Triangle in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364

"The Purple Foxes"

— The Marine Air/Ground Team —

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021

1. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 Marker

Inscription.

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364. "The Purple Foxes". , Dedicated in memory of these Marines and Navy Corpsmen who made the supreme sacrifice for their Corps and Country, Vietnam War , SSgt. Robert L. Womack Oct 11, 1965 . Cpl. Gary L. Dowell Oct 27, 1965 . Capt. Kirk I. Riley Dec 03, 1965 . 1stLt. Stanley G. Johnson Dec 03, 1965 . Cpl. Warren R. Dempsey Dec 03, 1965 . Cpl. Robert H. White Dec 03, 1965 . Cpl. John T. Corl Dec 08, 1965 . Cpl. Calvin D. Dawkins Dec 13, 1967 . Maj. Leonard R. Demko Feb 05, 1968 . Capt. John J. Buke Feb 05, 1968 . Sgt. James D. Shelton Feb 05, 1968 . Cpl. Gerald W. Conner Feb 05, 1968 . Cpl. Norman O. Copelan Feb 05, 1968 . SSgt. Jack D. Deese May 26, 1968 . Cpl. Ronald E. Grier May 26, 1968 . Cpl. James E. Johnson May 26, 1968 . 1stLt. John F. Meyer Jan 26, 1969 . 1stLt. David W. Sterling Jan 26, 1969 . LCpl. David P. Dolan Jan 26, 1969 . LCpl. James E. Hannibal Jan 26, 1969 . LCpl. Michael J. Schickel Jan 26, 1969 . HN Richard M. Lubin Jan 26, 1969 . Capt. Ernest E. Bartolina Feb 07, 1969 . 1stLt. Russell E. Moke Feb 07, 1969 . Cpl. Charles W. Miller Feb 07, 1969 . LCpl. Rodney G. Shank Feb 07, 1969 . HM2 Walter R. Tyrrel Feb 07, 1969 . HN Gary N. Young Feb 07, 1969 . 1stLt. Laurie E. Barnes Apr 11, 1969 . 1stLt. Donald C. Bosbery Apr 11, 1969 . SSgt. Beverly L. Barnhart Apr 11, 1969 . Sgt. Charles H. Meeks Apr 11, 1969 . 1stLt. Michael K. Nickerson Apr 14, 1969 . Sgt. Robert M. Gendron Apr 14, 1969 . LCpl. John E. Banister Apr 14, 1969 . HM2 William L. Sperb Apr 14, 1969 . Maj. John C. Archbold Jun 07, 1969 . PFC. Bruce A. Pankuch Jun 07, 1969 . 1stLt. Robert W. Armenio Jul 27, 1969 . 1st Lt. Daunt B. Sanders Jul 27, 1969 . GySgt. Raymong Gibel Jul 27, 1969 . Cpl. John H. Harris Jul 27, 1969 . Cpl. John T. McDaniel Jul 27, 1969 . LCpl. Michael F. Gramlick Jul 27, 1969 . HM1 Charles L. Hackworth Jul 27, 1969 . LCpl. Howard T. Lenhard Oct 05, 1969 . 1stLt. Kenneth B. Kozai Nov 29, 1969 . 1stLt. Dennis J. Reardon Nov 29, 1969 . Sgt. John E. Mattingly Nov 29, 1969 . Cpl. Richard J. Leffler Nov 29, 1969 . Cpl. Henry B. Parsons Nov 29, 1969 . HM3 James M. Garrett Nov 29, 1969 . 1stLt. Charles K. Butler Dec 28, 1969 . 1stLt. William P. Higgins Dec 28, 1969 . SSgt. Robert R. Swain Dec 28, 1969 . PFC. William L. Beadnell Dec 28, 1969 . 1stLt. Joseph W. Devlin Mar 08, 1970 . 1stLt. James F. Gillies Aug 07, 1970 . Sgt. Richard M. Seymore Aug 07, 1970 . 