That which does not kill me makes me stronger Nietzsche
LEST WE FORGET 58,151
Their names are on THE WALL but in my heart forever
MY FRIENDS Hn Ivan Heller Oct 68 Hm3 Larry Padberg May 69 Hn Dave Porterfield Jul 66 Hm3 Bob Aucoin
KIA's from My Hometown Mamroneck, N.Y. Sgt Rich Western, USA May 68 HN Dave Porterfield, USN L/Cpl Harol Schock USMC-Oct 65 Cpl Edgar Burchell USMC- Jun 66 Cpl Robert DiRoberto USMC- Dec 66 Maj Daniel Keating USMC- may 68 L/cpl Ernest Hill USMC July 68 Cpl Donal Turso USMC May 69 Cpl Ernest Hill USMC- Jul 69 PFC Vito Vitro USA Feb 69 PFC Anthony Agar USA May 69 Sp4 John Batterson USA June 69 LT Martin Keough USA Mar 70 A1c Daniel Brown USAF- Jun 71
About this picture: I am shaking hands with my best friend Ivan Heller. To my left in the yellow shirt is another good friend Larry Padberg. This was the last time we all saw each other as we Left Jacksonville Naval Hospital. Both Corpsmen were killed in Vietnam
IVAN
LOUIS HELLER
Navy
- HN - E3
Age
- 21
Date of Birth - Aug
05, 1947
From - GENESEO
, ILLINOIS Casualty
was on Oct 11, 1968
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - NONCREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered Length of service 2 years.
Religion
PROTESTANT
Panel 41W - - Line 46
LARRY
GENE PADBERG
DAVID
EDWARD PORTERFIELD
Dead and wounded by branch of service Serving in Nam KIA WIA Total % of branch % of KIA/WIA
ARMY ...1,407,000 38,179 96,802 134,982 9.5 63.8
USMC ... 294,000 14,836 51,392 66,227 22.5 31.3
NAVY... 126,000 2,556 4,178 6,734 5.3 3.1
USAF ... 273,000 2,580 931 3,511 1.2 1.6
TOTAL ...2,10,000 58,151 153,303 211,454
CASUALITIES BY RACE ETHNICITY AND NATIONAL ORIGIN WHITE BLACK AM INDIAN ASIAN UNKNOWN
ARMY ... 28,044 5,095 138 241 26
USMC ... 11,888 1,860 73 76 1
USN ... 1,823 78 7 17 -
USAF ... 735 821 9 79
TOTAL ... 42,490 7,115 219 343 106
DURING VIETNAM ERA 260,000 women served in the Armed Forces of that 7,484 women served in Vietnam of that 6,250 or 83.5% were nurses. Eight women died In Vietnam all werre nurses. Women comprise 2.1% of Vietnam era vets