Preceded in death by his Grandmother, Carrie Binkley; Mother, Gladys Manley; Stepfather, J D Manley.
He served as a pround Marine in the 1st Battalion 9th Marines "The Walking Dead" in Vietnam where he received the Purple Heart for wounds in battle.
These men are from “The Walking Dead”, the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Bravo Company, who fought, and all but one, died on 12 May 1966 in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.
2ndLt John Bruce Capel, Glen Ellyn, IL Sgt Dallas C. Young, Salem, IL Cpl James R. Howell, Tucson, AZ LCpl Edgardo Caceres, Tacoma, WA (Silver Star) LCpl Ralph G. Erdely, Springfield, MA LCpl Richard W. Huntoon, Leicester, MA Pfc Neal A. Denning, Willow Springs, NC Pfc Robert E. Jones, Corona, CA Pfc Ronald H. Justis, Selma, IN Pfc James P. Laclear, East Lansing, MI HN Pedro Munoz, El Paso, TX, Corpsman (H&S w/ B/1/9) (Silver Star) Pfc Wallace S. Perkins, Dallas, TX Pfc John J. Schultz, Harper Woods, MI Pfc Tommy R. White, Kennett, MO Pfc James K Binkley, Ashland City, TN (died 01 May 2013)
Pvt. Reuben Morales, La Puente CA and Pfc. James K. Binkley, Ashland City TN were the sole survivors of the patrol.
He served as a pround Marine in the 1st Battalion 9th Marines "The Walking Dead" in Vietnam where he received the Purple Heart for wounds in battle.
These men are from “The Walking Dead”, the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Bravo Company, who fought, and all but one, died on 12 May 1966 in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.
2ndLt John Bruce Capel, Glen Ellyn, IL Sgt Dallas C. Young, Salem, IL Cpl James R. Howell, Tucson, AZ LCpl Edgardo Caceres, Tacoma, WA (Silver Star) LCpl Ralph G. Erdely, Springfield, MA LCpl Richard W. Huntoon, Leicester, MA Pfc Neal A. Denning, Willow Springs, NC Pfc Robert E. Jones, Corona, CA Pfc Ronald H. Justis, Selma, IN Pfc James P. Laclear, East Lansing, MI HN Pedro Munoz, El Paso, TX, Corpsman (H&S w/ B/1/9) (Silver Star) Pfc Wallace S. Perkins, Dallas, TX Pfc John J. Schultz, Harper Woods, MI Pfc Tommy R. White, Kennett, MO Pfc James K Binkley, Ashland City, TN (died 01 May 2013)
Pvt. Reuben Morales, La Puente CA and Pfc. James K. Binkley, Ashland City TN were the sole survivors of the patrol.
Preceded in death by his Grandmother, Carrie Binkley; Mother, Gladys Manley; Stepfather, J D Manley.
He served as a pround Marine in the 1st Battalion 9th Marines "The Walking Dead" in Vietnam where he received the Purple Heart for wounds in battle.
These men are from “The Walking Dead”, the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Bravo Company, who fought, and all but one, died on 12 May 1966 in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.
2ndLt John Bruce Capel, Glen Ellyn, IL Sgt Dallas C. Young, Salem, IL Cpl James R. Howell, Tucson, AZ LCpl Edgardo Caceres, Tacoma, WA (Silver Star) LCpl Ralph G. Erdely, Springfield, MA LCpl Richard W. Huntoon, Leicester, MA Pfc Neal A. Denning, Willow Springs, NC Pfc Robert E. Jones, Corona, CA Pfc Ronald H. Justis, Selma, IN Pfc James P. Laclear, East Lansing, MI HN Pedro Munoz, El Paso, TX, Corpsman (H&S w/ B/1/9) (Silver Star) Pfc Wallace S. Perkins, Dallas, TX Pfc John J. Schultz, Harper Woods, MI Pfc Tommy R. White, Kennett, MO Pfc James K Binkley, Ashland City, TN (died 01 May 2013)
Pvt. Reuben Morales, La Puente CA and Pfc. James K. Binkley, Ashland City TN were the sole survivors of the patrol.
He served as a pround Marine in the 1st Battalion 9th Marines "The Walking Dead" in Vietnam where he received the Purple Heart for wounds in battle.
These men are from “The Walking Dead”, the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Bravo Company, who fought, and all but one, died on 12 May 1966 in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.
2ndLt John Bruce Capel, Glen Ellyn, IL Sgt Dallas C. Young, Salem, IL Cpl James R. Howell, Tucson, AZ LCpl Edgardo Caceres, Tacoma, WA (Silver Star) LCpl Ralph G. Erdely, Springfield, MA LCpl Richard W. Huntoon, Leicester, MA Pfc Neal A. Denning, Willow Springs, NC Pfc Robert E. Jones, Corona, CA Pfc Ronald H. Justis, Selma, IN Pfc James P. Laclear, East Lansing, MI HN Pedro Munoz, El Paso, TX, Corpsman (H&S w/ B/1/9) (Silver Star) Pfc Wallace S. Perkins, Dallas, TX Pfc John J. Schultz, Harper Woods, MI Pfc Tommy R. White, Kennett, MO Pfc James K Binkley, Ashland City, TN (died 01 May 2013)
Pvt. Reuben Morales, La Puente CA and Pfc. James K. Binkley, Ashland City TN were the sole survivors of the patrol.
