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Special Memorial – Ranger Team C – 2/1/1969

Sgt. Kenneth Hess, KIA Pfc. Nathaniel Irving, KIA Sgt. Don McPhail, POW Ju Hmok, Scout, KIA Kenneth Hess, Nathaniel Irving and Don MacPhail3rd Brigade LRRPS, K/75 Ranger – Team C Note: We would like to gratefully acknowledge Mark G. Maloy of “A Square Heroes Foundation (www.ashf.net) for the research and compilation of the following tribute.  Mr. Maloy’s organization provides recognition,…

Don A. MacPhail, 3rd Brigade LRRP, K/75 Ranger passed away Sep 23, 2011

TURNERS FALLS, MA Don A. MacPhail, 63, of Millers Falls Road, died September 23, 2011.  He was born in Lowell on March 3, 1948, the son of Basil and Faith (Wallace) MacPhail.  He graduated from Chelmsford High School and received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Westfield State College and his master’s degree in public administration from the University…

Never Forgotten – March

On Memorial Day of 2016, we completed a project to create a page for each of the 61 men who gave their lives during the Vietnam War as 4th Division LRRPs and K/75 Rangers. In March, we lost 4 of our brothers.  Please take a few moments to look up their pages and, if you would like to share some…

William “Flip” Filippini

August 21, 2020 Bill, known to his friends and many others as “Flip” is at peace with our Lord. While there are so many layers to the lives we live and never enough time to truly pay homage to our loved ones, Bill simply lived a life of service and sacrifice. His love for the Lord kept him active in…

Never Forgotten – February

On Memorial Day of 2016, we completed a project to create a page for each of the 62 men who gave their lives during the Vietnam War as 4th Division LRRPs and K/75 Rangers. In February, we lost seven men including the helicopter crash that killed Dunn, Hancock, Hess and Rightmyer.  Please take a few moments to look up their…

Never Forgotten – January

In January, we lost nine men.  Please take a few moments to look up their pages and, if you would like to share some memory or story, please feel free to do so on our Facebook page. (click on name to read their page) Bartholomew, William                 01/23/1970 Borneman, Dean         …

Never Forgotten – December

In December, we lost two men.  Please take a few moments to look up their pages and, if you would like to share some memory or story, please feel free to do so on our Facebook page. (click on name to read their page) Lawton, Michael                       12/1/1968 Toler, Robert                             12/5/1970