THE WALL OF FACES

I always thought you were about the coolest person in our family and always had fun when we were together.
Sally

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever...

On June 9, 1969, an engagement near Tay Ninh City, Tay Ninh Province, RVN, took place when Companies A and C, 4th Battalion (Mechanized), 23rd Infantry, reacting to intelligence reports, fought a three-hour battle with elements of the North Vietnamese Army’s 95C Regiment six miles east of the city in the Crescent, a curved opening in the otherwise dense jungle. Company C had found a bunker in a wood line and evacuated 22 rounds of rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) ammunition. Enemy soldiers concealed in the wood line hit Company C with twelve rounds of 82mm mortar fire, followed by an intense barrage of small arms, automatic weapons, RPG, and recoilless rifle fire. Company C advanced through this fire while Company A moved forward on their left flank. Close combat and bunker-to-bunker fighting ensued, and the recoilless rifle position was eliminated with a hand grenade. Artillery and air strikes were brought to bear on the bunker complex, and a sweep of the area uncovered fifty-one NVA killed. Five Americans died and five were wounded in the battle. The lost Americans (all from C Company) were PFC James N. Clark, SGT John H. Hughes, 1LT Ronald J. Matel, PFC Steven W. McCloud, and SGT Norman W. Teeter. As darkness approached, Companies A and C established a night defensive position, and at 4:00 AM, the perimeter security forces detected movement to their front and requested illumination. The perimeter guards opened fire on enemy soldiers moving toward their positions and killed five NVA with automatic weapons. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and 25th Infantry Division Operational Report, Lessons Learned, May-July 1969]

Dear PFC James Clark,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. December has begun, along with all the preparations. 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.

I just found this website and I've found you at last.I did find your name on the Wall. Still have fond memories of the old neighborhood and your corvair! I was in the area not long ago. Hard to recognize it. I was in country June 68- July 69`. USN ICorp,Danang area. Monkey Mountain,China Beach. Hurt pretty bad when I heard about you. You would be proud of the way your friend's lives have mostly turned out ok. I know you're safe now with our Lord.