Charles H Parks, Jr

The database page for Charles H Parks, Jr

08 Aug 2007 REMEMBERED by a friend. E-mail address is not available.

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, lost five men on 21 Aug 1969, three Marines and two Navy Corpsmen: Sgt David R. Baker, Antes, PA, Mike 3/7 HM2 Robert T. Razzano, Cohoes, NY, H&S Company 3/7 Cpl Charles R. Le Bosquet, Madison, WI, Mike 3/7 Cpl Major B. Morgan, Chamblee, GA, Mike 3/7 HN Charles H. Parks, Aiken, SC, H&S Company 3/7 Men under arms accept the possibility of death at the enemies' hands. On this day, the real tragedy was that only Hospitalman Parks died as a result of enemy action; the other four men died in a "friendly fire" incident. "You guys are the Marine's doctors - There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..." -- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller -- Visit John Dennison's Medics on the Wall memorial which honors the Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen who died in Vietnam.

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 08 Aug 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009