— Special “Mourning in America ” E-dition —
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Let’s Count All Our Fallen Heroes
No one will dispute that Matt Maupin died in the service of his country and deserves
to be treated as a hero. He made the ultimate sacrifice and we have grieved
with his family. But one has to wonder what is causing the media frenzy. Has
the family been willingly manipulated by the mendacious media or are they the
media manipulators? Or maybe this is all just one big ad sales wet dream?
It’s been exactly four years (Monday, April 26, 2004) since The Whistleblower began to criticize the coverage when Maupin Mania Media Madness first began in Cincinnati, right after Al Jazeera first showed his picture on TV being held captive by terrorist thugs in Iraq . Since then we've continued to criticize the daily pictures of yellow ribbons, pictures showing vigils of people praying, and endless interviews of local people sharing the spotlight by telling us how much they really care.
Lest we sound too harsh, let us reflect on some of the others from the Greater Cincinnati area who have made the ultimate sacrifice during the War on Terror in Iraq :
First Sergeant Ricky L. McGinnis, Hamilton, 10/26 2006
Captain Tyler B. Swisher, Cincinnati , 10/21 2005
Chief Petty Officer Gregory J. Billiter, Villa Hills, 04/06 2007
Corporal David Kenneth J. Kreuter, Cincinnati , 08/03 2005
Lance Corporal Justin D. Sims, Covington , 04/15 2006
Lance Corporal Bryan N. Taylor, Milford , 04/06 2006
Lance Corporal Christopher Jenkins Dyer, Cincinnati , 08/03 2005
Lance Corporal Michael J. Cifuentes, Fairfield , 08/03 2005
Lance Corporal Taylor B. Prazynski, Fairfield , 05/09 2005
Lance Corporal Timothy Michael Bell Jr., West Chester , 08/03 2005
Private First Class James H. Miller IV, Cincinnati , 08/30 2005
Private First Class Marlin T. Rockhold, Hamilton, 05/08 2003
Private First Class Zachary R. Gullett Hillsboro 05/01 2007
Sergeant First Class Gregory S. Rogers, Cincinnati , 04/09 2006
Sergeant Charles Joseph Webb, Hamilton, 11/03 2004
Specialist Anthony M.K. Vinnedge, Okeana 07/05 2007
Specialist Ronnie D. Williams, Erlanger, 07/17 2005
Staff Sgt. Richard T. Pummill, Cincinnati , 10/20 2005
Specialist Daniel J Freeman, Blue Ash, 04/06 2005
Major Guy Barattieri Cincinnati, 10/04 2006
E5 Specialist James C. Wright, Delhi , 09/18 2003
Sergeant Chad L. Keith, Batesville, 07/08 2003
Corporal Timothy Roos, Delhi , 07/27 2007
Specialist Robert F. Weber, Cincinnati , 09/30 2006
Lance Corporal Justin Sims, Covington , 04/15 2006
Corporal Tyler Warndorf, Hebron , 08/29 2006
First Sergeant Gregory S. Rogers, Deer Park , 04/09 2006
Captain Tyler B. Swisher, Mariemont, 10/21 2005
Lance Corporal Timothy Bell, Jr. West Chester , 08/03 2005
Marine Chris Dyer, Evendale, 08/03 2005
Army Specialist Ronnie Williams, Morning View, 07/17 2005
Private First Class Tim Hines, Fairfield , 08/03 2005
While we're honoring one, let's at least also think about some of the others
who answered the call, many because they received a draft notice from Uncle Sam
and were ripped from the bosom of their families. Some may not have volunteered
for duty like Matt Maupin did, but they all still gave the last full measure of
their devotion when called upon by their country. Do you remember any funerals
at Crosley Field? Where were the yellow-ribbon-lined processions of flag-draped
coffins from Union Terminal to Spring
Grove Cemetery
for our heroes from Viet Nam ?
