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Hotel Company, The Basic School

Class 8-68

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
1. Hotel Company, The Basic School Marker
Inscription.
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the classmates of the Basic School Class 8-68 who made the Ultimate Sacrifice while serving in the Republic of Vietnam as Marine officers of the United States of America.

1st Lt Robert Edward Castle, Aviation, 21 Mar 1970 • 2ndLt Vasilios Demitris, Artillery, 24 Feb 1969 • 1stLt Ronald W. McLean, Infantry, 08 Jun 1969 • 1stLt Michael M. O'Connor, Infantry, 04 Jun 1969 • 2ndLt Terry Pensoneau, Infantry, 16 Dec 1968 • 1stLt Charles H. Schaefer, Armor, 24 Aug 1969 • 2ndLt Kenneth H. Shelleman, Infantry, 02 Feb 1969 • 1stLt John Michael Shinault, Infantry, 07 May 1969 • 2ndLt Duncan Balfour Sleigh, Infantry, 06 Nov 1968 • 2ndLt James G. Upchurch, Infantry, 25 Mar 1969 • 2ndLt Carl R. Wilson, Infantry, 21 Mar 1969

★ Semper Fidelis ★
[★ Always Faithful ★]

Our band of brothers
All gave some, some gave all

 
Erected 2018.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 32.49′ N, 77° 20.562′ W. Memorial is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) 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: 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Quantico VA 22134, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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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: 263 Squadron (here, next to this marker); Marine Spouses and Children Memorial (here, next to this marker); November Company (here, next to this marker); The Basic School (here, next to this marker); Company H (here, next to this marker); "Freedoms Flying Memorial" (here, next to this marker); Bravo Company (here, next to this marker); 9th Engineer Battalion (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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