Dedicated to the memory of these brave soldiers wild gave their lives for their country and for the men who fought beside them in the Pleiku campaign in October and November 1965:

1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry

Headquaders Company

THOMAS C. METSKER
Indianapolis, Indiana

WILLIAM B. MITCHELL
Chester, Pennsylvania

CALVIN BOUKNIGHT
Washington D.C.

Alpha Company

JACK E. GELL
Montmorenci, South Carolina

ROBERT E. TAFT
Highland Park, Illinois

BILLY R. ELLIOTT
Heavener, Oklahoma

RAMON BERNARD
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

TRAVIS O. POSS
Brook Park, Ohio

ALEXANDER WILLIAMS
Jacksonville, Florida

RAFAEL A. BERIANGA
New York, New York

ALBERT WITCHER
Pittsylvania, Virginia

JOHN F. BRENNAN
Braddock, Pennsylvania

GAIL L. DAVIS
Nottinghill, Missouri

ROBERT L. MOORE
Montgomery, Alabama

Bravo Company

HENRY T. HERRICK
Laguna Beach, California

CARL L. PALMER
Pelham, Georgia

WILBUR CURRY, JR.
Buffalo, New York

ROBERT L. STOKES
Salt Lake City, Utah

BERNARD BIRENBAUM
New York, New York

JOHNNIE L. BOSWELL
Eatonton, Georgia

DOMINIC A. DE ANGELIS
Cambria Heights, New York

ROBERT M. HILL
Starkville, Mississippi

DONALD B. RODDY
Ann Arbor, Michigan

PAUL E. HURDLE
Washington D.C.