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ACREE, ROGER LEE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/10/47 07/14/67
ADAMS, RICHARD LEE, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/17/46 02/16/67
ADKINS, JAMES DALE, CPL ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 05/22/48 06/08/69
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ALLEN, JESSE WAYEN, SGT MARINES, HAMILTON 12/13/45 08/01/67
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ANDREWS, WILLIS NORWOOD , SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/26/47 04/17/71
APPLEGATE, DONALD LEE, PFC MARINES, LOVELAND 08/14/48 12/27/67
ARNOLD, GEORGE DALE, SSGT ARMY, WAYNESVILLE 08/30/35 03/01/67
ARTHUR, JAMES RAYMOND, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/19/45 01/09/67
ASHER, DENNY LYNN , PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/29/48 04/28/69
ASHER, FRANK LOUIS, CPL ARMY, HAMILTON 08/10/49 07/21/70
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BOLAND, DENNIS MICHAEL, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/29/48 12/26/69
BOWLING, GARY DEAN, SP4 ARMY, SEVEN MILE 09/29/47 08/16/68
BOWMAN, LARRY EARLL, CPLMARINES,CINCINNATI08/05/4708/15/67
BOWMAN, RUDY GORDON, PFC ARMY, MORROW 01/24/48 03/07/67
BRACKETT, EVERETT LEE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/28/43 09/16/66
BRAM, RICHARD CRAIG, FSGT MARINES, CLEVES 11/25/35 01/21/75
BRANSON, DAVID RUSSELL, SGT ARMY, FRANKLIN 10/17/46 11/04/69
BRAUGHTON, CLYDE B JR, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/27/47 01/31/68
BROCK DILLARD, SSGT ARMY,HAMILTON 02/18/36 09/10/67
BROERMAN, BARRY BERNARD, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/09/46 04/11/67
BROGAN, ROBERT HENRY, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 07/26/50 02/25/69
BROOKS, CHARLES EDWARD, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/25/45 02/23/66
BROUGHTON, WILLIAM ERNEST, SP4 ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 12/31/44 08/20/70
BROWN, FRED EDWARD, SSGT ARMY, HAMILTON 10/10/41 03/15/69
BROYLES, RICHARD ALAN, SP4 ARMY, FAIRFIELD 09/24/49 03/28/70
BRUCK, THOMAS FREDERICK, SKC NAVY, HAMILTON 02/05/35 01/10/66
BURKE, JAMES EDWARD, PFC MARINES, MIDDLETOWN 05/08/51 02/14/70
BURTON , JOHNNY EDWARD, PFC ARMY, OREGONIA 11/16/46 02/18/67
CAHALANE, MICHAEL JOSEPH, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 11/12/46 05/24/67
CALLAWAY MCARTHUR CPL ARMY CINCINNATI 01/01/48 03/25/68
CALLOWAY, LARRY JAMES, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/01/41 09/25/66
CARPENTER, CHARLES EDWARD, SFC ARMY , LEBANON 07/02/41 02/24/69
CARPENTER, NICHOLAS MALLORY, LCDR NAVY, CINCINNATI 07/30/42 06/24/68
CARPENTER, WILLIAM JR, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 09/12/41 11/03/66
CARTER, DAVID EDWARD, SFC ARMY, HAMILTON 02/27/41 08/10/69
CARUSO, DAVID RAYMOND, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/31/47 05/12/68
CASSIDY, MICHAEL OLIVER, SP4 ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 02/01/48 02/03/69
CHAMBERS, JAMES LARRY, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 04/07/49 05/08/68
CHANDLER , RONALD EUGENE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 04/22/52 08/26/70
CHASE, MICHAEL LYN, CPL ARMY, CLEVES 02/07/49 06/05/70
CHILCOTE, BRYAN MICHAEL, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/06/47 10/13/68
CHILTON, RICHARD KENNETH, PFC ARMY , LEBANON 12/16/47 11/25/68
CHINN, JAMES RUSSELL, SP5 ARMY, COLUMBUS 12/15/42 04/09/68
CLEM EDWARD, CPL MARINES, HAMILTON 11/12/43 10/26/67
COATES, RONALD PERRY, LCPL MARINES, LEBANON 06/23/47 07/24/66
COLE, MARVIN EUGENE ,LCPL MARINES, SHILOH 08/05/47 05/29/68
COMBS, LEE ROY, PFC MARINES, TRENTON 04/09/50 03/27/69
CONGER, JOHN EDWARD JR, SFC ARMY , LEBANON 01/07/50 07/31/68
CONNOR, PETER MICHAEL, 1LT ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/10/46 11/04/69
CONRAD, PAUL LEWIN, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 09/14/45 05/24/66
