JOHN O'DONNELL
MARINE VETERAN
HONORING A YOUNG BRAVE MARINE HERO
HONORING THIS BRAVE YOUNG 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.HERO'S COME IN DIFFERENT SHAPE'S AND SIZE'S. 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 DOSEN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A 2YR, 3YR, 4YR, ENLISTMENT OR A DRAFTEE OR RESERVIST,OFFICER OR ENLISTED YOU HAVE EARNED THE TITTLE OF U.S. MARINE! A NATION CRIES OUT FOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS SON'S.
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Marissa Lewis
626lover@gmail.com
Im going to the wall and grave site for a class field trip. I choose the Marines because my brother-in-law is a Marine who fought in the resent war and has lost his leg and eye. He is one amazing guy and is expecting a baby girl.
Im looking for an email of a loved one of Kurt so i may send a picture of me visting his grave in his honor.
Thank you for your service you are appreciated. 3
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Julian McKenzie
manders2@aisd.net
Mr. Anderson's history student
Sam Houston High School Arlington TX 76014
My Adopted MIA
L/Cpl Kurt La Plant, my name is Julian McKenzie. I'm a 2010 sophomore @ Sam Houston High School in Arlington, TX. As part of a class assignment on Vietnam MIA's, I learned your story and shared it with my classmates. I learned of your sacrifice and will remember you.
May 25, 2010 |
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Robert Lopez
ppddispatchdl@ci.petersburg.ak.us
Fellow Marine & Vietnam Veteran
Petersburg Alaska
Saepe Expertus, Semper Fidelis. Fratres Aeterni...
Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Larry Muse
larrymuse690@sbcglobal.net
Fellow Marine
10914, Mayfield Road, Houston, Texas, 77043, USA
You, have returned
Young, Marine Hero, you have been, returned, to your Country, long over due, but back, where you belong. This Country, owes, Hero's like you, great gratitude! RIP., Marine, Semper Fi!
Nov 6, 2008 |
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Mike Fishbaugh
Welcome Home
Marines Missing From Vietnam War Are Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Lance Cpl. Kurt E. La Plant, of Lenexa, Kan., and Lance Cpl. Luis F. Palacios, of Los Angeles, Calif. Remains that could not be individually identified are included in a group. Among the group remains are Lance Cpl. Ralph L. Harper, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Pfc. Jose R. Sanchez, of Brooklyn, N.Y. All men were U.S. Marine Corps. Palacios will be buried Friday in Bellflower, Calif., and the other Marines will be buried as a group in the spring in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On June 6, 1968, these men were aboard a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter that was attempting an emergency extraction of elements of the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division then engaged against hostile forces in the mountains southwest of Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. The helicopter was struck by enemy ground fire and crashed, killing 12 of the 23 crewmen and passengers on board. All but four of the men who died were subsequently recovered and identified.
Between 1993 and 2005, joint U.S./Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), investigated the incident in Quang Tri Province, interviewed witnesses and surveyed the crash site three times. The team found a U.S. military boot fragment and wreckage consistent with that of a CH-46 helicopter.
In 2006, a team began excavating the site and recovered human remains and non-biological material evidence including La Plant’s identification tag. While at the site, a Vietnamese citizen turned over to the team human remains the he claimed to have found amid the wreckage. In 2007, another team completed the excavation and recovered additional human remains, life support material and aircraft wreckage.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ or call (703) 699-1420.
Nov 5, 2008 |
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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!!!
Jun 6, 2007 |
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John Babitz
jjb941@optonline.net
A NAME ON A BRACLET
10 Hall St.
WAYNE, N.J. 07470 U.S.A.
A NAME ON A BRACLET
In May 2000 while attending a classic car show for the V.V.A. in New Jersey I tripped and fell by a table selling M.I.A. BRACLETS. MY hand landed on the braclet of kurt La Plant. I purchased it and wear it everyday. I felt the need to find out all I could about this HERO and started checking all web sites that was linked it Kurt and his unit. It took me six months to complete a 3" book on Kurt. From his school days to his tour in Nam. There are 13 chapters to this book with alot of information and pictures as to what happened on 6/6/68.Some of the web sites I used were "The wall", Pop-A-Smoke, Incident # 68060610. ASDE.Com/ POW Net- BIO La Plant K.E. After the book was completed I felt I knew Kurt and felt thst someone from above wanted me to follow through on this. Serving in the Army from 1959 & 1960 I knew I had to do this. I still have many questions about that incident and I guess I will never have them answered. Kurt, Rest in Peace as I pray for you everyday
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
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Hoai Xuan Phan
manders2@aisd.net
Mr. Anderson's History Student
Sam Houston High School, 2000 Sam Houston Dr.
Arlington, TX 76014 USA
My Adopted MIA
LCPL Kurt La Plant, My name is Hoai Xuan Phan. I'm a 2005 Junior @ Sam Houston High School in Arlington, TX. As part of a class assignment on Vietnam MIA's, I learned your story and shared it with my classmates. I learned of your sacrifice and will remember you.
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
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Bruce Pierson
pierson4@g2a.net
grade school classmate and friend
2341 Shadow View Cr.
Plover, WI 54467 USA
A Tribute to Kurt
Kurt always had a amile on his face and brought smiles to those of us around him. I am sure God has found a good job for him in Heaven. May God bless and keep you. You have given the ultimate personal sacrifice for your country.
Sunday, October 07, 2001 |
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