Remembering Those Who Served

[Darrell Weldon]

Memorial Day is to remember those who died in service to their country. Most of them young men who would never have that privilege to play ball ever again.

PFC Paul Heller (USMC) was only 15 when he died on Guadalcanal in WWII. He forged his mother's signature and convinced the recruiter that he was 17.

PFC Dan Bullock (USMC) also only 15 did the same. He died at An Hoa Combat Base in Vietnam.

While on Memorial Day we honor the fallen, take time to also remember the many Relics who served and are no longer with us. Among them:

Godie Anziano US Army

Robert Auchy USN

Frank Bernini USN

Stan Bys US Army

Lou Bourbeau US Army 

Lewis Campagnari US Army

Roger Casavant US Army

Edward Chapman USMC

Ron Cignolo US Army

Walter Darcey USAF

John DaSilva USAF ANG

Robert Fruwirth US Army

Ed Gagnon USAF

Vince Harackiewicz US Army

Gilbert Jasmin USN

Robert Kingsley US Army

Walter LaBroad USMC

Roger LaCoste USN

John Landry USMC

Lou Massoia US Army 

Walter Mathews USAF ANG AS

Thomas Messier USMC

Gino Mirolli US Army

David Monette US Army

John Morytko US Army

Peter Nascembeni US Army

John Neumann USN

Gerald O'Brien USN

Gerald Paquette USMC, USN, MA ANG

Robert Pendelton US Army 

John Pierce US Army

Dave Rehbein US Army

Will Rivers US Army

Frank Saia US Army

Paul Sanborn US Army

Walter Sawa USN

Robert Schoolcraft USN

Walter Slesarenko USN

Frank Sousa USMC

Bill Speight USN

Robert St. Marie US Army 

Frank Stachowicz USAF

Robert Stein USAF

Ed Struzziero USN

John L. Sullivan USN

Tim Sullivan USN

Tommy Thompson US Army

Ruben Urbina US Army

Robert Ventrice US Army

Rene Vigneault USMC

Pete Vogliazzo USN

Ralph Webber US Army

Dick Weisse USN

Art Wilk US Army

Gordon Wilson USAF

John Wylie US Army Air Corps

Darrell Weldon

[gglasser]

thank you Darrell