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From The National Chaplain
BY REV. PHIL SALOIS, M.S.
Judson W. Barton, 79, died January
18 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from Agent Orange-related cancer.
Barton served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and with
the U.S. Army Signal Corps during Korea and Vietnam, retiring
at the rank of Major. He received the Bronze Star while in
the service. He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of
America-Las Cruces Chapter 431.
Robert Beebe, 64, died of
cancer January 29 in Fresno, California. He served in the
U.S. Navy. He was a member of Associates of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Fresno Chapter 933.
Paul Patrick Benoit, 60, died
January 26 in Pineville, Louisiana. Benoit was a veteran
of the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Kinder
Chapter 215.
Andrew J. Bielecki, 80, died January 6, 2006,
in Dundalk, Maryland. He was a member of Associates of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Baltimore Chapter 451.
Charles Michael
Boster, 58, died of stomach cancer January 27 in Manassas,
Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army with the Special Forces
Green Berets
during the Vietnam War. He was an at-large member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Virginia.
John T. Buford, Sr., 58, died
September 4, 2006, in Sylacauga, Alabama. He was a veteran
of the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Sylacauga
Chapter 945.
Marion E. “Mickey” Cassidy, 55, died
of a heart attack November 14, 2006, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Cassidy
was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Tulsa Chapter
216.
John Clark died January 15 in Mapleton, Utah, of esophageal
cancer. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Saint George Chapter 961.
Terry
L. Clark, 59, died at home January 10 in Windber, Pennsylvania,
from cancer. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
War from 1968-69. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of
America-Johnstown Chapter 364.
Doyle Colquist died in January
in Edison, New Jersey. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Colquist was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-New
Brunswick Chapter 233.
John R. Crocker, 58, died November
24, 2006, in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was a veteran of the
Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Saint
Louis Chapter 611.
John W. Crowl, Jr., 67, died September
19, 2006, in Aberdeen, North Carolina, from cancer. He served
in the U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War. He
was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-West End Chapter
966.
Frank Cupaiuolo, 79, died September 26, 2006, in Pomona,
New York. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-New City
Chapter 333.
Bobby Deluccy died recently in New York.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-New York City Chapter 126.
Thomas John
Desa, 63, died January 20 at home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania,
from Agent Orange-related chronic lymphocyte leukemia and
multiple myeloma. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
War. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Stroudsburg
Chapter 678.
Raymond George Doll, 60,
died December 27, 2006, in Bismarck, North Dakota, from leukemia.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from September 1965 to
February 1970 with a tour in Vietnam. He was a life member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Mayville Chapter 150.
Larry
G. Evans, Sr., 64, died November 23, 2006, in Centralia,
Illinois. He served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a life member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Centralia Chapter 176.
Franklin
P. Glasson, 69, died December 27, 2006, in Cache, Oklahoma.
He served in the U.S. Army until his retirement with tours
of duty in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam and was awarded many
medals. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Lawton
Chapter 751.
Richard K. Goree, 60, died recently in Snyder,
Texas. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Houston Chapter 343.
Robert
F. Grant, 56, died August 19, 2006, in Deland, Florida. He
was a veteran of the Vietnam War and an at-large member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Florida.
Billy J. Haggart, 64, died January 26 in Iowa, Louisiana.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Kinder Chapter 215.
Anderson W. Harris
III died recently in Richardson, Texas. He was a veteran
of the Vietnam War and a life member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-Arlington Chapter 330.
Leo W. Healey died recently
in San Jose, California. He served in the U.S. Army
during the Vietnam War. He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans
of America-San Jose Chapter 201.
Mike Hephner, 58, died January
19 in Sandusky, Ohio. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War
and was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Berlin Heights
Chapter 774.
Ross Howell died February 3 in Hurlock, Maryland,
from cancer. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a charter
member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Easton Chapter 648.
Buddy
D. Iverson, 55, died November 23, 2006, in Dutton, Montana.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a life member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Fort Harrison Chapter 626.
Eric
Johnson died recently in New York. He was a veteran of the
Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-New
York City Chapter 126.
Daniel J. Kosmiski, 57, died January
8 in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the Vietnam
War and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Saint Marys
Chapter 948.
Luis Carlos Lizarralde, 56, died September 26,
2006, in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was a retired Lynn firefighter.
He was a member of Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America-Lynn
Chapter 908.
Gerald John Looney, 57, died September 24, 2006,
in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, from Agent Orange-related cancer
of the larynx. He served in the U.S. Army with the 4th Infantry
Division in Vietnam from 1968-69. He was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Saint Lucie County Chapter 566.
Edward
L. Miller, 80, died November 3, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the
Philippines during World War II from 1944-48. He was a member
of Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America-Henderson Chapter
17.
John H. Miller, 53, died October 21, 2006, in Osage, Iowa,
from cancer. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1971-72
with the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Air Cavalry Division.
He was a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Lake
Mills Chapter 790.
Marcy Morreale, 55, died November 11, 2006,
in Frewsburg, New York. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War
and a charter member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Frewsburg
Chapter 978.
Alan L. Mullen, 57, died recently in Bigler,
Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a member
of Vietnam Veterans of America-Clearfield Chapter 974.
Daniel
Nehring died December 31, 2006, in Fort Madison, Iowa. He
was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a founding member of
Vietnam Veterans of America-Fort Madison Chapter 947.
Laurier
Paulson, Sr., 61, died September 26, 2006, in Point Pleasant,
West Virginia. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a
member of Vietnam Veterans of America-Ceredo Chapter 949.
Anthony
Brian Persondek, 59, died November 24, 2006, in Taylor, Michigan,
from heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. He served in the
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Dearborn Chapter 267.
John Tillford Robinson,
75, died January 8 in Seffner, Florida, from cancer. He served
in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years and retired at the rank
of Senior Master Sergeant. He received the Bronze Star while
in service in the Vietnam War. He was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Tampa Chapter 787.
Joseph Thomas Stumpo,
Sr., 60, died January 1 in Melvindale, Michigan, after a
lengthy two-year battle with kidney cancer. He served in
the U.S. Army from April 1966-68 with a tour of duty in Vietnam
with the 9th Infantry Division from November 1966-67 as a
rifleman and also worked in operations on drawing maps of
locations. He was a founding member of Vietnam Veterans of
America-James L. Huard Chapter 267. He was named Veteran
of the Year on Veterans Day 2006.
James Dewitt Upton, 69,
died June 2, 2006, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He served
in the U.S. Army and retired after a long career. He was
a combat medic in Vietnam and was awarded the Combat Medic
Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Bronze Star, the
Army Commendation Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal six times.
He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America-West End Chapter
966.
Donald P. Young, 78, died January 16 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a member of Vietnam
Veterans of America-Prairieville Chapter 725.
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