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Casualty Info
Home Town Amarillo, TX
Last Address Amarillo, TX
Casualty Date Feb 11, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Camp Butler National Cemetery (VA) - Springfield, Illinois
Ray Harton
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Fellow Marine
Honoring another brave Marine Corpsman today. I did not know you, but you probably died trying to save a Marine's life. Rest in peace, we will not forget your sacrifice to the Crops and Country. Semper-Fi. Cpl.Harton USMC Ret. Vietnam 1967 5th Marines.
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
jim campana campanaj@verizon.net mike was my corpsman in hotel 2/5, 20 baldwin rd waltham ma 02452usa thinking of you on our 40th to a friend and " marine",semper fi Jan 3, 2008davy b davybaker@suddenlink.net Kilgore Tx. remembrance Honoring the memory of a patriot.Thank you for your,dedication,courage,and service to our nation.You are another of 'the special breed'.Rest in peace Michael Joseph Mueting,YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN!!! Jul 12, 2009Manuel Pino Jr mpjr54@msn.com Fellow Medic "They grow not old, as we who remain grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we shall remember them. We shall remember them." Tuesday, August 23, 2005I miss you Mike Posted on 4/10/13 - by David 'Barney' Harbin harbin_d@q.com Mike and I were both members of H company, 3rd platoon, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division during the vicious house to house combat in Hue City in February 1968 during the 1968 Communist TET offensive in South Vietnam. The communist forces had occupied the city and were going house to house to 'liquidate' the anticommunist residents of the city. He died, along side the Marines he was so selflessly devoted to, helping to liberate the city from the communist execution squads. He and I were inseparable from the time he was 1st assigned to our platoon and we spent many a sleepless night in muddy fox holes, trenches, and bunkers filled with rats while under enemy fire. So it was really something when one night in Hue City my squad set up in a big villa with several bedrooms. Mike and me found this one room with 2 big brass beds in it. We pulled them out into a large room where the rest of the squad was and took turns sharing them with our squad mates. Sleep that night was tough because the sounds of combat reverberated throughout the city-machine guns, rockets, mortars, etc. I learned in a letter sent to me in March 1968, after I had been wounded about a week before Mikes death and evacuated from the City and hospitalized in Japan, that he had been KIA in Hue City while going to the aid of 2 Marines who had been severely wounded. That was typical of him-risking his life for the Marines he was so devoted to. He was brave, incredibly brave both before and during Hue City. He also was a kind, gentle soul who would do anything for you. I will always remember the glasses he wore! They fell off a lot of times when he would be maneuvering under fire to go to the aid of his wounded Marines. He was among the best of our generation and gave his life for the oppressed. I will never forget you, Mike. Semper Fi, Mike. David, 'Barney' Harbin Cousin Mickey Posted on 2/19/00 - by John C. Mueting .I only met Mickey once that I remember, when I was a very small boy. He was in his blue Navy uniform walking down the stairs at his parent's house. He seemed so big and mysterious. I remember hearing the news of his death and being sad that I would never speak to this impressive cousin of mine. John C. Mueting
