RONALD F CHRISTIANSON
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HONORED ON PANEL 30W, LINE 20 OF THE WALL

RONALD F CHRISTIANSON

WALL NAME

RONALD F CHRISTIANSON

PANEL / LINE

30W/20

DATE OF BIRTH

12/14/1945

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG NAM

DATE OF CASUALTY

03/03/1969

HOME OF RECORD

REDDING

COUNTY OF RECORD

Shasta County

STATE

CA

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

RANK

LCPL

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LEFT FOR RONALD F CHRISTIANSON
POSTED ON 11.19.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.
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POSTED ON 7.19.2021

Final Mission of LCPL Ronald F. Christianson

Operation Taylor Common was a search and destroy operation conducted by Task Force Yankee, a formation of the 1st Marine Division supported by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), southwest of Hoi An from December 6, 1968 to March 8, 1969. The operational plan was to eliminate Base Area 112, a Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) base area located in the mountains of Quang Nam Province southwest of Da Nang near the area known to the Marines as "Arizona Territory." The base was believed to support the NVA 21st Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 68B Rocket Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 141st Regiment, and enemy command and support units. After securing the An Hoa Basin together with the ARVN 1st Ranger Group, the Task Force would construct a series of fire support bases to support operations west into the Base Area and destroy the Base Area. By mid-February, Base Area 112 had been largely neutralized, and the participating units were needed in the Demilitarized Area (DMZ), so the operation was progressively scaled back, with the 3/3 Marines and the 3rd Marines command group being withdrawn on the 16th and redeployed to Dong Ha Combat Base, followed the next day by 1/3 Marines. After midnight on February 23rd, NVA mortars hit An Hoa Combat Base, triggering explosions in the ammunition dumps, followed by a sapper attack which was repulsed with gunship and artillery fire. At the same time, firebases Maxwell and Tomahawk, established during Taylor Common, were hit by mortar and sapper attacks. Due to the withdrawal of participating units from the operation, it was decided to withdraw the Marines from the firebases. On March 3rd, a patrol from Company M, 3/5 Marines was ambushed near Firebase Maxwell. Three Marines were killed (LCPL Ronald F. Christianson, LCPL Joseph L. Freeman Jr., CPL David A. Johnston) and two of the bodies were left behind as the company withdrew. The next day, the Marines recovered one of the bodies, and the following day attempted to recover the other, but were ambushed again, and two Marines were killed (LCPL Dennis G. Merryman and SGT Leslie D. Thompson). Again, due to the tactical situation on the ground, their bodies also could not be recovered. On March 6th, the Marines tried to recover the bodies but were forced back by NVA fire. The bodies were later recovered by a reconnaissance team. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “U.S. Marines in Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown, 1969” by Charles R. Smith]
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POSTED ON 11.20.2017
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

THANK YOU

Dear Lcpl Ronald Christianson,
Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Happy Thanksgiving. This is the month that we remember all those who have passed-on. We remember you. It is so 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 strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 12.15.2015
POSTED BY: Terri Matthews

Happy Birthday--in Glory!

Dear Ron

We used to ride the same bus to high school and though I did not know you well I thought very highly of you. I happened to look up your name on the virtual wall today and that discovered it would have been your 70th birthday.

How tragic that you were taken from this world when you had so much of life ahead of you. Words do not express my gratitude for your ultimate sacrifice.

Looking forward to seeing you again in heaven.

Till then...

Terri Matthews
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POSTED ON 2.21.2014
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]

Remembering An American Hero

Dear LCPL Ronald F Christianson, 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
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