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Casualty Info
Home Town Brawley, CA
Last Address Richmond, CA
Casualty Date Feb 27, 1969
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Dinh Tuong (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Turlock Memorial Park - Turlock, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates 31W 079 / Plot: Lot 465 Block 35
Lisa Godines
lisaorciuoli@mac.com
lisaorciuoli@mac.com
538, River Lane, Ruidoso Downs, nm., 88346, usa
Daughter
I think, of you still..... my brave father. My boys whom, you never met are all, grown now. Your grandson, Nicholas has followed, your path and joined, the US., Army. I couldn't, be more proud. I will see, you one day, in heaven and I will tell you, then how, I have never, forgotten you and never stopped, being, your little girl! Love you, DAD
Feb 7, 2010
Gail Barnett
Niece
After 14, years, of committed service, in the U.S., Navy, God chose to take you, home. I was only, 10, yrs., old and didn't fully understand, how, or why, you died. Now I know... you were, a hero fighting, for your country. You would be so proud, of your daughters and their, wonderful sons. Thank you, for your sacrifice, Uncle Mike. Your bravery will, never be forgotten.
Nov 10, 2009
Description Operation Game Warden, Task force 116, was an operation to deny Viet Cong access to the resources in the Mekong Delta which was conceived of in December 1965. U.S. naval forces, backed by Marine artillery on the ground, launching a rapid surprise attack on the dozens of small Viet Cong ports which were scattered around the Delta. Unprepared in the face of intense U.S. firepower, which included U.S. F-4 Phantoms dropping special illumination bombs which blinded the Viet Cong deck gunners, leaving to them being unable to accurately return fire on the attacking U.S. craft, the Viet Cong were incapable of mounting a stiff resistance. Much the Viet Cong fleet and its operators were destroyed.
