Veterans' Memorial & Rememberance

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Proud to be a FHS Buffalo!

French High School
Beaumont,Texas

Never Forget

We Salute All Our Heroes!

I started this page as a tribute
to our FHS Viet Nam Fallen Veterans.
But I couldn't in my heart and soul do a
Veterans Page
and not remember ALL servicemen
and women of all branches,
of all wars who served in order to keep our country free.
And to those who sacrificed their lives to make
America the greatest country in the world.
God Bless each of you.

Thank You

Be sure to visit our new page!
FHS SUPPORTS OUR TROOPS!

I'm not one to write poems, nor to express myself so openly, but I have to tell you, doing this page has brought a many a tear to my eyes. While searching for graphics for this page I came across so many names and stories of family members that were lost in the war.
You can't visit these pages and see the names of fathers, sons, brothers, friends and not feel the impact of the wars. So many lives lost.
58,000 members of our generation who left for Vietnam didn't come back alive. Nearly 2,000 are still listed as MIA's. And so many came back so emotionally wounded by their experiences that they will never fully recover.
I get a lump in my throat each time I read the names on The WALL,
when I pass the VA Cemetery, the VA Hospital or see our homeless veterans on the street.
This is our way of saying
a Special Thanks to all the servicemen and women who fought for
OUR FREEDOM.

FHS Veterans

Class of '42

*Norman L. Chase Jr - U.S. Army
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Class of '44

Bob Meynig - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '47

Tommy Day - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '49

Richard Bess - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '50

Raymond DD Barrow - U.S.M.C.
*Jasper "Jake" Perello - U.S.A.F.
Bobby Riggs - U.S.A.F.
Allen Royse - U.S.A.F.
Kenneth "Stone" Wall - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '52

Bill Pryne - U.S. Army
*Donald Gene Kerr - U.S. Army
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Class of '53

Carl Anderson - U.S.M.C.
Robert W. Crawford - U.S.M.C.
Raleigh E. Cunningham - U.S.M.C.
*Bobby Franklin - U.S.M.C.
Glenn Green - U.S.M.C.
Graham Griffin - U.S.M.C.
David Goss - U.S.M.C.
Ross E. Jackson - U.S.M.C.
Cecil R. Royse - U.S.M.C.
*Robert A. St. Clair - U.S.M.C.
Jimmy Suggs - U.S.M.C.
*Rodney A. Traver - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '54

Don Fishero - U.S.M.C.
Wesley E Jones - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '55

James "Pete" Langford - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '56

George W. Bryant - U.S. Army
Roy Bailey - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '57

Bobby Bourland - U.S. Army
Jimmy Broussard - U.S. Army
Bobby Carroll - U.S. Navy
Robert Earl Hamm - U.S. Army
Don Hegele - U.S. Army
Johnny French - U.S. Army
G.A. Matthews Jr. - U.S. Army
Gene Moulden - U.S. Army
Bruce Obannion - U.S. Army
Richard L. Smith - U.S. Army
Kendall Stockholm - U.S.M.C.
Charles Wilson U.S. Army
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Class of '58

Bobby Burford - U.S.A.F.
Roy DeLoach - U.S.A.F.
William H English - U.S. Navy
Ura A. Matthews, Jr. - U.S.A.F.
Lawrence Morgan - U.S. Army
Robert J. Swain - U.S. Army
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Class of '59

Curtis Allen - U.S.M.C.
Joe Bonura - U.S. Army
Lonnie Brown - U.S.M.C.
Nolan Campbell - U.S.Navy
John Chapman - U.S.M.C.
Milton Dominy - U.S.M.C.
Charles Frink - U.S. Army
Mack Hanson - U.S.M.C.
Howard Huff - U.S.M.C.
Herschel Irwin - U.S.M.C.
Hoy W. Kelley - U.S.M.C.
James Mathews - U.S.M.C.
Harvey McCraw - U.S.M.C.
Ron Ozzio - U.S.M.C.
Gale Parks - U.S.M.C.
Mason C. Scarborough - U.S.M.C.
David Shoemake - U.S. Army
Buddy Silvernail - U.S.M.C.
Robert Smith - U.S.M.C.
Bill Wiggins - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '60

