I especially want remember three classmates of mine. I went to
school with some that did their duty and did come back to their
families. One was POWS/MIAS. Francis J. McGouldrick. LTC Bush's name is
listed as a POW/MIA on the Vietnam Memorial Monument on Long Wharf in
New Haven.
The information on the Vietnam Memorial Wall page said his body was
recovered. I went into a website and looked up the names of the New
Haven Vets on Memorial Day. I saw the name of one young man I went to
school with and then I checked my classbook against the list and found
two more. When I saw their pictures I remembered them. It broke my
heart. They were my classmates not unknown soldiers. I did not know
they died and I did not know they died on foreign soil. Now, so many
years later I grieve their deaths. Seeing the information on them and
how they died made the Vietnam War more real for me. They will not be
forgotten.
I want to thank the Veterans of all wars, those men & women
that served honorably so that I and my children might live free in
this country. I want to express my appreciation that many gave their
lives and suffered great bodily injuries because they loved their
country & believed in the right to defend those principles.
These are the names of my three classmates
Alexander
J. McGlothlin, Marine/LCPL 068E 110
I am a firm believer in peace but, war is necessary for peace to
exist. Freedom is not free. There is a price to pay and the price is
in blood & tears. People who want to be free know the price is
high. People that want freedom may pay with their lives. People in
Communist countries understand this is the price for freedom. Those
students in Tianamen Square did just that. Bullies are alive and well.
Then there are those military people that help free nations
to stay free like out soldiers, called upon to do just that for us and
other nations.
I want to thank the families of these brave men and women. Their
loved ones died with honor. Their reward is not earthly.
In closing I encourage you to teach your children the sacrifices
others have made. They probably will not learn it in school or read it
in the future history books. Teach them right and wrong, good and bad.
Teach them how some people laid down their lives for them. Teach them
there are some things worth fighting for and some things to be proud
of. Teach them that God is good and he allows bad things to happen.
The shedding of innocent blood does not go unpunished. The Ten
Commandments were the very first laws that were written for a ation
to follow. They were handed down to Moses by God to Israel. God knew
people needed laws. The Savior of my soul is Jewish. He also gave his
life for me in blood and tears that I might live with him forever. God
Bless the Vets. Connie
August 5, 2005
The remains of Marine Lance Corporal Thomas Fritsch that were recently recovered from a battle site in Vietnam will be buried on August 13th in Rocky Hill.
Fritsch, the only Cromwell man killed in Vietnam, was 21 when he and eleven others were killed in May of 1968 during a fight with North Vietnamese at a base outside Da Nang. He died two months before he was to return home.
The remains of Fritsch and the others were found after several excavations in 1998 and 1999 yielded bone and teeth. Fritsch's remains were positively identified on March 30.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved
Update Memorial Dedication in New Haven 11-10-06
I would like to dedicate this page to all
Patriots from Connecticut that fought in the Vietnam War and did not
come back alive. I do not know the correct number of Patriots that
died but, it is between 611-616.
Diz was only 21 years old. He
was killed in Quang Nam, South Vietnam on 4/13/66 from a hostile
ground explosion.
1963 Wilbur
Cross year book picture
Malcolm George Williams, Army/SP4 13W 047
Red Williams, was 25. His
tour of duty started on 2/13/70 and he was killed in a vehicle
accident 9 days later. It was non hostile casualty.
Bernard
Anthony Zambrano Army/PFC 29W 065
Bernard was 22 years old. Went to
Vietnam on 1/11/69. He was killed in Bien Hoas, South Vietnam on
3/17/69 by a hostile ground explosion.
Connecticut Listing
Marine Lance Corporal Thomas Fritsch
CROMWELL CT -- The family of a Vietnam veteran who had been missing for nearly four decades will bury his remains next week.Connecticut Dept of Veterans
Affairs
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