COX, RAYMOND PRATER, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/05/48 11/16/67
CRAVENS, THOMAS LLOYD, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/21/50 05/06/70
CRAWFORD, CHARLES HUGH, HM3 NAVY, BATAVIA 12/11/40 05/29/67
CRIST, KENNETH LEE, AT1 NAVY, CINCINNATI 12/02/37 04/01/68
CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES ROBERT, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/20/46 03/31/69
DALTON GORDON, THOMAS, PFC ARMY, HAMILTON 11/21/44 12/27/67
DALTON , JAMES WENDALL, CPL ARMY, MAINEVILLE 06/19/47 02/19/69
DAVIS , CHARLES R JR, SP5 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/09/30 11/01/65
DAVIS , PAUL PATRICK, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/21/48 04/06/68
DAVIS , PHILIP GEORGE, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/20/48 08/23/68
DAY, CHARLES KEITH, SP4 ARMY, FRANKLIN 11/08/47 01/11/69
DE CAMP, MICHAEL DAVID, 2LT ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/04/43 09/04/67
DE FOSSE, THOMAS GLENN, PFC MARINES, RIPLEY 12/27/48 03/04/68
DENKINS, FRED JR, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/07/36 05/03/70
DIECKMANN, JOHN E, CAPT ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/22/39 05/18/66
DOAK, TOMMY ALLEN, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 05/08/41 11/17/65
DODSON, JOHN LARRY, SP5 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/03/41 07/22/66
DOOLITTLE, GARY WAYNE, WO ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/16/40 10/18/68
DOPP, RICHARD ERNEST, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/03/48 06/29/69
DORAN, TIMOTHY PATRICK, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 04/25/49 07/21/68
DUDLEY, HARVEY JR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/09/47 11/21/69
DYCE, DONALD MYRON, PFC ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 05/07/49 10/26/69
EAKINS, MELVIN WARREN, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/02/45 05/02/69
EATON, DAVID LEE, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/25/46 11/21/67
EATON, JERRY ARNOLD, SGT ARMY, CLERMONT 05/01/48 05/17/70
ECHOLS, DAVID ALLEN, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 07/11/47 08/04/67
ECTOR, JERRY,PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 02/21/48 07/05/68
EDWARDS, THOMAS RAY, SP4 ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 08/20/44 06/20/68
EGGLESTON, RODNEY LEE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/19/48 10/30/67
ELLWOOD, EUGENE LEE, CPL MARINES, HAMILTON 07/12/46 10/03/65
ENGLERT, JAMES RAYMOND, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/23/49 09/16/68
ERVIN, GARY LEE, SP4 ARMY, HAMILTON 12/15/48 01/19/70
EVANS, RONALD, DSP4ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/23/47 12/26/66
EVANS, RONALD LEE, CWO ARMY, MORROW 11/18/47 04/29/71
FAILS, EDWARD LEE JR, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/29/46 06/19/67
FAULKNER, MICHAEL LEE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/08/47 05/08/66
FISHER, DAVID HERBERT, SP5 ARMY, MILFORD 02/11/47 10/22/68
FITCH, PHILIP, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/05/45 03/05/66
FLAGELLA, JAMES, POTITO1LT ARMY CINCINNATI 11/12/46 05/04/69
FOREE, JOSEPH HERMANS, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/09/31 06/14/66
FOX, HOWARD THOMAS, MAJ ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/02/37 02/25/69
FRALEY, DAVID FORREST, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 08/22/46 05/09/67
FRANKENSTEIN, JACKIE, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 05/25/47 06/06/68
FREEMAN, JOSEPH WARREN, JR SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/25/48 05/14/69
FREPPON, JOHN DENNIS, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/12/48 02/02/69
GASSMAN, GERALD LYNN, SP4 ARMY, FOSTORIA 09/12/46 10/14/67
GATES, THOMAS LAWRENCE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 05/30/49 11/25/68
