Darby, James Michael, PFC

Casualty Occurrence:  This soldier was killed by hostile small arms fire during a combat operation in Gia Binh Province.
 

POSTED ON 9.11.2022, POSTED BY: JAMES M DARBY. KINDRED SPIRIT. I found your name on the Wall in D.C. many years ago. It touched me then and your honorable service remains with me in a special way. Rest in Peace JMD. Fondly, James Michael Darby, Lancaster, Pa.

POSTED ON 4.23.2022, POSTED BY: JOHN FABRIS, HONORING YOU. Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. I am 73 and have lived a long and fulfilling life. It is tragic you never had that same opportunity. May you rest in eternal peace.

POSTED ON 1.14.2004, POSTED BY: CORT DARBY, THANK YOU. I've never known you personally, but your service is appreciated and will always be remembered. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice!

POSTED BY: CURT CARTER. REMEMBERING AN AMERICAN HERO. Dear Sir, As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned. May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you. With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir. Curt Carter, May 19, 2012.

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free, I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call. I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay that day, to laugh, to love, to work or play. Task undone must stay that way. I found peace at the close of the day. If my parting left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss. Ah, these things I will also miss. Be not burdened with a time of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life's been full. I savored a lot of good friends, good times, a loved one touched. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, but don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts and share with me. God wanted me now, He set me free! Jun 14, 2008

Manuel Pino 2/8 B Co 1st Cav-68-69, Fellow Nam Brother, B co 1/5th 1st Cav. I remember our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death-of life to which in their youth they lent the passion and joy of the spring. As I listen, the great chorus of life and joy begins again and amid the awful orchestra of seen and unseen powers and destinies of good and evil our trumpets sound once more a note of daring, hope and will. I see them now as once I saw them on this earth. They are the same bright figures that also come before your eyes and when I speak of those who were my brothers, the same words describe yours. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Sunday, July 09, 2006.

POSTED BY: ANONYMOUS, It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped in the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. Throughout our history America has been built on the blood of heroes and Brave Men of Honor like this Soldier. Thank you for your service, bravery, and for the ultimate sacrifice you have made. Thank you for my freedom. Rest well in God's loving embrace, brave soldier. You Sir, are a true American Hero who is remembered by a grateful Veteran. Dec 8, 2008