THE WALL OF FACES

SP4 Jon Cole was a Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic serving with the 545th Military Police Company, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam. On September 13, 1970, Cole died in his sleep in the troop billets at Camp Gorvad (Phuoc Vinh Air Field) in Binh Duong Province, RVN. Postmortem studies determined he expired after aspirating the contents of his stomach. Aspiration occurs when foreign material is inhaled into the airway causing asphyxiation due to a blocked airway. In healthy young men, it may occur during sleep when the sedating effects of alcohol use impair cough and gag reflexes, leading to aspiration. Cole was 19 years old. He was posthumously promoted to Sergeant. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Robert Baker is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us.....

On the remembrance of your 70th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH