CPL.
VERNON CHESTER RANDOLPH
Born
on Apr. 22, 1943
From BETTENDORF, IOWA
Casualty was on Feb. 7, 1968
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds
GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Panel
38E - - Line 11
Vernon "Randy" Randolph
Mike 3/5 area Nov.-Dec. '67
(picture courtesy of Randy DePover, nephew)
Cpl.
Vernon Randolph served
with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, M Co. He was Killed In Action
during the 1968 TET Offensive when the Marines of M/3/5 were ambushed
in a ville during a supposed "cease fire." His name stands
proudly on the Mike
3/5 Wall of Honor. Semper Fi, Brother Marine. We will never forget.
7
February 1968
(pictures
courtesy of Randy DePover, nephew)
"Randy"
Randolph, mid '67
"Randy"
Randolph
"Randy"
Randolph
"Randy"
Mike 3/5 area Nov.-Dec. '67
Friend
and Fellow Marine
Randy is my Best
Friend of all my time on active duty. He was my squad leader, and
I was his bodyguard. We were like one person in those days. We went
everywhere together. When I had gotten there (Vietnam), I had been
in training in Hawaii, so I thought I wasn't so green. On my first
night patrol we sat in an ambush, and it was so dark. I had to ease
nature, so I crawled out away from the partol and went in a ditch.
When I got back Randy told me never to do that again, that they might
mistake me for a Gook and shoot me. This is my first remembrance of
Randy. A teacher as well as a friend. Months later we had a guy killed
in our base camp after he crawled back into the lines.
Randy is always
on my mind. He has always been on my mind. He will never be forgotten.
See you one day, my friend.~Turk
Larry
"Thorny" Thornmeyer, Unknown, Gary Wells, Vernon "Randy"
Randolph
Randy
and Unknown Marine
Thorny
and Randy
"Randy"
Age 15
Some
Gave All
Vernon's nick name to his buddies was Randy. To his family, it was
Non. We are very proud of him. He left behind two children, Todd and
Kris; three sisters, Sandy, Brenda and Kathy; and Mom and Dad. He
is buried in our hometown of Pleasant Valley, Iowa. He was brave,
and we miss him very much.~Sandy DePover, Sister
Randy
at home with sister Kathy when he was on leave
"Randy"
Randolph