JAMES R. HINES
Chicago, Illinois

RICHARD C. CLARK
Kankakee, Illinois

Charlie Company

JOHN L. GEOGHEGAN
Redding, Connecticut

NEIL A. KROGER
Oak Park, Illinois

THOMAS J. BARRETT, JR.
Many, Louisiana

ANTONIO BERNARD-ROBLES
New York, New York

SIDNEY COHEN
Camden, New Jersey

ABRAHAM L. FIELDS
Spring Lake, North Carolina

JEREMIAH JIVENS
Savannah, Georgia

ROY LOCKHART
Vallejo, California

CARL E. HARRIS
Rock Hill, South Carolina

CHARLES E. HERRINGTON
Texas City, Texas

HERMON R. HOSTUTTLER
Terra Alta, West Virginia

JAMES D. SMITH
Altoona, Alabama

REGINALD A. WATKINS
Charlotte, North Carolina

NATHANIEL BYRD
Jacksonville, Florida

LEO C. CHASE, JR.
St. Ausutine, Florida

ROBERT A. DAVIS
Oxford, Pennsylvania

RONALD D. FERGUSON
San Francisco, California

GEORGE FOXE
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

EARL C. GRAHAM
Charleston, South Carolina

BOBBY JOE HAMES
Blacksburg, South Carolina

DONALD L. HARRISON
Rockport, Indiana

DOUGLAS H. LEACH
Atlanta, Georgia

ROBERT L. LEWIS
Hopewell, Virginia

DONNELL PHILLIPS
Smithville, Texas

EDDIE L. POUGH
Columbus, Georgia

ALBERT W. SONNIER
Baytown, Texas

THOMAS E. TUCKER
Richton, Mississippi

WILLIAM T. VICTORY
Weirwood, Virginia

IVORY WARD, JR.
St. Louis, Missouri

DAVID J. CARNEVALE
Woodside, California

RALPH W. CARTWRIGHT
Virginia Beach, Virginia

CHARLEY H. COLLIER
Mount Pleasant, Texas

WILLIE F. GODBOLDT
Jacksonville, Florida

JOHN E. HIGMAN
Bellingham, Washington

SAMUEL L. MCDONALD
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

LEONARD W. SRAL
Hastings, Pennsylvania

RICHARD TESTA
New York, New York

LUTHER V. GILREATH
Surgoinsville, Tennessee

RICHARD B. BRADLEY
Wampsville, New York

FRED D. WITCHET
Houston, Texas

THOMAS C. PIZZINO
Hopedale, Ohio

Delta Company

GILBERT NICKLAS
Niagara Falls, New York

ROBERT GOMEZ
Los Angeles, California

HILARIO DE LA PAZ, JR.
Houston, Texas

2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry

Headquarters Company

THOMAS E. BURLILE
London, Ohio

HAROLD D. MCCARN
Lexington, North Carolina

CHARLES W. BASS
Winterset, Iowa

MELVIN W. GUNTER
Vincent, Alabama

CHARLES W. STOREY
Birmingham, Alabama

FRED H. JENKINS
Forgmore, South Carolina

CHARLES T. MOORE, JR.
Columbus, Ohio

DONALD C. PETERSON
Chicago, Illinois

CHARLIE ANDERS
Leckie, West Virginia

CHARLES A. COLLINS
Holly Springs, North Carolina

GERALD A. KOSAKOWSKI
Lincoln Park, Michigan

DAVID L. MENDOZA
Cleveland, Ohio

WILLIAM, A. PLEASANT
Jersey City, New Jersey

ELWOOD W. DAVIS, JR.
Salineville, Ohio

JAMES E. HOLDEN
Millsboro, Delaware

ALPHA R. JACKSON
Houston, Texas

KENNETH C. BOLICH
Auburn, Pennsylvania

Alpha Company

WILLIAM A. FERRELL
Stanton, Tennessee

JAMES L. FISHER
Dallas, Texas

LEROY, IRELAND
Athens, Georgia

MEGDELIO, CARABALLO-GARCIA
Youco, Puerto Rico

RONALD R. MARTIN
Erie, Pennsylvania

GLENN E. MCCAMMON
Woodsfield, Ohio

PAUL E. TOLBERT
Williams, Indiana

LAVINE J. BANKS
New Orleans, Louisiana

GERALD B. EVANS
Junction City, Kansas

THOMAS JAMES
Jamaica, New York

WILBERT H. JOHNSON
Morgantown, West Virginia

ROGER A. STONE
Parish, Alabama

NEOPOLIS, WIGFALL
Fruitland, Maryland

OSCAR BARKER, JR.
Metter, Georgia

ROLLIW L. BOLDEN
Albany, Oregon

BARRY T. BURNITE
Springfield, Pennsylvania

CHARLES E. COX
Lexington, Alabama

JERRY A. HIEMER
Memphis, Tennessee

AMON KUILAN-OLIVERAS
Bayamon, Puerto Rico

MICHAEL MILLER
Peru, Indiana

ROBERT S. SHRIVER, JR.
Eugene, Oregon

MIGUEL D. VERA-DURAN
San Sebastian, Puerto Rico

GORDON P. YOUNG
Drakes Branch, Virginia

JIMMIE W. BARTON
Onaka, South Dakota

DENNIS W. BLACK
Laotto, Indiana

THOMAS G. BRANDES
Silver Lake, Wisconsin

WILLIAM R. BURTON, JR.
Orange, New Jersey

DANNY E. CARLTON
Greenfield, Tennessee

TOMMY A. DOAK
Cincinnati, Ohio

OTIS J. HAMPTON
New York, New York

HENRY T. LUNA
Fresno, California

JULIO MORALES-GONZALES
Aguada, Puerto Rico

GUY L. SCHAEFFER
Deptford, New Jersey

JOHN A. SHAW
Rising Fawn, Georgia

Bravo Company

CHARLES V. MCMANUS
Woodland, Alabama

ELIAS ALVARES-BUZO
Ponce, Puerto Rico

EDDIE BROWN, JR.
Macon, Georgia

RICHARD T. YOUNG
Hildeban, North Carolina

Charlie Company

EARL D. AULL
New Orleans, Louisiana

RONALD A. MILLER
Wichita Falls, Texas

HARRY F. JEDRZEJEWSKI
Pittsburgh, Pittsylvania

CLARENCE V. BEVERHOUDT
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

DONALD C. CORNETT
Lake Charles, Louisiana

ROGER T. NELSON
Barrett, Minnesota

