PFC JOHN EARL SWEESY

JOHN EARL SWEESY

JOHN O'DONNELL
MARINE VET
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, YOU HAVE EARNED THE TITTLE OF U.S. MARINE! A NATION CRIES OUT FOR THE LOSS OF ITS SON.
May 3, 2014

CASS BASTAIN
CBASTAIN@AOL.COM
FELLOW MARINE
PO BOX 14703, LONG BEACH,CA 90853 Long Beach CA 90803 United States
UN TITLED
I was with John when he was hit by enemy fire. Any relatives wishing to talk with me may contact me at my Email.You men that put this sight together, thank you. Cass
Feb 4, 2011

Antonio Ramos
royalbunch@msn.com
Was during Water Run Ambush
234 E, 81 St. apt. A NY NY 10028 USA
42 years later
Brother, It's been so long since the fatefull Water Run Ambush. You haven't been forgotten. I still here like we should, after 42 years. God Bless you and Semper Fi. Antonio May 5, 2009
May 5, 2009

Garnet Jenkins
garijen@bresnan.net
Grand Junction Co
~ In Humble Gratitude, For Your Sacrifice ~

In Tribute to Pfc John Earl Sweesy and with Profound Gratitude for his Courage, Service and Dedication to our Country and for Freedom. Rest in Peace and know that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I am the sister of Sgt David Dickinson, who also made the Supreme Sacrifice in Vietnam 1967.....'TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE YOU LEAVE BEHIND, IS NEVER TO DIE' ~Robert Orr~
May 3, 2009

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!!!

May 3, 2007

Charles Taliano
DISgtT@aol.com
Same Hometown
Dear Fellow Parma MARINE: Ir seemed a shame for you not to have a personal message. Most likely, we did not know each other. You are a Brother Marine. And from Parma. I will remember you this 1999 Memorial Day. God Bless You. Semper Fi. Sgt T
Friday, May 21, 1999

Antonio R. Ramos
Royalbunch@msn.com
Took part in battle he diead
234 E., 81 St. Apt. A
NY, NY 10028 USA
38 years and I remember
The water run ambush. Some of us went from Vietnan to Okinawa to refurbish. With others, returned to Vietnam as Battalion Landing Team (BLT-1/3), 1st. Batn, 3rd. Marine Regiment (FMF). Our fleet ship was the USS Okinawa, a helicopter carrier to do heliborne assaults against the N. Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. On the 28 April 28, 1967 we were helolifted into the Que Son Valley (Quang Tin Prov.) to sweep northwest of the village. We humped for days, contact with the enemy was increasing. On May 3, 1967 after a very hot day of search, we called off the day. It was Operation Beaver Cage-Union. In need of drinking water, a water run was organized out of company "A" guys who proceeded to pick up every else's canteens and hoisted them on belts to carry as many as possible to the creek. So many that they were even told not to bring their weapons. We had made the mistake of setting up camp in a flat area lower than some nearby hills. Unknowingly to us, the enemy was spying from the higher ground. The water run left and we keep digging for the night. Shortly afterwards, heavy automatic and small arms fire erupted. Since there have been no prior scouting, the water run was easily ambushed. Every body was called to commit and the battle lasted until past midnight. Artillery and gunship fire was needed to suppress the cunning enemy. 14 Marine brothers were killed that night including this hero. Some of the bodies we could not retrieve until the next day. As Shore Party man, I loaded most the bodies into the choppers. 38 years later, I want to Memorialize all of them and tell their loved ones what happened. As for me, sometime later, on the evening of June 13, 1967, I lost part of my right leg to a booby trap during the first day of Operation Choctaw. God Bless you all brothers. I still love and remember you all. Semper Fi. Antonio R. Ramos. In Memorian 1) Borawski, James D. 2) Button, Monty Duwayne 3) Carnline, Troy Monroe 4) Dickerson, Tommy Eugene 5) Falwell, Donald Wayne 6) Gilbertson, Ricky Mark, 7) La Rose, Joseph Rhuben, 8) Murry Eugene 9) Plesakov, Luciano Paul 10) Rose, Robert James 11) Spicer, Eugene Douglas 12) Sweesy, John Earl 13) Urick, John William 14) Verbilla, David.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005

D. BURT
A GRATEFUL AMERICAN
Rhode Island USA
***TO HONOR AN AMERICAN HERO NOT FORGOTTEN***

"Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain." ~~Dwight Eisenhower ~ ~ ~ PFC SWEESY USMC - You are not forgotten this day nor will you ever be. I will be forever grateful for the honorable service and supreme sacrifice that you have so courageously bestowed upon our nation. You will forever live in the hearts of all who knew and loved you. ~~~~ "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept my faith". Timothy 2:4:7
Saturday, January 14, 2006

Antonio R. Ramos
Royalbunch@msn.com
Was there
234 E., 81 St. Apt. A
NY, NY 10028 USA
Not forgotten after 39 years
Marine Brother Sweesy: It's been 39 years and I remember it like yesterday. I haven't forgoten you and the other 13 guys that paid with their lives. God Bless you and Rest in Peace. Semper Fi. BLT 1/3 Aboard the USS Okinawa. Antonio
Wednesday, May 03, 2006