Never forgotten
Posted on 5/23/15 - by Linda Stanford Applegate
I was in high school when I had the opportunity to "adopt" a service member in Viet Nam. Phillip was my pen pal for just a few short months before the letters stopped. I never knew, until I visited the Memorial Wall many years later, that he was killed in action shortly after the last letter he wrote me....I have thought often of his sacrifice...and I think of him today....Memorial Day....So sorry you never got to create a life
In Memorium
Posted on 8/28/14 - by Bob Nelson
Philip Allen Johnson was born on September 10, 1948. He graduated from Coloma High School in 1966, worked at VM in St Joseph for a time and was drafted in April 1968. Assigned to Troop “B”, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 35th Infantry Division, his tour began on December 9, 1968. He was killed by small arms fire just about ninety days later on February 21, 1969 in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam. Tay Ninh is located in southern South Vietnam and is bordered by Cambodia on the west. He was on a reconnaissance mission with his unit and according to his sister, Sandy, was hit when he turned his vehicle directly into the line of fire. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was survived by his parents (Charles and Marjorie Johnson), two sisters (Sandy and Kathy) and a younger brother (Curtis). He is buried in North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. RIP Phil.
Never Forgotten
Posted on 7/17/14 - by Carole Bock
My dear cousin Philip - I hope you know how many of us wish you were here with us today. You are missed every day!
Manuel Pino B/2/8th Cav 68-69
mpjr54@msn.com
Fellow Vietnam Army Vet
B Trp/3/4th Cav Rgt, 25th Inf Div
Unselfishly, you left your fathers and your mothers, You left behind your sisters and your brothers. Leaving your beloved children and wives, You put on hold your dreams, your lives. On foreign soil, you found yourself planted To fight for those whose freedom you granted. Without your sacrifice, their cause would be lost But you carried onward, no matter the cost. Many horrors you had endured and seen. Many faces had haunted your dreams. You cheered as your enemies littered the ground You cried as your brothers fell all around. When it was over, you all came back home, Some were left with memories to face all alone Some found themselves in the company of friends As their crosses cast shadows across the land. Those who survived were forever scarred Emotionally, physically, permanently marred. Those who did not, now sleep eternally Beneath the ground they had given their lives to keep us free. With a hand upon my heart, I feel The pride and respect my reverence is revealed In the tears that now stream down my upturned face As our flag waves above you, in her glory and grace. Freedom was the gift that you unselfishly gave Pain and death was the price that you ultimately paid. Every day, I give my utmost admiration To those who had fought to defend our nation. ~Author Unknown~
Mar 18, 2008
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!!!
Feb 21, 2007
DOUG SNYDER
C2555D@AOL.COM
FELLOW 25TH INF, DIV. BROTHER
2555 MIDDLE WAY
EASTON, PA 18040 USA
NOT FORGOTTEN HERO
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, HERO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, DOUG. CO.A 222ND MECH. INF. 25TH INF. DIV. 1968
Friday, September 10, 2004
We Remember
Philip is buried at North shore Memory Gardens in Coloma,MI. He served with B TRP,3/4 CAV,25 INF DIV
Never Forgotten
FOREVER REMEMBERED
"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.....Be not ashamed to say you loved them....
Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own....And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind...."
Quote from a letter home by Maj. Michael Davis O'Donnell
KIA 24 March 1970. Distinguished Flying Cross: Shot down and Killed while attempting to rescue 8 fellow soldiers surrounded by attacking enemy forces.
We Nam Brothers pause to give a backward glance, and post this remembrance to you, one of the gentle heroes lost to the War in Vietnam:
Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop your steel pot alongside. Shed those magazine-ladened bandoliers away from your sweat-soaked shirt. Lay that silent weapon down and step out of the heat. Feel the soothing cool breeze right down to your soul ... and rest forever in the shade of our love, brother.
From your Nam-Band-Of-Brothers
Posted by: Bill Nelson
Email: grite@yahoo.com
Relationship: NamVet 2/502 Inf 101 Abn 69-70
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Thank You
I go to GHS in Gridley, IL and I am completing this remembrance as part of the Gridley High School Posting Project. I just wanted to say thank you for your service and dedication to this country. We are blessed in this country to have heroes such as you that defended our land. Your sacrifice will always be remembered!
You will not be forgotten
Brave soldier, as part of the Gridley High School Posting Project in Gridley, Illinois, I would like to recognize the legacy that you have left behind through your selfless act of courage and loyalty to your country. Thank you for your sacrifice
Posted by: K. Gaddy
Email: liberty@comic.com
Relationship: An American Student
Saturday, February 21, 2004 |