RICHARD D. OTT
Baltimore, Maryland

CECIL W. KITTLE, JR.
Huttonsville, West Virginia

ARTHUR R. MOODY III
St. Petersburg, Florida

AUGUSTIN C. PAREDEZ
Big Spring, Texas

GEORGE A. WILSON
Cartersville, Georgia

CHARLES T. STEINER
Cardiff, Maryland

KENNETH E. R. BURCH
Samson, Alabama

JORDEN D. FORRESTER
Tulsa, Oklahoma

PHILIP HOWELL
Parrot, Virginia

CARL M. HUME
Fresno, California

DEAN A. JACKSON
Morning Sun, Iowa

JAMES C. JACKSON
Oil Springs, Kentucky

JOSEPH S. LA FASO
Garfield, New Jersey

GARRETT F. LEE
Chicago, Illinois

GEORGE S. MCHELLON
Atlanta, Georgia

DARRELL W. SANDERS
Wayne, West Virginia

ROBERT POSIUS
Detroit, Michigan

RICHARD P. SAWICKI
Grand Island, Nebraska

HAROLD SCOTT
New York, New York

FINIS R. STUDDARD
Steele, Alabama

DAVID M. VANCELLETTE
Oxford, Massachusetts

ROBERT E. WALDVOGEL
St. Paul, Minnesota

BRIAN F. CARLQUIST
Draper, Utah

RUBEN G. CHAVEZ
Robstown, Texas

BUREN R. DAVIS
Muskogee, Oklahoma

ROBERT L. DAVIS
Providence, Kentucky

JOSEPH R. HILLARD
Bay City, Texas

WAYNE T. LUNDELL
Silver Springs, Maryland

ROBERT MORENO
Los Angeles, California

SHERMAN E. OTIS
Mobile, Alabama

LOUIS D. RICHARDSON
Biloxi, Mississippi

ROY L. RYSE, JR.
Inglewood, California

ROGER A. SIMRAU
Gladwin, Michigan

MICHAEL T. SMITH
New York, New York

GEORGE J. STEPHENS
Camden, New Jersey

ERNEST E. TAYLOR
Kaycee, Wyoming

BOBBY C. VINSON
Jackson, Tennessee

MACK A. WARE
Bessemer, Alabama

RONALD H. CHITTUM
Vinton, Virginia

DAVID W. MICHAEL
Oelwein, Iowa

FRANK J. NOSTADT, JR.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Delta Company

MARTIN C. KNAPP
Wheeling, West Virginia

OSVALSO AMODIAS
Miami, Florida

BERNARD CREED
Medford, Massachusetts

JAMES W. ERVIN
Gilroy, California

PALMER B. MILES
Columbus, Georgia

LLOYD J. MONSEWICZ
Jacksonville, Florida

EARTHELL TYLER
Columbia, South Carolina

ISMAEL J. PAREDES
Jersey City, New Jersey

SNYDER P. BEMBRY
Unadilla, Georgia

RALPH W. BROWN
Benton, Pennsylvania

DONALD E. CRANE
Stillwater, Pennsylvania

JAMES R. DRAGOTI
New York, New York

CHARLES L. ELLER
Warrensville, North Carolina

FREDERICK C HERIAUD
Oswego, Illinois

RAYNALDO C. HERNANDEZ
Tulare, California

DUNCAN F. KRUEGER
WestAllis, Wisconsin

JACK D. LYNN
Hillard, Ohio

ROGER E. MERCK
Salem, South Carolina

HOWARD G. RILEY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

JOHN SCHLECHT III
New York, New York

MATTHEWS SHELTON
Cincinnati, Ohio

EDWARD L. SIMMONS
LaFayette, Georgia

GARY D. SMITH
Knoxville, Tennessee

JOHN H. WOODY
Suches, Georgia

JOSEPH M. WORKMAN
Peoria, Illinois

LASTER R. BECKER
Harvard, Illinois

1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry

Alpha Company

LARRY L. HESS
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

CLAYTON G. ROGERS
Bridgeport, Alabama

NORMAN W. SOLTOW
Chicago, Illinois

JAMES O. VAUGHN
Baltimore, Maryland

ROBERT G. WRIGHT
Youngstown, Ohio

RONNIE T. MATHIS
Atlanta, Georgia

HENRY F. SMITH
Albemarle, North Carolina

JOHN R. ACKERMAN
Gary, Indiana

FRANCISCO CONCEPCION, JR.
Kilauea, Hawaii

RALPH H. ERNST
St. Louis, Missouri

JIMMY HARRIS
Beattyville, Kentucky

ROBERT L. HIRST
Allentown, Pennsylvania

MARVIN SCHALIPP, JR.
Leavenworth, Kansas

JERELL L. GRAYSON
Duke, Missouri

VINCENT LOCATELLI
Santa Cruz, California

JESSE N. RODRIGUEZ
Houston, Texas

EUGENE C. SCOTT
St. Louis, Missouri

Bravo Company

MACK C. COX
Tampa, Florida

DALE F. HUDSON
Poplar Bluff, Missouri

JIMMY F. BOREN
Cadiz, Kentucky

Charlie Company

OSCAR E. COOPER
Bel Air, Maryland

Delta Company

WILLIAM J. LINDSEY
Augusta, Georgia

2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry

Charlie Company

RICHARD D. BRODA
Portsmouth, Virginia

2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery

C Battery

EDWARD JOUJON-ROCHE
Bakersfield, California

1st Battalion, 21st Artillery

A Battery

FLOYD L. REED, JR.
Heth, Arkansas

HARLEY D. BECKWORTH
Baxley, Georgia

B Battery

SIDNEY C. M. SMITH
Manhasset, New York

MELVIN F. FORT
Memphis, Tennessee

JOSEPH P. MARA
Belwood, Illinois

C Battery

TIMOTHY M. BLAKE
Charlston, West Virginia

227th Assault Helicopter Battalion

Delta Company

HAROLD E. WILKINS
Vale, North Carolina

229th Assault Helicopter Battalion

Bravo Company

VIRGIL KIRKLAND, JR.
Chattanooga, Tennessee

JAMES W. MAYES
Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

RALPH A. COPELAND
Minot, North Dakota

Charlie Company

HERMAN L. JEFFERSON, JR.