GERHARDT, KEITH EDWARD, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/29/46 09/14/67
GIBSON, ALTON GEORGE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/08/39 01/21/69
GIBSON, EDDIE CARL, PFC ARMY, CLEVES 04/01/48 07/12/67
GILLUM, RICKEY LEAROY, PFC ARMY, FRANKLIN 01/30/46 01/18/67
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GOONAN, PAUL EDWARD JR, SP4 ARMY, FRANKLIN 07/09/48 05/13/69
GORDON, JAMES EDWARD, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/29/47 01/02/67
GRACE, EARLEY CARTER, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/25/51 02/18/71
GRAY, CLARENCE HENRY, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/10/32 10/05/65
GREENE, PAUL HARRISON, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 05/04/47 03/03/66
GRIFFIN , BRUCE FRANKLIN, PFC MARINES, GOSHEN 09/30/47 05/21/66
GRIFFIS, ROBERT DALE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/02/47 02/19/68
GROOMS, WILLIAM DAVID, SP4 ARMY XENIA 03/27/48 06/16/68
GROSS, OLLIE JAMES, A O1 NAVY, HILLSBORO 06/25/44 04/23/69
GROTH, WILLIAM GEORGE, PFC MARINES, MONROE 04/18/46 07/24/67
GRUBER, MARTIN STEVE JR, SP4 ARMY, MASON 02/13/49 08/08/68
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HARRIS, RICKEY ELTON, CPL ARMY, CINCINNAT I11/26/48 08/04/69
HARTKEMEYER, JOHN RAYMOND, EN2 NAVY, HAMILTON 09/14/46 12/17/68
HATTON, ROBERT WILLIS, PFC ARMY, HAMILTON 05/24/45 11/13/66
HAY, GERALD WAYNE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/12/48 04/24/70
HELFENSTINE, SAMUEL JAMES, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/11/45 01/10/68
HELGESON, ELLIS EUGENE JR, 1LT AIR FORCE, CINCINNATI 05/14/42 03/06/68
HELTON, DONALD LEONARD, PFCARMY, HAMILTON03/10/4301/18/67
HENDERSON , WILLIAM ROY, SFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/18/43 03/10/76
HERALD, CLABE JR, PFC ARMY, HARRISON 02/23/46 11/08/66
HILL, GERALD WILLIAMS, P4 ARMY, MILFORD 10/09/50 01/07/71
HINDS, KENNETH WILLIAMS, P4ARMY, CINCINNATI07/07/5007/12/70
HINSON, HERBERT STEPHEN, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/08/47 01/16/71
HINTERLONG, LEO EDWARD, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/01/44 07/21/66
HITER, VIRGIL LEMAR, PFC ARMY, MILFORD 11/16/48 12/16/67
HODGE, DENNIS RAY, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/07/48 09/13/67
HOEWELER, JAMES EDWARD, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI03/10/47 07/05/67
HOOD, JERRY WAYNE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 04/26/46 04/30/67
HOOK, MARK LOREN, PFC ARMY, HILLSBORO 09/23/49 08/28/68
HOSKINS, ALVIN , PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/12/42 02/10/66
HUFFMAN, SAMUEL LEWIS, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 03/05/47 07/25/66
HUME, JOSEPH SYLVESTER JR, LCPL MARINES, HAMILTON 01/28/48 09/06/67
HUME, KENNETH EDWARD, LCDR NAVY, CINCINNATI 07/22/31 03/29/65
HURD, JOHN LAWRENCE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 11/17/49 08/22/69
HUTCHINS, CHARLES E JR, SP5 ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/15/39 08/26/66
HUTCHINSON , RICHARD JR, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/07/47 03/12/67
HUWEL, MICHAEL FRANCIS, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 11/05/46 05/03/67
IDING, GREGORY THOMAS, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/16/47 02/09/68
INGELS, CHARLES WILLIAM, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 06/24/47 10/18/67
INGLES, DANNY LEE, CPL ARMY, NEW LEBANON12/20/4708/13/67
ISAACS, WAYNE LEE, LCPL MARINES, HAMILTON 12/19/45 04/05/69
JACKSON , DAVID RUSSELL, SGT ARMY, CLEVES 02/11/47 11/07/69
JACKSON , RONALD, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/22/50 03/14/71
JOHNSON, DENNIS GEORGE, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 05/09/48 03/28/69
JOHNSON, RAYMOND JUNIOR, SP4 ARMY, HAMILTON 01/12/46 04/04/68
JOHNSON, STANLEY , SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/12/46 02/25/68
