25th Anniversary ~ Vietnam Memorial
~~~~~ 720th MP Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
 

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The 720th MP Battalion served in Vietnam from
10 October 1966 through 13 August 1972
The names of 32 "Soldiers Of The Gauntlet" are forever etched on The Wall

A Company (401st)
PFC Duane E. Carter
CPL Robert E. Clowe
PFC Joseph R. Hardee
SP/4 Wallace M. Jackson
SP/4 Dennis R. Mason
PFC Roy W. Neal
PFC Alan C. Shroyer
PFC Clair L. Westlake, Jr

SSG John H. Wilkens

B Company (410th)
PFC Robert Alicea
SP/4 Thaddeus Dennis
PFC William J. Hayes
PFC David L. Hemke
SP/4 David A Johnson
PFC Robert L. McArthur
SP/4 Larry F. Miller
SSG Richard E. Slaven

C Company (411th)
PVT Augustus Adams
SFC Frank A Condon
PFC Charles D. Damsguard
SP/4 Guy E. Davison
SGT Jewel F. Dodge
PFC Daniel L. Flynn
SP/4 Bernard D. Johnson
SP/4 Milton J. Johnson
SGT Apimenio Lara
SP/4 Lewis R. Lovell, Jr.
SP/4 John H, Morris, Jr.
SGT Ward G. Walter

615th MP Company
PFC John E. Davis
PFC William L. Sanders

188th MP Company
SGT Dennis R. Heerman

 

 

 

        Several veterans of A Company, Vietnam, 1967-1968, went to Washington DC for the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the Reading of the Names ceremony.

       Jim Ahlfeld (NY) suggested the trip and the result was a mini- reunion of A Company vets and participation in the reading of the names of our fallen comrades.  Attending and participating in the reading were Jim Ahlfeld, Peter Schroeter (NJ), Steve Senkovich, LTC Ret. (VA) and Bob Salo (FL). 
ABOVE: John H. Wilkens, Jr. - Jim Ahlfeld - Bob Salo
        On Friday, 9 November, Bob Salo read the name of   SSG John H. Wilkens   who was killed in action along with SP/4 Dennis R. Mason, and PFC Roy W. Neal on 28 May of 1968. Later on Friday, John H. Wilkens, Jr. arrived from New York and spent the weekend with them. They shared remembrances of his father and shared stories from 40 years ago.

ABOVE: Bob Salo participating in the Name Reading Ceremony
ABOVE (left to right) : Pete Schroeter - Steve Senkovich - Bob Salo - Jim Ahlfeld
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        On Sunday, several of them also attended the Veterans Day ceremonies at The Wall where the featured speaker was former Secretary Of State and General (Ret.) Colin L. Powell, who spoke eloquently to the large crowd.

The A Company veterans described it as a great trip and a very moving experience.

 
ABOVE: General (Ret.) Colon L. Powell and his wife Alma.  ABOVE RIGHT: The Vietnam Memorial Wall

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The photographs and information for this page courtesy of Bob Salo and Jim Ahlfeld.