Richard Lee Hardesty
Private First Class
D CO, 2ND BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Vernon, Indiana
December 12, 1948 to August 12, 1969
RICHARD L HARDESTY is on the Wall at Panel W19, Line 15

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26 Mar 2008

Ricky, I have missed you these past 39 years. I practice today as a doctor because of men like you. May we all who knew you never forget your smile and your good-hearted jokes. I have tried to walk in the world for you and all the soldiers who gave the last full measure for my freedom. May God give you eternal rest.

From a friend,
Ron Shepherd
rshepherd@mchsi.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

    On 12 August 1969 D Company, 2/12th Cavalry, lost four men in the vicinity of Duc Phong, about 26 kilometers east-southeast of Song Be city:
    • SP4 Leonard L. Alvarado, Bakersfield, CA (Dist Svc Cross)
    • SP4 John M. Mahoney, Bakerton, WV
    • PFC Larry D. Garner, Sunset, UT
    • PFC Richard L. Hardesty, Vernon, IN
    The Citation to SP4 Alvarado's DSC says the four men were part of a reaction force moving to assist another platoon in contact, while other sources note the Duc Phong airfield, also known as Landing Zone CALDWELL, came under attack on 12 August.

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