1stLt. John T. Wallace Apr 20, 1971 . PFC. Charles Lee Peddy Jan 26, 1969, Operation Iraqi Freedom , Capt. Andrew D. Lamont May 19, 2003 . Capt. Timothy L. Ryan May 19, 2003 . SSgt. Aaron D. White May 19, 2003 . LCpl. Jason W. Moore May 19, 2003 . Sgt. Kirk Straseskie May 19, 2003 , Honorary Purple Fox, Operation Iraqi Freedom , Capt. Jennifer Harris Feb. 07, 2007 . 1stLt. Jared M. Landaker Feb. 07, 2007 . Sgt. James R. Tijerna Feb. 07, 2007 . Cpl. Thomas E. Saba Feb. 07, 2007 . Travis D. Pfister Feb. 07, 2007 . HM1 Gilbert Minjares, Jr. Feb. 07, 2007 . MH3 Manuel A. Ruiz Feb. 07, 2007, To Honor , The Warriors of Hill 881 , South Khe Sanh. , Dedicated to the memory of these Marines and Navy Corpsmen who served Corps and Country in defense of the hill and gave their lives in Vietnam., 26 December 1967 - 17 April 1968. 2dLt William Resor Ammon - M/3/26 . PFC Paul Melvin Beddoe, JR. - B/3rdRecon . 2dLt Thomas Drew Brindley - 1/3/26 . PFC Adrian Coogie Brittle, Jr. - 1/3/26 . Cpl Charles William Bryan - B/3rdRecon . PFC James Alfred Collins - 1/3/26 . PFC Reece, A. Critchfield, Jr. - 1/3/26 . PFC Jerry Wayne Dearing - H&S/3/26 . PFC Robert Ellis Dooley - M/3/26 . Pvt Darrell Edward Dunlap - 1/3/26 . PFC Charles Richard Finley - M/3/26 . 1stLt Benjamin Stephen Fordham - K/3/26 . LCpl John F. Francavilla - 1/3/26 . PFC James Roland Golz - 1/3/26 . LCpl THomas William Hollis - B/3rdRecon . PFC Terry Melvin Johnson - 1/3/26 . LCpl DeWayne King - M/3/26 . LCpl Thomas Lloyd Kingston - 1/3/26 . Cpl Delbert Louis Leasure - C/1/13 . Cpl Sidney B. MacLeod, Jr. - M/3/26 . LCpl William L. Matthews, Jr. - H&S/3/26 . LCpl Stephen Dwayne McGee - M/3/26 . LCpl Joe Louis Lockhar McGill - M/3/26 . PFC Leonard Lee Newton - 1/3/26 . PFC Willie F. Oxendine, III - 1/3/26 . PFC Patrick Chasie Patterson - K/3/26 . Cpl John Rocco Peretta - 1/3/26 . LCpl Alan J. Robinson - M/3/26 . GySgt Paul Edward Robitaille - M/3/26 . PFC Benny Manuel Santistevan, Jr. - 1/3/26 . LCpl Gary Lee Saxton - Hq/26 . GySgt Jeremiah Scott - 1/3/26 . PFC John Archer Smith - 1/3/26 . Cpl Terry Lee Smith - H&S/3/26 . PFC Irwin Ross Sobel - M/3/26 . PFC Frank Adam Szymanski, IV - 1/3/26 . Cpl Homer Taylor, Jr. - 1/3/26 . SSgt Karl Gorman Taylor, Sr. - 1/3/26 . 2dLt Michael Howard Thomas - 1/3/26 . LCpl William Walter Waters, Jr. - 1/3/26 . HM3 Robert Logan Wickliffe - H&S/3/26 . Cpl Robert Arthur Wiedeman - 1/3/26 . LCpl Phillip G. Wigton - M/3/26 . PFC Richard Earl Williams - M/3/26 . GySgt Eugene Charles Wire - M/3/26 . HN Emil John Wurtz - H&S/3/26, "Go With God, Gentlemen. You Earned It." , William H. Dabney, Captain USMC, Commanding , Donated by , Henry D. Bruns, II, USMCR - 5th SBC, Semper Fidelis , Always Faithful.

