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Bodamer, Michael Anthony, HM3.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Carson City
Last Address Carson City
Casualty Date May 19, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Lone Mountain Cemetery - Carson City, Nevada
Wall/Plot Coordinates 20E 039
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Remembered From a friend
Date
Sep 16, 2007
Last Updated: Mar 31, 2012
Comments
I knew "Doc" Bodamer when we were stationed together in an artillery unit on Hill 55 outside Da Nang. Mike was our Battery Corpsman - "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines. Mike was one the finest young man I ever met.
After Mike transferred from A 1/13 to 3rd Force Recon, our Battery moved from Hill 55 to Khe Sanh. We convoyed to Hue/Phu Bai and then went by C-130 to Khe Sanh. While I was in Hue, I found 3rd Force Recon and met up with Mike. He was as happy as I had ever seen him. He liked the unit and was a dedicated, professional Corpsman. More importantly, he was the type of person you meet rarely and was just a fine man.
After leaving the Marine Corps, I became a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration. One day I was talking to a San Diego police officer who was a former Marine. As we talked about our service in Vietnam, I mentioned the fact I worked with a really great person who was a Corpsman. The police officer said he worked with an even finer Corpsman - and we soon realized we were both talking about Mike Bodamer. The officer brought in a photo of Mike that he had taken when they were both in Force Recon.
I don't ever want to forget Mike Bodamer and I never will.
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