The 8th of November, Vietnam, 1965

REPOSED FROM LAST YEAR

The 173d Airborne Brigade, 8 November 1965

The following video brought up a lot of pent up emotion in the Old Sarge. This is a story from Vietnam that I was not aware of so I decided I would do some research.

THE 8TH OF NOVEMBER

A very moving video about a day in the lives of Vietnam Soldiers

On November 8, 1965, the 173rd took part in Operation Hump, just north of Bien Hoa on the outskirts of Saigon the capital of South Vietnam. They were ambushed by approximately 1,200 Viet Cong fighters, suffering 48 deaths.

The following Sky Soldiers died on the 8th of November, 1965

JONES, THEODORE R JR 1965-11-08 AUBURN NE SGT 33
RUSSO, MICHAEL PHILLIP 1965-11-08 NEW YORK NY PFC 21
BELTON, JAMES 1965-11-08 STATE PARK SC SP4 22
FOSTER, BYRON JAMES 1965-11-08 DETROIT MI PFC 23
GOIAS, EVERETT WILLIAM 1965-11-08 SAN FRANCISCO CA SP4 20
GREENE, LLOYD VINCENT 1965-11-08 PATERSON NJ SGT 29
HOLCOMB, REBEL LEE 1965-11-08 WICHITA KS SGT 38
HOWARD, LAWRENCE JR 1965-11-08 PHILADELPHIA PA SGT 26
HUGHLETT, JOHN ALBERT 1965-11-08 BRIGHTON TN SGT 23
LOCKETT, CLEO 1965-11-08 BIRMINGHAM AL CPL 22
ORRIS, STEVE III 1965-11-08 WAYNE MI PFC 19
SPENCER, CORDELL 1965-11-08 BESSEMER AL SP4 24
TATE, SCIP 1965-11-08 NEWARK NJ SP4 19
THURSTON, CLAIR HALL JR 1965-11-08 THORNDIKE ME 2LT
TURNAGE, THOMAS ALFRED 1965-11-08 TEXARKANA AR SP4 21
VINCENT, GEORGE 1965-11-08 LOS ANGELES CA SP4 23
NATHAN, JOHN ARTHUR 1965-11-08 SAN FRANCISCO CA SP4 19
UGLAND, DAVID LEONARD 1965-11-08 MINNEAPOLIS MN 2LT 23

WILLIAMS, TROY BYRON 1965-11-08 MOUNT HOPE WV SGT 29
HAMILTON, JOSEPH T 1965-11-08 PHILADELPHIA PA PFC 20
SOBOTA, DANIEL JAMES 1965-11-08 PEORIA IL PFC 18
SMITH, HAROLD MCRAE 1965-11-08 SUMTER SC PFC 19
UPTAIN, DAVIS 1965-11-08 FAYETTE AL PFC 21
GOLDMAN, HAROLD 1965-11-08 OCALA FL PFC 17
RUTOWSKI, DENNIS DAVID 1965-11-08 WATERFORD WI PFC 22
CAMPOS, MAGNO 1965-11-08 LAHAINA HI SSG 32
TOLLIVER, SAMUEL STANLEY 1965-11-08 RICHMOND VA PFC 18
BROWN, HERMAN 1965-11-08 RICHLANDS VA PFC 18
CARLTON, LAVALLE ERNEST 1965-11-08 CLEVELAND OH PFC 18
HUMPHRIES, WAYNE W 1965-11-08 SHAWNEE OK SP4 21
HARRINGTON, CLIFTON W 1965-11-08 ABERDEEN NC SSG 34
HILL, LEROY 1965-11-08 WASHINGTON DC PSGT 34
KEEL, DAVID LATTIMORE 1965-11-08 HOUSTON TX SGT 26
CANNON, HENRY TUCKER 1965-11-08 JACKSONVILLE FL SFC 31
WHITAKER, KELLY EUGENE 1965-11-08 MEMPHIS TN PFC 18
HARDEN, ROBERT WESLEY JR 1965-11-08 WAYCROSS GA SP4 21
MITCHELL, CHARLES L JR 1965-11-08 NEW YORK NY PVT 22
MARQUEZ, VALENTINE 1965-11-08 WILEY CO PFC 21
MATHISON, MICHAEL K 1965-11-08 EAST ST LOUIS IL PFC 19
POTTER, JERRY LEE 1965-11-08 ENGLEWOOD CO PFC 18
HANNIGAN, JOHN EDWARD III 1965-11-08 ANTIOCH CA PFC 20
MEDLEY, MICHAEL MILTON 1965-11-08 JACKSON MI PFC 18
AGUILAR, RUDOLPH RENE 1965-11-08 LOS ANGELES CA PFC 19
GRAHAM, KENNETH ERROL 1965-11-08 DEFIANCE OH PFC 21
WARD, DANNY RUSSELL 1965-11-08 BEAUTY KY PFC 19
BRAYBOY, BRYANT JR 1965-11-08 PHILADELPHIA PA SFC 33
EIDSON, SAMUEL ARLEN 1965-11-08 NORTH BIRMINGHAM AL SSG 32

ELMORE, GARY LEWIS 1965-11-08 GARDEN CITY MI PFC 23

"Remember Me"
For our Vietnam War Dead
This long Black Wall is somber, True
Name after name of those who Died for You
And as I sit and Weep beneath a tree
I hear them Scream, 'REMEMBER ME'
I touch the Granite Stone, It's Cold
Their average age was twenty years old
They hardly left their Mother's Knee!
'Remember Me, PLEASE, Remember Me'
Vietnam was so very far away
Their call was Duty, not for Play
Our country had a pledge to keep.
They answered it, We stayed to Weep
I reach to Touch each Name I can
Some left a Boy, returned a Man
The Others are Upon this Wall I See
I hear them Whisper,'Remember Me'
Esther B.(Campbell) Gates
173rd Gold Star Mother
SP/4 Keith Allen Campbell, KIA 8 Feb'67