JONES, RONALD WEAVER, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/01/43 03/27/66
JUSTICE, EDWARD JAMES, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 05/13/49 01/08/70
KANTER, EDWARD LEE, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/04/47 08/11/69
KEEFER, DAVID CHARLES, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 08/17/46 08/07/68
KEMP, EDWARD, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/25/45 10/23/65
KEMPLE, GILBERT VERNON JR, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/17/43 07/06/66
KENNEY, HARRY JOHN, EN3 NAVY, CINCINNATI 04/17/45 11/01/68
KERNS, JOHN EDWARD, SGT ARMY, NORTH BEND 10/07/30 02/20/66
KINDSVATTER, WARREN EARL, CAPT ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/20/43 10/05/70
KINIYALOCTS, CHARLES M, CPL ARMY, MIDDLETOWN0 7/16/48 06/29/69
KLINZING, THOMAS LEE, SGT AIR FORCE, HAMILTON 05/31/46 01/31/68
KLUTE, JERRY CRAIG, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/03/49 06/15/69
KNAUS, WILLIAM CAMPBELL, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/25/48 05/12/69
KRAMER, ROBERT DEAN, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/30/49 01/15/70
LAMBERT, JAMES CALEB JR, LCPL MARINES, LOVELAND 08/04/46 10/17/66
LAMPLEY , LEON PARNELL, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 09/15/45 10/03/65
LANTER, KENNETH WAYNE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/02/47 02/19/66
LANTER, RAYMOND EDWARD, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/12/44 09/13/68
LAWSON, AMOS DAVID, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI0 4/21/48 06/18/68
LAWSON, ROGER DALE, PFC ARMY, COLUMBIA STATION 11/06/49 07/18/69
LAY, ROGER MINETT, PFC MARINES, MILFORD 05/09/48 01/25/68
LEWIS, DAVID, PFC ARMY, CLEVES 02/26/50 08/18/69
LINDE, RICHARD VICTOR, PFC MARINES, MIAMITOWN 12/20/40 12/21/66
LITTLETON , RICHARD WILLIAM, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/10/49 07/13/70
LONG, ROBERT DAVIS, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/13/44 08/05/68
LOWMAN, JONATHAN FAYE, PFC MARINES, FRANKLIN 04/15/47 05/20/67
LYONS, ROGER GENE, PFC MARINES, AMELIA 11/21/480 2/09/68
MADDEN, RICHARD JR, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI12/07/4606/03/66
MAHER, MARTIN JOSEPH, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI10/08/4705/05/69
MARSH RICHARD, ALBERT, CPL ARMY, BLANCHESTER10/31/4103/10/68
MARTIN, NAPOLEON, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI02/11/4809/09/68
MARTIN, PATRICK ROBERT, A1C AIR FORCE, BATAVIA04/28/4912/24/69
MATHIS, ARNOLD , LCPL MARINES, HARRISON09/26/4507/13/67
MAYS, JAMES EDWARD, PFCARMY, HAMILTON12/12/4705/13/68
MCCABE, ROBETRT WARREN, LCPLMARINES, CINCINNATI0 2/24/50 08/28/69
MC CARTY, EDWARD WESLEY, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI04/22/4711/11/69
MC CONNAUGHEY, DAVID LYNN, PFC ARMY, LEBANON02/18/4403/30/66
MC COY, JOHN WILLIAM SP4 ARMY, MILFORD 09/22/4505/07/67
MCSWAIN, HARVEY JOSEPH, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/11/49 08/15/67
MEYER, KENNETH ANTHONY, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/05/48 09/15/69
MIDDLETON, CLAYTON, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/26/450 03/18/67
MIDDLETON, TEDDY EUGENE, CPL ARMY, MASON 10/29/49 07/15/69
MILES, THOMAS EDWARD, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON , N09/12/46 03/29/66
MILLER, TERRY BROWN, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/02/42 04/19/69
MILLS, THOMAS WAYNE, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 03/01/49 05/28/68
MINK, BOYD CARL, PFC ARMY, LOCKLAND 09/29/46 04/22/68
MIRICK, STEVE JR, PVT ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/22/47 02/28/69
MITCHELL, CLARENCE E JR, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/13/49 01/20/68
MITCHELL, JOHN LOUIS, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 05/23/43 02/17/70