Nathan Cross - U.S. Army
Palmer Hall - U.S. Army
Larry Harvey - U.S. Army
Ralph Hoffpauir - U.S. Army
James (Jimmy) Johnson - U.S. Navy
Thomas C Karr - U.S. Navy
Jack (Bo)Teague - U.S.A.F.
Robert (Bob) Leonard - U.S.M.C.
Robert W. "Bobby" Rowe - U.S. Navy
Buster F Tindel - U.S.A.F.
Herman Weber - U.S. Navy
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Class of '61

Lyndon J. Doyle - U.S.M.C. & US Army
Rusty Howard - U.S.A.F.
*Thomas (Tommy) Johnson - U.S.A.F.
Eugene J. "Gene" Pipes - U.S.C.G.
Ray Jester - U.S.A.F. & U.S. Navy
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Class of '62

Larry Glenn Buxton - U.S. Navy
Larry Davis - U.S. Navy
Glenn DeBartolo - U.S. Navy
Luke Latino, Jr. - U.S.A.F.
Berton Middleton - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '63

Bob Anderson - U.S. Navy
Ron Eller - U.S.A.F.
Steve Fox - U.S. Army
Bob Wall - U.S. Army
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Class of '64

Hugh Kelly - U.S.M.C.
Philip Lockhart - U.S.A.F.
Madeline Lutz - U.S.A.F.
Jim McSpadden - U.S.A.F.
Gary Scott - U.S.A.F.
Chester Slay - U. S. Army
George Wiggins - U. S. Army
John Wilson - U.S. Army
Sammy Wilson - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '65

Joseph L. Cascio - U.S. Navy
Vester M. Hasson III - U.S.A.F.
Kenneth C.Legendre - U.S. Army
Richard Mabry - U.S.A.F./TANG
Bill Van Nolan - U.S. Navy
Ralph Robinson - U.S.M.C.
Jimmy Peacock - U.S.A.F.
Haynes Potter Poole U.S. Army
Konnie M. Robbs Doyle - U.S. Army & U.S.A.F. (Currently serving on active duty)
Terry Shaw - U.S. Navy
Bobby Summers - U.S.A.F.
Michael J. Voorhies - U.S.M.C.
Rusty Wilson - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '66

Michael R. Amy - U.S.A.F.
Mary Davis Chandler - U.S.A.F.
Nancy Collins - U.S.A.F.
Otis Fisher - U.S. Army
Robin Lynn Harvey - U.S. Army
Allen Ozment - U.S.M.C.
Walton Wayne Segree - U.S. Army
Joseph M. Venable - U.S.M.C.
Ottie D. Walker – U.S. Army
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Class of '67

Joseph E. Budd - U.S.M.C.
Craig Hodge - U.S. Army
Don Hilton - U.S.M.C.
Lewis Leach - U.S.M.C.
John W. Pace - U.S. Army
Tim Parsons - U.S.M..C
Art Shaw - U.S. Navy
Fredrick T. Smith - U.S. Navy
Ronnie Swain - U.S. Army
Tom Thompson - U.S. Navy
Dennis Winger - U.S. Navy
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Class of '68

Robert Bridgers - U.S.M.C.
Jim Bob Read - U.S. Army
Wavelen W. Fielder - U.S.A.F.
Frank Kotlarz - U.S.M.C.
Tommy Webb - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '69

Patrick D. Boots - U.S.M.C.
*Lloyd William Ewart - U.S.M.C.
Sammy W. Moffitt - U.S. Army
Ron Shaw - U.S. Navy
Robert E. Sterling Jr. - U.S. Navy
Ronnie Wright - U.S. Army RVN 70-71
Ronnie Yancey - U.S. Army
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Class of '70

Randy Allen - U.S.A.F.
John Henry Read - U.S.M.C.
Tim Hall - U.S.A.F.
Wiley Voorhies - U.S. Navy
John Lee Youngblood - U.S. Navy
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Class of '71

James Thomas Cates III. - U.S.M.C.
William E. Crutcher - U.S. Army
Charlie Debney - U.S. Army
Charlie Edwards - U.S. Navy
Darrell Jackson - U.S. Navy
Freddy G. Richardson - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '72

