San Jose Vietnam War Memorial Foundation

Being a Veteran, I feel its still my duty to try attend dedications, or any other veteran function that the city or state does.
When your here, take a moment to read the names on the «wall».
Nearly half a century later, an elegant hunk of black granite, etched with local names, might help the public finally honor those soldiers. Unlike today’s revered soldiers, Vietnam era warriors were not lauded as heroes and had precious few chances to become revered figures in the public eye. Their sacrifices were shrouded in protests and shame.
The location isn’t the best.
There are several «vagrants» or what I call mutants that wonder the area.
Parking next the Shark Tank is best.
Remember the 142 «Sons of San Jose» who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. These young men gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to continue to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Ronald Lee Aleshire
Jimmie Marron Alvarez
Warren Lester Anderson
Joseph Antognini III
Alonso Aragon Jr.
Stephen Anthony Balters Jr.
Jeffrey Thomas Beardsley
Robert Eugene Beaumont
Leslie Allen Bellrichard
Thomas Howard Bergren
Raymond Bernal Jr.
Thomas George Brocker
Kermit Edward Burkey
Michael Edward Burns
Gary William Butler
Charles Byrd
George J. Carrillo Jr.
Timothy Michael Carroll
Jackie Charles Carter
Manuel Angel Castillo
Gerald Cervantes
Armando Chapa Jr.
Roberto Cobarrubias
James Miles Combs
Christopher Corwin Cook
William Donald Cook Jr.
Richard James Coston
Jimmy Douglas Curry
Kenneth Alan Dahl
David Michael Davison
Thomas Joe Dawson Jr.
Louis Scott Di Bari
Wolf-​Dieter Dietz
Juan Leon Guerrere Duenas
Richard Monroe Dyke
Joseph Escamilla
Jaime Esquivel
Gerald Francis Filippi
Edwardo Flores
Richard Allan Forbes
William Holt Fowler III
Bruce Gary Friel
Richard Garza Jr.
Kenneth Gilbert Gellerman
Robert Gonzales
Michael John Grecu
Scott Craig Griswold
Dallas George Grundy
Phillip O. Guillen
Ernest Lemas Gutierrez
Robert Ralph Hammer
John Lewis Harley
Dean Allen Harris
Robert Earl Harris
Michael Maxwell Hatzell
Dan David Hayes
Glenn Elden Heflin
James Reeve Heimbold
Leroy Hensley
Robert Francis Hinkston
Melvin Douglas Holcomb
Fred Lee Hottinger
Howard Eugene Hurst
John William Irving Jr.
Robert Allen Jans
Robert Stevens Jernberg
Larry Michael Jordan
Theodore C Kappmeyer
Daniel Duane Keyes
Michael George Kindred
Loyd Eugene Kinsworthy
John Michael Koenig
Walter Koeppe Jr.
Russell Walter Krill
Jeffery David Kuersten
Marion Dominic La Rosa
Joseph Ledesma
John Edward Lopez Jr.
Chester George Lyons
Cesar Jabonillo Mamon
William A. Mansergh Jr.
Ernesto Martinez
Robert Susumu Masuda
John Albert McGehee
William David McGivern
Richard Harold McGuire
David Phillip Medina
Rudolph Melendez
Joseph Louis Mendoza
Michael Mereno
Robert Gail Miller
Angelo Raymond Morales
Carlos Garcia Munoz
Tony Valdez Nastor
Kenneth Lawrence Neal
Steve Masao Ohara
Jack Coleman Owens
William Allen Palenske
Richard Michael Patrick
Raymond Allan Petersen
Donald Ray Phipps
John Richard Poso
Timothy Cole Proudfoot
Miguel Angel Puentes
Alex Leon Quiroga
John Arthur Ramirez
Lynn Murray Randall
Rudolph Sotelo Renteria
Duane Lawrence Richard
Jose Anto Rivera-​Bermudez
William S. Robertson III
Floyd Irwin Robinson
Joe Ignacio Rodriguez
Gilbert Ruiz
David Frank Santa-​Cruz
Gilbert Serrano
Samuel Arthur Sharp Jr.
David Howard Shoemaker
Rosendo Flores Silbas
Charles Lenet Smith
James Douglas Smith
John Calvin Smith
Matthew Edward Smith
Eusebio Solis
Kenneth Lyle Spitzer
Daniel Edwin Strobbe
Jon Tasch
Kenneth Carl Titsworth
Grady Thomas Triplett
Richard Lee Trisler
Homer Urrabazo
Patrick John Vasquez
Jose Louis Vieras
Donald James Wade
George Allen Waldron
Thomas James Walker
Craig Leslie Walton
Larry Ellis Williams
Donald Ray Williamson
Dennis Harold Wright
Murray John Wyman
Augusto Maria Xavier
Thank you for reading.