Quantico Marine Corps Base in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Basic School Class of 2-1965

By Kevin W., July 22, 2014

1. Basic School Class of 2-1965 Marker

Front of the Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the 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. Marker is in Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia, in Prince William County

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

By Kevin W., July 22, 2014

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

. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Gilbert Road and Okinawa Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marine Officers Basic Class 6-67 (a few steps from 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); 13th Special Basic Course (1952) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quantico Marine Corps Base.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.