MOORE , JAMES CECIL, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/06/45 10/05/68
MOORE , RAYMOND GREGORY, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/02/49 10/10/70
MORROW, TERRY PATRICK, CPL MARINES, HAMILTON0 6/07/45 03/21/67
MUGAVIN, MARTIN, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/07/46 02/23/67
MURRAY, ARTHUR JOSEPH JR, CWO ARMY, CINCINNATI0 9/14/48 05/15/69
NEW, ZACHARY PHILLIP, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/25/49 08/08/68
NIEHAUS, JAMES EDWARD, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/20/44 06/26/68
OATES, ROBERT JAMES, SP5 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/23/44 02/02/68
OLIVER, EDDIE VAN JR, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/31/49 02/20/69
PAIRAN, WALTER ALLAN, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 10/25/42 05/19/67
PALMORE, DONALD STEVEN, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/24/49 05/29/68
PARKER, LEON VICTOR, LCPL MARINES, HAMILTON 01/04/50 07/05/69
PENDERGRAFT, RAY DANIEL, MAJ MARINES, MIDDLETOWN 03/11/30 07/02/67
PENNY, JAMES MELVEN, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/19/44 07/15/65
PHILLIPS, MARSHALL W JR, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 05/23/50 08/29/68
PIERSON, GROVER CECIL JR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/28/50 04/07/71
PIERSON, LEROY, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 05/22/46 01/13/67
PIES, JOHN DAVID FREDRICK, SP4 ARMY, HARRISON 12/03/47 01/21/70
POLLOCK, LAWRENCE EDWARD, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 05/26/46 03/21/67
POWERS, KENNETH, CWO ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/03/38 01/03/71
PRINCE, DANNY DEAN, SP4 ARMY, OXFORD 12/25/46 08/02/66
PRITCHARD, DONALD RAY, SGT MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/26/41 09/10/67
PURDON, GERALD WAYNE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/30/48 04/01/70
REED, CLYDE JR, A2C AIR FORCE, CINCINNATI 08/18/47 04/12/67
REED, WILLIAM CLEMON, CPL ARMY, HAMILTON 07/15/51 11/12/70
REESE, PAUL HENRY, CAPT ARMY, HAMILTON 04/12/43 09/29/69
REITER, WILLIAM FRANCIS, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 02/26/48 08/26/68
RENO , LAWRENCE GERALD, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/18/47 05/24/68
REYNOLDS, GEORGE THOMAS, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/08/47 03/27/66
REYNOLDS, HARVEY MICHAEL, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/13/51 04/04/71
RICHARDSON , FARRIS LEE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/22/47 03/21/68
RIELLY, DAVID, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 06/22/48 10/23/68
RITCH, ERNEST EUGENE, ENC NAVY, XENIA 07/28/26 01/21/69
ROBINSON, RANDALL CHARLES, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/12/44 06/11/69
ROGERS , KENNETH FAULKNER, 1LT ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/21/46 05/12/70
ROLF, GERALD R, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/03/47 06/28/66
ROSS, WILLIAM KEITH, 1LT ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/26/45 05/19/68
ROY , DANIEL THOMAS, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/09/49 08/14/69
SANDER, THOMAS WOODROW, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 05/11/48 02/17/69
SANDERS, DONALD ROBERT JR, SSGT ARMY, DAYTON 01/21/46 05/10/69
SANDERS, RICHARD WAYNE, SP4 ARMY, GOSHEN 08/26/44 10/01/68
SANDERS, WILLIAM JACOB, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNAT I01/14/48 08/27/67
SANEDA, JOHN LCPL MARINES, BRYAN 03/28/4608/18/68
SCHAICH, DONALD BRUCE, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 07/07/48 01/31/68
SCHALK, THOMAS MICHAEL SR, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/02/43 06/22/70
SCHEUER, BOBBY DALE, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/02/49 09/24/69
SCHMEES, WILLIAM F JR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/10/47 11/04/67
SCHNEBEL, ROBERT FRED, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/31/47 12/20/68
