JOHN O'DONNELL MARINE VETERAN HONORING A YOUNG 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. 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 UNITED STATES MARINE! A NATION CRIES OUT FOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS SON'S. I AM HONORED TO WRITE ON HIS MEMORIAL
Sep 8, 2014
Jose Morales cousin New Braunfels TX 78130 RIP Primo Morales Thank you for your service, on this Memorial day, Morales Family in New Braunfels, Texas May 28, 2012
clay aguirre aguirca31@sbcglobal.net former neighbor in the 60's 13922 Ludgate Pass Houston Texas 77034 USA Thank you on behalf of my Daughter, grandkids, and myself. Though we were neighbors in the 60's (your family lived behind us), I never got a chance to know you. I was too young then but my mom and older brothers tell me of you coming over to hang out with my brothers. When you left for Nam, I was too young to understand what was going and then I was too consumed with myself in the 70's. Thank God I finally slowed down long enough to understand the courage you had and the sacrifice you made. Last week I finally took a trip to D.C. and made sure I stood in front of your name at the Wall to speak with you. Again, Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Jul 3, 2010
davy b davybaker@suddenlink.net another brother Kilgore Tx. Remembrance Honoring the memory of a young patriot and hero on his birth date.Thank you for your dedication,courage and service to our nation.Yes Marine,you did make a difference.May God bless and keep you,hold you in His loving arms,and comfort your family and friends.'TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE YOU LEAVE BEHIND,IS NEVER TO DIE.'~Robert Orr~ Rest in peace Benito Morales,YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN!!! Jan 22, 2009
Bob DePasqual msgbob46@yahoo.com High School Buddy New Braunfels TX Hello Old Friend Benny, this is the frist time I have gotten on this site. I remember hanging out during high school with you. I considered you a friend at that time and still do. I have 43 years in the service and still working on them. You will never be forgotten by me. You would be 61 now. Rest in Peace, and God Bless you. Mar 18, 2008
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!!!
Sep 7, 2007
monica yzaguirre hyzag@adelphia.net Daughter of a fellow Marine 722 E. Riverview Drive Redlands, CA 92374-1776 USA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE Benny, You and my father fought together on that fateful day in 1967. Everytime I visit my parents in New Braunfels, Texas, I always visit your gravesite for you are buried close to my grandparents. Each time I visit, I thank you for your service and the ultimate sacrifice. My father told me that you two saw each other right before the battle began. Several years ago at Camp Pendleton, CA, my father and I visited the moving Memorial Wall. He immediately looked for your name, got on his knees, and he began to cry. He speaks highly of you and I think highly of you. God Bless you and your family. Thank you, Benny. Tuesday, June 28, 2005
REST IN PEACE MARINE sgteseusmc@yahoo.com Nam Vet from EL VALLE de Texas WE HONOR YOUR SERVICE, COURAGE & SACRIFICE DESCANSA EN PAZ DESCANSA EN PAZ, ESE. Rest In Peace, Pfc. Morales. Benito, no nos hemos olvidado, carnal. You are not forgotten, ese. You were so Young and with family. Sad. Its been 38 years ago TODAY since you gave the supreme and ultimate sacrifice for OUR COUNTRY. You served honorably and died GALLANTLY IN THE FIELD OF BATTLE. A True MARINE, a Hero. WE WON'T FORGET. SEMPER FI, BRO. Wednesday, September 07, 2005
DAVID AROCHA WWW.DArocha@OHLONE.CC.CA.US AN EXCELLENT FRIEND 850 TAMARACK LANE SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 USA TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND I MET BENNY ON FEBRUARY 17, 1967 WHILE WE STOOD TREMBLING ON THE FIRST DAY OF BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO. WE QUICKLY BECAME GOOD FRIENDS. AND TOGETHER WE ENDURED THE HARDSHIPS, RIGORS, TERRORS AND TEARS OF BASIC TRAINING. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER TO KEEP GOING, KNOWING THAT IT COULD NOT LAST FOREVER. IN SPITE OF EVERTHING, HE DREW STRENGTH FROM HIS FAMILY, WIFE AND HIS EXCITEMENT OF HAVING A NEW BABY ON THE WAY. HE WAS A EASYGOING, HAPPY PERSON THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO KNOW. WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE SEEING THE WAR SOON. BUT, WE HAD CONFIDENCE AND FAITH THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN TO US. AT CAMP PENDLETON INFANTRY TRAINING WE WENT TO DIFFERENT UNITS. BUT, WE MANAGED TO LOCATE ONE ANOTHER ON WEEKENDS TO PAL AROUND BASE OR IN SAN DIEGO. BENNY TOLD ME THAT HIS MILITARY OCCUPATION HAD CHANGED FROM CONSTRUCTION TO INFANTRY AS MYSELF. I ASKED WHAT HE HIS WIFE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. HE SAID SHE CRIED. SUDDENLY, MY UNIT MOVED TO A STAGING AREA TO HEAD TO VIETNAM. AS OUR BUSES PASSED ABOUT 60 MARINES STANDING NEARBY I HEARD BENNY YELL" AROCHA, WHERE ARE YOU"? WE ARRIVED IN VIETNAM AT DIFFERENT DATES TO DIFFERENT LINE COMPANIES. LOST TRACK OF HIM AND WROTE HIS FAMILY TO GIVE ME HIS ADDRESS. UNTIL CHRISTMAS THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT HEARD FROM HIM. THEN, A LETTER ARRIVED FROM THEM TELLING ME HE HAD BEEN KILLED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. THEY HAD NOT WANTED TO ALARM ME. IT WAS THE ONLY TIME I CRIED IN VIETNAM. IT PAINED ME GREATLY THAT HIS FATE WAS SO UNKIND. HE HAD SO MUCH OF LIFE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. HE WOULD NEVER SEE HIS BABY. MY ONLY CONSOLATION WAS THAT HE DIED SO EARLY IN HIS TOUR. HE WOULD NOT HAVE TO SUFFER 13 MONTHS OF COMBAT ONLY TO PERISH IN THEIR FINAL WEEKS IN VIETNAM. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL ALTHOUGH MY BROTHER, SISTER AND NIECE HAVE SEEN IT. SOME 60 MEN I KNEW IN TRAINING AND IN MY COMPANY ARE LISTED THERE. THE MOVING WALL REPLICA ARRIVED AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY SOME YEARS AGO WHEN I WORKED THERE. THE FIRST NAME I LOOKED UP WAS BENNY'S. SOMEDAY, WHEN I FINALLY GET TO WASHINGTON I WILL HUMBLY PAY MY RESPECTS TO A WONDERFUL FRIEND AND FELLOW MARINE. DAVID AROCHA SUNNYVALE CA Friday, October 13, 2000
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