Dedicated in memory of these Marines and Navy Corpsmen who made the supreme sacrifice for their Corps and Country

Vietnam War
SSgt. Robert L. Womack Oct 11, 1965 • Cpl. Gary L. Dowell Oct 27, 1965 • Capt. Kirk I. Riley Dec 03, 1965 • 1stLt. Stanley G. Johnson Dec 03, 1965 • Cpl. Warren R. Dempsey Dec 03, 1965 • Cpl. Robert H. White Dec 03, 1965 • Cpl. John T. Corl Dec 08, 1965 • Cpl. Calvin D. Dawkins Dec 13, 1967 • Maj. Leonard R. Demko Feb 05, 1968 • Capt. John J. Buke Feb 05, 1968 • Sgt. James D. Shelton Feb 05, 1968 • Cpl. Gerald W. Conner Feb 05, 1968 • Cpl. Norman O. Copelan Feb 05, 1968 • SSgt. Jack D. Deese May 26, 1968 • Cpl. Ronald E. Grier May 26, 1968 • Cpl. James E. Johnson May 26, 1968 • 1stLt. John F. Meyer Jan 26, 1969 • 1stLt. David W. Sterling Jan 26, 1969 • LCpl. David P. Dolan Jan 26, 1969 • LCpl. James E. Hannibal Jan 26, 1969 • LCpl. Michael J. Schickel Jan 26, 1969 • HN Richard M. Lubin Jan 26, 1969 • Capt. Ernest E. Bartolina Feb 07, 1969 • 1stLt. Russell E. Moke Feb 07, 1969 • Cpl. Charles W. Miller Feb 07, 1969 • LCpl. Rodney G. Shank Feb 07, 1969 • HM2 Walter R. Tyrrel Feb 07, 1969 • HN Gary N. Young Feb 07, 1969 • 1stLt. Laurie E. Barnes Apr 11, 1969 • 1stLt. Donald C. Bosbery Apr 11, 1969 • SSgt. Beverly L. Barnhart Apr

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11, 1969 • Sgt. Charles H. Meeks Apr 11, 1969 • 1stLt. Michael K. Nickerson Apr 14, 1969 • Sgt. Robert M. Gendron Apr 14, 1969 • LCpl. John E. Banister Apr 14, 1969 • HM2 William L. Sperb Apr 14, 1969 • Maj. John C. Archbold Jun 07, 1969 • PFC. Bruce A. Pankuch Jun 07, 1969 • 1stLt. Robert W. Armenio Jul 27, 1969 • 1st Lt. Daunt B. Sanders Jul 27, 1969 • GySgt. Raymong Gibel Jul 27, 1969 • Cpl. John H. Harris Jul 27, 1969 • Cpl. John T. McDaniel Jul 27, 1969 • LCpl. Michael F. Gramlick Jul 27, 1969 • HM1 Charles L. Hackworth Jul 27, 1969 • LCpl. Howard T. Lenhard Oct 05, 1969 • 1stLt. Kenneth B. Kozai Nov 29, 1969 • 1stLt. Dennis J. Reardon Nov 29, 1969 • Sgt. John E. Mattingly Nov 29, 1969 • Cpl. Richard J. Leffler Nov 29, 1969 • Cpl. Henry B. Parsons Nov 29, 1969 • HM3 James M. Garrett Nov 29, 1969 • 1stLt. Charles K. Butler Dec 28, 1969 • 1stLt. William P. Higgins Dec 28, 1969 • SSgt. Robert R. Swain Dec 28, 1969 • PFC. William L. Beadnell Dec 28, 1969 • 1stLt. Joseph W. Devlin Mar 08, 1970 • 1stLt. James F. Gillies Aug 07, 1970 • Sgt. Richard M. Seymore Aug 07, 1970 • 1stLt. John T. Wallace Apr 20, 1971 • PFC. Charles Lee Peddy Jan 26, 1969

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Capt. Andrew D. Lamont May 19, 2003 • Capt. Timothy L. Ryan May 19, 2003 • SSgt. Aaron D. White May 19, 2003 • LCpl. Jason W.

The Warriors of Hill 881 South side of the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021

2. The Warriors of Hill 881 South side of the memorial

Moore May 19, 2003 • Sgt. Kirk Straseskie* May 19, 2003
* Honorary Purple Fox

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Capt. Jennifer Harris Feb. 07, 2007 • 1stLt. Jared M. Landaker Feb. 07, 2007 • Sgt. James R. Tijerna Feb. 07, 2007 • Cpl. Thomas E. Saba Feb. 07, 2007 • Travis D. Pfister Feb. 07, 2007 • HM1 Gilbert Minjares, Jr. Feb. 07, 2007 • MH3 Manuel A. Ruiz Feb. 07, 2007

To Honor
The Warriors of Hill 881
South Khe Sanh
Dedicated to the memory of these Marines and Navy Corpsmen who served Corps and Country in defense of the hill and gave their lives in Vietnam.