SCHNEE, DONALD LAWRENCE, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/11/46 02/16/67
SCHNEEMAN, CLIFFORD W JR, CAPT ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/06/37 11/05/67
SCHNEIDER, DAVID ALAN, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 08/04/50 02/19/69
SCHOENHOFF, ROBERT JOHN, CPL ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/11/47 03/09/71
SCHWAB, THOMAS PAUL, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/25/47 11/20/68
SCOTT, BILLY JOE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/10/47 09/11/68
SCOTT, JAMES LEE, PFC ARMY, HAMILTON 07/09/46 09/26/67
SHANK, RALPH, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 06/24/41 12/10/65
SHAW, STANLEY SERGEANT, LT NAVY, HAMILTON 01/26/35 02/11/64
SHELTON , MATTHEWS, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/09/45 11/17/65
SHORT, RANDALL CHARLES, SP4 ARMY, MILFORD 12/16/49 05/24/71
SHOUP, ROY NEAL, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 02/19/48 03/16/67
SHOVER, BRUCE CHARLES, PFC ARMY, MARIETTA 11/16/5001/16/71
SIBERT, DARRELL WAYNE, PFC ARMY, AMELIA 07/07/48 02/09/68
SIMMONS, MICHAEL LEE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/25/48 11/25/68
SIMPSON, MICHAEL, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/17/47 05/04/66
SIMS, ERWIN BRUCE, PFCARMY, UNION TOWNSHIP , 10/14/48 03/02/68
SINCHAK, ANDREW RICHARD JR, PFC ARMY, CORTLAND 10/20/48 12/12/68
SININGER, TEDDY RAY, SP4 ARMY, WEST UNION 01/23/48 12/15/68
SMITH, ANDREW RICHARD JR, PFC ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 08/22/48 03/21/68
SMITH, GEORGE ARTHUR, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/20/45 05/02/68
SMITH, KENNETH SHELDON JR, PVT MARINES, CINCINNATI 08/06/47 01/07/68
SMITH, MICHAEL EDWARD, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 08/24/46 12/24/66
SMITH, RICHARD EUGENE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/14/38 08/21/68
SMITH, ROBERT LEE, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 03/28/46 09/02/68
SMITH, STEVEN EUGENE, PFC MARINES, MIDDLETOWN 03/28/49 02/07/68
SPEIDEL, LOUIS JOHN, CAPT ARMY, MILFORD 04/23/46 06/25/71
STAMPER, RICHARD G JR, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/15/46 11/29/67
STANLEY , JACKIE G, SGT ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 03/09/43 06/28/67
STANTON , EDGAR DOUGLAS JR, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 02/04/48 09/16/68
STAPLES, ALTON LEON III, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/02/49 06/07/68
STARKS, GEORGE LARRY, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/13/48 03/18/68
STEPHENSON, RICHARD C, LT NAVY, HAMILTON 05/10/44 02/05/70
STEVENSON, LARRY, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/08/46 02/07/69
STEWART, HENRY MATT JR, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 09/27/48 09/21/69
STIRNKORB, CYRIL EDWARDS, MAJ ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/17/27 08/12/67
SWAFFORD, KENNETH WAYNE, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/10/47 08/13/67
SWANSON, JAMES CLIFFORD SR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/28/33 04/17/69
SWARTZ, CHARLES DELANO , PFC ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 01/30/42 01/10/66
TALLENTIRE, GARY LEE, LCPL, MARINES CINCINNATI 12/03/48 02/06/68
TANNER, ROGER LEE, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/04/47 02/06/67
TAYLOR , EDWARD EUGENE SSGT ARMY, MIDDLETOWN 08/21/26 01/27/72
TAYLOR , ERNEST RAY JR, SP5 ARMY, LOVELAND 03/29/46 11/20/67
TAYLOR , GARY LYNN, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 01/18/50 05/24/70
TAYLOR , HAROLD, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/28/47 07/07/67
THOMAS, FREDDIE LEE SP4 ARMY, HAMILTON 06/29/48 02/08/68
THOMAS, GEORGE JR, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/28/48 05/17/68
THOMAS, GLENN WILLIAM, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/20/49 04/06/69