Charles Booth - U.S.A.F.
Dusty S Cook - U.S. Navy
Kirby Hattox - U.S.A.F.
B.W.(Wes) Hasson - U.S.A.F.
Peggy S. Parnell -
Allen- Davis -- U.S. Navy
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Class of '73

Joyce Crutcher Kaufmann - U.S. Navy
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Class of '74

Merita Knapp - U.S. Army
Gerald J. Voorhies - U.S. Navy
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Class of '75

Ray Clausen - U.S. Army
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Class of '76

Tony Thorne - U.S.Navy
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Class of '77

Kevin McNease - U.S. Navy
Sandi Pryne - U.S. Army
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Class of '78

Sean Smith - U.S. Navy
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Class of '79

James R. Voorhies - U.S. Navy
Russ Witt - U.S.A.F.
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Class of '80

Phil Engstrom - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '81

Eric Luce - U.S. Navy
Royce E. Phillips - U.S. Navy
Charlie Porter - U.S.M.C.
Mark Roberts - U.S.M.C.
Matt Segur - U.S.N.
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Class of '82

John Folmar - U.S.M.C.
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Class of '83

Mark S. Renfro - U.S. Navy
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Class of '84

James W. McDuffie Jr. - U.S. Army
David Frazier - U.S. Army
Roger Hebert - U.S.M.C.
Jessica Piper - U.S. Navy
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Class of '86

Roy Behannon - U.S.M.C.
Kevin Domingue - U.S.M.C.

(* = deceased)
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The above list is for ALL FHS VETERANS..
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard
This is our way of saying THANK YOU !!
If you were in the service please let me know so I can add you to the list...

Pictures From Alumni
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Let them all know you are thinking about them!

~~~ We Shall Not Forget The Price They Paid ~~~

Raymond Turner - class of '49 - KIA - KOREA
Charles Whatley - class of '50 - KIA (Korea - land mine)
Jack Blake - U.S.Army - class of '62 - KIA
Mickey Webster - U.S. Army - class of '62 - KIA
Steven Boots - class of '63 - KIA
Jerrell D. Scroggs - U.S. Navy - class of '65 - KIA
Larry Wilkerson - U.S. Army -class of '67 - KIA
Cliff Haley - USMC - class of '68 - KIA

For more Information on these Alumni Please visit my new page:
Never Forget

The link below is a listing of all U.S. Vietnam War Casualties.
This listing was compiled by Jay Ebert, USAF.
These listings are based on the Home of Record information in the files of the National Archives
Vietnam Casualties by State

Below is a email I recieved, and thought it deserved to be posted!
Thank you Tim!
Maribeth, I want to thank you for your recognition of the veterans.
Not only those from FHS, but also those from our generation.
Your recognition of those who are currently serving our country,
a generation after us that is making the sacrifice, is so important.
Just a smile, handshake, and a heartfelt THANK YOU is all that is needed.
My heart goes out those who have served our country
and those who have made the ULTIMATE sacrifice,
especially the Greatest Generation that went before us.
I too, get a lump in my throat having seen the Wall,
walking Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C.
and have seen the pictures of the crosses at Normandy, Luxembourg, Iwo Jima,
Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Okinawa, and on and on.
There are so many countless others
lost at sea or have never been accounted for.
They are the men and women
who have made this country the greatest country on earth.
Kindest Regards,
Tim Hall '70 - USAF 1971-1975

More Links

[Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page]
[ Federal Research Division ]
[ Virtual Wall ]
[ Good Morning Vietnam !! ]
[ Reflections, Memories, & Images of Vietnam Past ]
[ Official Naval Website ]

WHEN YOU SEE A VETERAN......
SHOW THEM THE PRIDE YOU HAVE IN THEM,
BY TELLING THEM
OR GIVING THEM A WARM SMILE AND A NOD OF THE HEAD.
TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM...

Poems by Palmer Hall
These poems are reproduced from an anthology
of poems and essays dealing with Viet Nam.
"Father Buddha"
Palmer is a Vietnam Veteran who served with the U.S. Army.

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