26 December 1967 - 17 April 1968 2dLt William Resor Ammon - M/3/26 • PFC Paul Melvin Beddoe, JR. - B/3rdRecon • 2dLt Thomas Drew Brindley - 1/3/26 • PFC Adrian Coogie Brittle, Jr. - 1/3/26 • Cpl Charles William Bryan - B/3rdRecon • PFC James Alfred Collins - 1/3/26 • PFC Reece, A. Critchfield, Jr. - 1/3/26 • PFC Jerry Wayne Dearing - H&S/3/26 • PFC Robert Ellis Dooley - M/3/26 • Pvt Darrell Edward Dunlap - 1/3/26 • PFC Charles Richard Finley - M/3/26 • 1stLt Benjamin Stephen Fordham - K/3/26 • LCpl John F. Francavilla - 1/3/26 • PFC James Roland Golz - 1/3/26 • LCpl THomas William Hollis - B/3rdRecon • PFC Terry Melvin Johnson - 1/3/26 • LCpl DeWayne King - M/3/26

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• LCpl Thomas Lloyd Kingston - 1/3/26 • Cpl Delbert Louis Leasure - C/1/13 • Cpl Sidney B. MacLeod, Jr. - M/3/26 • LCpl William L. Matthews, Jr. - H&S/3/26 • LCpl Stephen Dwayne McGee - M/3/26 • LCpl Joe Louis Lockhar McGill - M/3/26 • PFC Leonard Lee Newton - 1/3/26 • PFC Willie F. Oxendine, III - 1/3/26 • PFC Patrick Chasie Patterson - K/3/26 • Cpl John Rocco Peretta - 1/3/26 • LCpl Alan J. Robinson - M/3/26 • GySgt Paul Edward Robitaille - M/3/26 • PFC Benny Manuel Santistevan, Jr. - 1/3/26 • LCpl Gary Lee Saxton - Hq/26 • GySgt Jeremiah Scott - 1/3/26 • PFC John Archer Smith - 1/3/26 • Cpl Terry Lee Smith - H&S/3/26 • PFC Irwin Ross Sobel - M/3/26 • PFC Frank Adam Szymanski, IV - 1/3/26 • Cpl Homer Taylor, Jr. - 1/3/26 • SSgt Karl Gorman Taylor, Sr. - 1/3/26 • 2dLt Michael Howard Thomas - 1/3/26 • LCpl William Walter Waters, Jr. - 1/3/26 • HM3 Robert Logan Wickliffe - H&S/3/26 • Cpl Robert Arthur Wiedeman - 1/3/26 • LCpl Phillip G. Wigton - M/3/26 • PFC Richard Earl Williams - M/3/26 • GySgt Eugene Charles Wire - M/3/26 • HN Emil John Wurtz - H&S/3/26

"Go With God, Gentlemen. You Earned It."
William H. Dabney, Captain USMC, Commanding
Donated by
Henry D. Bruns, II, USMCR - 5th SBC

Semper Fidelis
Always Faithful

Erected 2004 by Their Purple Fox Brothers and Sisters, Families and Friends to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and the United States Marine Corps; Aircraft art by Lt. Col. Michael Leahy, USMCR (Ret); Sculptor Cpl. Cliff F. Dupill, USMCR.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.

Location. 38° 32.51′ N, 77° 20.571′ W. Memorial is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Jefferson Davis Highway 0.1 miles south of Joplin Road (Virginia Route 619), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1775 Semper Fidelis Wy, Triangle VA 22172, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Remembering Our Fallen Brothers (a few steps from this marker); Marines and Corpsmen (within shouting distance of this marker); Co. E, 2d Bn, Spl Tra Regt (within shouting distance of this marker); 291 Mustangs (within shouting distance of this marker); Co. F, 2d Bn, Spl Tra Regt (within shouting distance of this marker); 2d Recon Bn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Basic School Class 3-69 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Basic School, Class 5-69 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.