Camp Barrett in Marine Corps Base Quantico in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Basic School Class of 2-1965

Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2014

1. Basic School Class of 2-1965 Marker

Front of the Marker

Inscription.
In memory of these brave instructors and Lieutenants of C company, TBS 2-65 who served here from August 1964 to February 1965 and entered the Vietnam conflict as one of the first Basic School classes to do so. They Gallantly gave their lives for Corps and Country and their precious lives ended far too soon. We will never forget them and their sacrifices.

Richard J. Sasek, Instructor • Ralph Hines, Instructor
Carson L. Culler • James T. Egan, Jr.
David A. Frederick • Philip B. Hines
John C. Hurst • Glenn E. Insprucker
William F. Mullins, Jr. • Douglas W. O'Donnell
David J. Richtsteig • John S. Sayer
Moyers S. Shore, II • Adam E. Simpson, Jr.
Francis Zavacki

Dedicated to our fallen comrades this 21st day of May 2014

We shall always remember.

Erected 2014.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 38° 29.962′ N, 77° 26.388′ W. Memorial is in Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is in Camp Barrett. It can be reached from the intersection of Gilbert Road and Okinawa Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24164 Belleau Ave, 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,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marine Officers Basic Class 6-67 (a few steps from this marker); Courage (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Special Basic Class (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Special Basic Class (within shouting distance of this marker); 5th Special Basic Class (within shouting distance of this marker); Quantico Marine Athletes of the Sixties (within shouting distance of this marker); First Special Basic Class (within shouting distance of this marker); Heywood Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Also see . . . Basic School Class of 2-1965 Reunion web site. (Submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Basic School Class of 2-1965 Marker</b> (on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 22, 2014

2. Basic School Class of 2-1965 Marker (on left)

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

3. Basic School Class of 2-1965 Marker

An identical plaque is on the grounds of the National Museum of the Marine Corps not far away near Triangle.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.