANDER IN WHICH HE CALLED COMMANDER OF 173 AIRBORNE BDG HIS COMMENT WAS HE DON'T HAVE HIS BAGS PACKED SO RONALD AND I WERE HEADED TO OHIO REMEMBER YES I DO
I WENT BACK TO MY BARRACKS LATER MY PLATOON SGT CAME AND ASK ME IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ESCOURT RONALD REMAINS BACK HOME I SAID WHO WOULD NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE BUT SETTLED DOWN AN SAID YES.
AGAIN I WAS SUMMON TO COMPANY COMMANDER IN WHICH HE CALLED COMMANDER OF 173 AIRBORNE BDG HIS COMMENT WAS HE DON'T HAVE HIS BAGS PACKED SO RONALD AND I WERE HEADED TO OHIO REMEMBER YES I DO
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POSTED ON 3.16.2025
POSTED BY: J.Delgado
I will never forget you
I'm 81, we were just kids back then. I still remember that day vividly..God bless you Brother
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POSTED ON 1.21.2024
POSTED BY: Ken S
Rest In Peace Sky Soldier
Thank you for your service.
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