JOHN O'DONNELL
MARINE VET
HONORING A BRAVE MARINE HERO
THIS MAN HAS GIVEN OF HIMSELF EVERTHING HE COULD, SO THAT HIS BROTHER MARINES AND THE PEOPLE BACK HOME COULD LIVE A MORE PEACEFUL LIFE. THIS GIFT OF HIS LIFE SHOWS THE GREATNESS OF THIS HERO. HERO'S DON'T WEAR A CAPE OR MASK NO! THEY WEAR MARINE GREEN. AS EACH DAY PASSES,WE MUST TAKE THE TIME TO REMEMBER WHAT THIS HERO GAVE UP! SO THAT WE COULD LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY. THANK YOU ! SEMPER FI! HERO YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
Mar 21, 2014 |
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Rick Dunn
rickrick1946@hotmail.com
Remembered
 
Rest in peace with the warriors.
Photo Credits: his combat friend Terry Wallace
Aug 21, 2012
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Rick Dunn
rickrick1946@hotmail.com
Billings Marine Dies in Vietnam
Sgt. Dennis E. Ulstad Obituary
Billings Marine Dies in Vietnam: A Billings Marine has been killed in action while on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam. Sgt. Dennis E. Ulstad, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ulstad, 29 8th St. W. was being evacuated Sunday from an Enemy controlled area 10 miles southwest of An Hoa, Quang Province, Vietnam, when the mishap occured. He was hanging from an external helicopter ladder when the copter lost power over a stream. Ulstad lost his hold and drowned. His parents were notified Wednesday. Sgt. Ulstad was on his third tour of duty in Vietnam, and had reenlisted twice. He held two purple hearts, the Navy Commendation Medal, and was awarded the Bronze Star in September for bravery in action on July 19, 1967. He was born Sept. 18, 1947 at Fort Dodge, Iowa, and came to Billings when age 10. He attended McKinley Grade School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Graduated from Billings Senior High in 1965. After a half-year at Rocky Mountain College, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He had been active in Boy Scouts at Billings, was a member of Troop7, First Methodist Church and was an Eagle Scout. Ulstad reenlisted to go back to his old outfit, Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division-then strung along the Demilitarized Zone north of Da Nang, and bearing the brunt of heavy fighting. His bronze star was for action during three days improving Marine defenses in a mined area. Ulstad was team leader when an enemy mine exploded, wounding two squad leaders. Ulstad took over the squads, helped treat the wounded, and set up Claymore mines to bolster the patrol’s defenses. The Viet Cong attacked, and Ulstad’s Claymore mines cut them down. The Citation with the Navy Commendation Medal cites Ulstad’s taking command while on a 12-man patrol ambushed by 30 Viet Cong the day after Christmas 1967. He maneuvered the remaining patrol members through 300 meters of jungle to a landing zone. Interviewed at Billings in December, 1968, Ulstad said, “A lot of things can happen. . .” his voice trailing off, talking about when he would return and perhaps enroll again at Rocky Mountain College. Survivors, beside his parents, include three brothers and two sisters. Burial will be at Mountview Cemetery, Billings, Mt.
Mar 7, 2009 |
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j d
Forty years today
Sgt: Today is forty years since you gave all for our country and our Corps. Someday we will meet in Heaven with its streets guarded by United States Marines. We served our tours in Hell.You are in the company of many forgotten heroes. Someday we will join you in the hereafter. From those who made it home: Semper Fi!!
Jan 26, 2009 |
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manny g
Fellow Veteran 69-70 An Khe
Union Gap, WA. 98903
“You are Remembered”
Peace and condolence, to the family and friends. "He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace brave soldier, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare) May God Bless You for your Sacrifice!!!
Jan 26, 2008 |
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Fellow Marine
Well done Marine rest in peace
THE TIME you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. To-day, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town. Smart lad, to slip betimes away From fields where glory does not stay And early though the laurel grows It withers quicker than the rose. Eyes the shady night has shut Cannot see the record cut, And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears: Now you will not swell the rout Of lads that wore their honours out, Runners whom renown outran And the name died before the man. So set, before its echoes fade, The fleet foot on the sill of shade, And hold to the low lintel up The still-defended challenge-cup. And round that early-laurelled head Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, And find unwithered on its curls The garland briefer than a girl’s. A.E. Housman, "Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you. I've called your name. You're mine. Isaiah 43:1 (REN) Semper Fi
Jan 26, 2008 |
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Garnet Jenkins
Grand Junction Co.
~ Remembering Your Sacrifice ~
In Tribute to Sgt Dennis Elmer Ulstad, with So Much Gratitude for his Courage, Service and Dedication to our Country and for Freedom. Rest well and know that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I am the sister of such a young hero, who also made the Supreme Sacrifice in Vietnam 1967....."NOR SHALL YOUR GLORY BE FORGOT, WHILE FAME HER RECORD KEEPS, OR HONOR POINTS TO THE HALLOWED SPOT, WHERE VALOR PROUDLY SLEEPS" ~ Theodore O'Hara ~
Jan 26, 2008 |
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Rick Dunn
rickrick1946@hotmail.com
Though most of us didin't know him, when we see his name we honor his memory and are thankful for his sacrifice that protected our freedom.
Friday, May 28, 2004 |
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Viet-Nam Veteran 05/11/68 to 06/01/69
georgehonyara@erols.com
Fellow MARINE
Pottsville, Pa. - Penn State
Now: Arlington, Va,
The Title "U.S. MARINE"
It cannot be inherited. Nor can it ever be purchased. You and no one alive can buy it for any price. It is impossible to rent and it cannot be lent. You alone and our own have earned it with your sweat, blood and lives. You own it forever, The Title "UNITED STATES MARINE". Semper Fi!
Tuesday, December 03, 2002 |
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