B Co 2nd Battalion 35th Inf 3rd Brigade Task Force 25th Div
Tropic Lightning
1966-1967
Thomas Merrill Brunson
Nickname: B-Babe (for Brunson Babe.. at least in Vietnam <smile>)
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Tom is living in La Russell, Missouri
On March 6, 1967, my brother was sent to Cam Ranh Bay Hospital with malaria. When he left his outfit there were 35 troops; when he returned there were 17. During an engagement 7 were Killed in Action and 26 were wounded. The wounded were sent to the same hospital and that is how he heard of their fallen. He always felt he should have been there... but didn't all of you. There is a bond among vets that no one will ever understand except them.
Below is information I found at the 35th Infantry website and published with their blessing - http://www.cacti35th.org/
Lost on 3/12/67 in the Idrang Valley - May their souls rest in peace.
Sp4 Charles Barrett
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SP4 Charles W.
Barrett, who died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum
Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time
of his death Charles was 20 years of age. He was from San Francisco, California.
Charles is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 68.
The decorations earned by SP4 Charles W. Barrett include: the Combat Infantryman
Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal,
the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
Sp4 Stephen Burlingame
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SP4 Stephen F.
Burlingame, who died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum
Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time
of his death Stephen was 24 years of age. He was from Glendale, California.
Stephen is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 67.
The decorations earned by SP4 Stephen F. Burlingame include: the Combat
Infantryman Badge, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
PFC Lamar Horne
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Lamar Horne, who
died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum Province,
Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Multi-Frag. At the time of his death
Lamar was 19 years of age. He was from McRae, Georgia. Lamar is honored on the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 68.
The decorations earned by PFC Lamar Horne include: the Combat Infantryman Badge,
the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the
Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
Lamar was the
son of Dotson C and Mattie Horne. He is buried in the Pine View Cemetery, McRae,
GA.
PFC Richard Hutchinson
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Richard Hutchinson
Jr., who died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum
Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time
of his death Richard was 19 years of age. He was from Cincinnati, Ohio. Richard
is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 68.
The decorations earned by PFC Richard Hutchinson Jr. include: the Combat
Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation
Richard is buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Rising Sun, IN.)
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC La Marre A. Major,
who died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum Province,
Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time of his
death LaMarre was 20 years of age. He was from Benton Harbor, Michigan. LaMarre is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 69.
The decorations earned by PFC La Marre A. Major include: the Combat Infantryman
Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal,
the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
LaMarre is
buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor
The 35th
Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Douglas W. Stegall,
who died in the service of his country on March 12th, 1967 in Kontum Province,
Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms/AW. At the time of his
death Douglas was 20 years of age. He was from Graham, Texas. Douglas is honored
on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 16E, Line 70.
The decorations earned by PFC Douglas W. Stegall include: the Combat Infantryman
Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal,
the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
You may post a remembrance at The Virtual Wall, the link is on the left.
If you'd like to write Tom get in touch with me and I'll give you his address. Email link for me is on the left.