Vietnam War veteran, 83, wears his dress blues to stand guard over his fellow Marine buddy’s casket after they made promise to each other in a bunker in Vietnam in 1968 as they survived a mortar attack.  Retired Marine Master Sgt. William H. Cox first met retired Marine First Sgt. James ‘Hollie’ Hollingsworth in 1968 during Vietnam War.  The two men were hunkered down on New Year’s Eve that year shielding themselves from rockets and mortars.  They promised if they survived, they would keep in contact every New Year’s Eve.

For the next five decades, the lifelong friends spoke every December 31st. Continue reading →

Our friend Susan Stallings writes: 

Just returned from a 10 day trip w friends to Savannah, Charleston and DC. Finally got to leave a memory at The Wall in memory of my friend, Gary Grassi from PA, who was killed in Vietnam. Fun sitting at the desk of my Congressman, Sam Johnson, who allowed us to tour White House and attend Senate/house sessions. We saw the House vote on tax bill. Now, to sleep for dayssssss.

On November 9 at 8:00 am Dennis Ziegler and Charlie Shyab read the names of Charlie Company KIA’s at the Vietnam Memorial.