THOMAS, ROBERT WAYNE PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 08/13/48 07/21/68
THOMPSON, JAMES, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 03/15/41 12/18/65
TROTTA, FRANCIS JEFFREY, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 12/08/51 09/15/70
TROXELL, ROGER LEE, SFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/20/40 01/04/69
TUCKER, JEROME ERNIE, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/23/46 06/30/69
TUTTLE, MCCREA BENEDICT, CAPT MARINES, CINCINNATI 06/20/43 03/09/68
UHLMANSIEK, RALPH EDWARD, SSGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/09/46 06/05/73
VAN CLAKE, JOHN WILLIAM, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 09/30/46 01/23/67
VAN WINKLE, GERALD VINCENT, SP5 ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/02/51 09/18/71
VANDERGRIFF, ROBERT EUGENE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/25/48 11/30/69
VAUGHAN , JOHN DAVID, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 01/29/48 02/22/68
VOGT, LEONARD FREDERICK JR, CDR NAVY, CINCINNATI 06/07/25 09/18/65
WADDELL, ROBERT DOUGLAS, PFC ARMY, BATAVIA 02/11/46 11/23/67
WAGNER, RICHARD EDWARD, SGT ARMY, MOSCOW 05/18/45 02/12/68
WAINSCOTT, DAVID HENRY, SSGT ARMY, MORROW 05/17/34 11/09/67
WAKEFIELD , JOSEPH JR, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 12/22/46 03/25/70
WALL, SAMUEL RAY, PFC MARINES, CINCINNATI 08/22/49 02/25/69
WARD, ALAN CURTIS, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/02/50 05/13/69
WARD, TOM, SFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/08/26 08/20/64
WATKINS, JERYL LINN, CPL MARINES, LOVELAND 07/14/46 05/02/68
WEHR, JOHN LESLIE, SGT ARMY, OXFORD 07/20/45 02/09/69
WELDON, TERRENCE WAYNE, SGT ARMY, CINCINNATI 02/25/47 02/03/71
WERNER, THOMAS MARTIN, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 08/07/44 06/20/68
WETHINGTON, DAVID L JR, HN NAVY, CINCINNATI 09/22/46 03/02/68
WILHELM, FREDERICK , SSGT AIR FORCE, CINCINNATI 03/30/37 09/11/69
WILLIAMS, LEROY, LCPL, MARINES, CINCINNATI 10/12/47 09/09/66
WILLIAMS, WALTER JR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 07/28/40 06/09/66
WILLIS, WATSON, SFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 04/11/28 02/14/66
WILSON, NELSON EDDIE, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 07/24/46 09/01/65
WILSON, THOMAS LESLIE, PFC MARINES, HAMILTON 12/04/49 07/08/68
WITT, MICHAEL ROBERT, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 06/19/47 08/18/68
WOODWARD, JAMES, CPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 03/24/48 12/11/68
WOOLUMS, EVERETT EARL JR, SP4 ARMY, CINCINNATI 11/03/48 11/24/69
WRIGHT, ARKIE JUNIOR, SGT ARMY, WILLIAMSBURG 11/27/46 02/19/68
YOUNG, JAMES MICHAEL, PFC ARMY, CINCINNATI 10/27/43 11/16/68
YOUNG, LONNIE RAY, LCPL MARINES, CINCINNATI 10/06/48 05/10/68
YOUNG, STEVE G RANT, SP4 ARMY, FRANKLIN 02/21/45 05/06/66
This is not to lessen the sacrifice of Matt Maupin, or the pain of his family,
just to bring into perspective that many paid the price and many families have
suffered the same sorrow and anguish without the publicity. Many families
received that dreaded knock on the door or the telegram and grieved in their
own way and no one made them a headline, lead story, or a media-hyped cause.
Where are their highways? Instead of watching the media event on Sunday, look over these names and remember their families. As Matt Maupin is laid to rest, thousands of others are still missing in action. Their families’ loss from some 40 or more years ago is still just as real to them as the Maupin’s loss is today. We apologize to any we may have omitted, but in compiling this list we were overcome by their sheer numbers. As we researched their names, our hearts grew with pride, but likewise so did our eyes misting with tears for their families.
God bless them all, including the Maupins.
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