8th Engineer Battalion

RUSSELL E. HAMMOND
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ARLEN C. TUTTLE
Fort Campbell, Kentucky

HOOVER MORRIS
Lufkin, Texas

SCOTT O. HENRY
Commodore, Pennsylvania

JIMMY D. NAKAYAMA
Rigby, Idaho

United States Air Force

1st Air Commando Squadron

PAUL T. MCCLELLAN, JR.
West Stayton, Oregon

1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry

Headquarter Troop

CHARLES R. DAVID, JR.
Cincinnati, Ohio

Alpha Troop

JAMES HOOVER
Kingston, Ohio

ALTON, E. BAKER
Salinas, California

JESUS R. BERMUDEZ
Mendota, California

Bravo Troop

DANIEL D. HARDEN
Memphis, Tennessee

Charlie Troop

JAMES R. PARRETT
Columbia City, Indiana

FLORENDO B. PASCUAL
Honolulu, Hawaii

BENEDICTO P. BAYRON
Waianae, Hawaii

BILLY J. TALLETY
McCrory, Arkansas

JAMES L. RILEY
Vienna, West Virginia

BILLY M. KNIGHT
Ganado, Arizona

Delta Troop

THOMAS D. DUNCAN
Attalla, Alabama

1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Alpha Company

SAMUEL BESS
Sanford, North Carolina

TOMMIE KEETON
Huntsville, Tennessee

THEOPHILOS ORPHANOS
New York, New York

GARY W. PLATT
Boulder, Colorado

Delta Company

GUNDER P. GUNDERSON
Walhalla, North Dakota

RICHARD E. GEORGE
San Diego, California

2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Headquarters Company

JAMES L. ALLEN
Beaumont, Texas

RICHARD A. NOELKE
Fontana, California

Alpha Company

DENNIS L. LONG
Chicago, Illinois

JAMES H. JARZENSKI
Cochranton, Pennsylvania

ALAN L. BARNETT
Astoria, Oregon

CAEL S. DANIELS
New Orleans, Louisiana

RONALD H. LUKE
Miami, Florida

FRED MOORE, JR.
Sharpsville, Indiana

Bravo Company

CHARLES W. ROSE
Wye Mills, Maryland

GEZA TEGLAS
Washington, D.C.

FELIX D. KING, JR.
Florence, Alabama

RALPH N. SMITH
Morganton, North Carolina

WILLIAM A. SULLIVAN
Fayettville, North Carolina

RUDOPLH RODRIGUEZ
Linday, California

CLYDE R. HERMAN
Roanoke, Virginia

EARL G. PHILLIPS
War, West Virginia

JAMES J. CRAFTON
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Charlie Company

MORRIS E. WHEELER
Philadelphia, Pittsylvania

JAMES W. BARKSDALE
St. Petersburg, Florida

MILES H. LOPER, JR.
Fort Knox, Tennessee

VARIS SAVAGE, JR.
Nashville, Tennessee

LEWIS SHERROD
Washington, D.C.

DENNIS LICHOTA
Detroit, Michigan

TIMOTHY B. JOHNSON
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

JOHN K. KEAO III
Los Angeles, California

JUSIN M. LYNCH
Fort Bragg, North Carolina

THOMAS H. MAYNARD
El Monte, California

JOSEPH P. MINNOCK
Cranford, New Jersey

JAMES MOONEY
Selma, Alabama

ANTHONY E. PENDOLA
Peoria, Illinois

WILLIE, C. PICKETT
Pensacola, Florida

PHILLIP K. REA
Chicago, Illinois

DANIEL SANTOS-TRUJILLO
Loiza, Puerto Rico

ALVIN C. SLIGH
Greensboro, North Carolina

Delta Company

RICHARD A. COFFEY
Los Angeles, California

EDDIE L. HILL, JR.
Mobile, Alabama

WRIGHT B. HAMILL
Albany, Oregon

1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry

Alpha Company

MEIL R. HANS
Muncy, Pennsylvania

Delta Company

RALPH W. ONANA
Los Angeles, California

RODNEY C. HARRIS
Jacksonville, Florida

JAMES V. POTTKOTTER
New Weston, Ohio

2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry

Headquarters Company

ROBERT A. TILLQUIST
New Haven, Connecticut

Alpha Company

CARRIER PIERRE
New York, New York

Bravo Company

CHARLES C. COX
High Point, North Carolina

WALTER B. OLIVER
Newark, Ohio

LARIS WHITE, JR.
Bonifay, Florida

RONALD J. LOERLEIN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Headquaders, 3rd Brigade

DAVE MAYES, JR.
Jonesville, Louisiana