PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Granite Falls, North Carolina.
Private First Class Scotty Henry Rhea was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Rhea served our country until April 25th, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 18 years old and was not married. It was reported that Scotty died when his vehicle hit a hostile land mine. His body was recovered. Scotty was born on September 27th, 1951 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. PFC Rhea is on panel 11W, line 052 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Word has been received here of the death of Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died in combat action in Vietnam on April 25. Rhea, who was serving with the United States Marines, was a Private First Class. He was born September 27, 1951 and was the son of Albert Guy and Virginia Bates Rhea. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Figel Guy and Harold Bert Rhea, both of Granite Falls; three sisters, Ima Jean and Hope Ann Rhea, and Mrs. James Spears, all of Granite Falls. Funeral services are incomplete pending the arrival of the body from Vietnam. Arrangements will be announced by Mackie Funeral Home.
Funeral services for PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died In combat action in Vietnam on April 25, will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Mackie Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The body was taken to the home of a sister on Summit Avenue in Granite Falls at 1 pm today.
At age 18, Scotty Henry Rhea dropped out of Granite Falls High School to join the Marines, Six months later, he was dead in the jungle of Da Nang, the youngest Caldwell County man to die in the Vietnam War. "He wrote us a letter and said it would be paradise over there if it were not for the war," remembers his older brother, Guy. For Pfc Rhea, however, the war was never really paradise. Shortly after his arrival, he was wounded when a land mine exploded under the bulldozer he was operating. Then, on April 25, 1970, while clearing away the jungle overgrowth in a combat zone, a second land mine exploded under the bulldozer, killing Scotty. "He wrote me a letter every week and wanted me to write every day," said his mother, Virginia; B. Rhea, who lives with her husband at the Hayes Mill Road residence where her son grew up. "The last letter I wrote, he didn't get. It came back after his body did." Scotty is remembered by his family as the life of the household, always laughing and in a good humor. "He was a sweet person," says his mother. "He would leave you with a smile and come back with one." His Father, Albert Guy Rhea, remembers bis son as a favorite with the girls and as a dancer.
Although Scotty only served in Vietnam for six months before his death, he received two Purple Hearts, The National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal. They hang in a case on his parents' living room wall along with pictures of the young Marine and his training platoon. It's still hard for them to reconcile themselves to their son's death after seeing what has become of the foreign country that he fought for. "I just think it was a great loss," said Virginia. "The United States stuck their nose in that over there and got our boys killed for nothing. It wouldn't had been as great a loss if they had died for something." "We had a Civil War, the South fighting the North, and no one jumped in on us," said Albert. "I was in the Second World War for four years, but we were fighting for our freedom. That was a big difference."
When they brought Scotty home from Vietnam, he was given a Marine funeral at Cloyer Baptist Church and buried in Sunset Cemetery. Today; after Thirteen years, his mother says the memory of her son remains strong. "His memory never dies," said Virginia. "He's always fresh in my mind." By Van Denton.
He served with Headquarters and Services Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds along with One Gold Star, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
Private First Class Scotty Henry Rhea was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Rhea served our country until April 25th, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 18 years old and was not married. It was reported that Scotty died when his vehicle hit a hostile land mine. His body was recovered. Scotty was born on September 27th, 1951 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. PFC Rhea is on panel 11W, line 052 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Word has been received here of the death of Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died in combat action in Vietnam on April 25. Rhea, who was serving with the United States Marines, was a Private First Class. He was born September 27, 1951 and was the son of Albert Guy and Virginia Bates Rhea. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Figel Guy and Harold Bert Rhea, both of Granite Falls; three sisters, Ima Jean and Hope Ann Rhea, and Mrs. James Spears, all of Granite Falls. Funeral services are incomplete pending the arrival of the body from Vietnam. Arrangements will be announced by Mackie Funeral Home.
Funeral services for PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died In combat action in Vietnam on April 25, will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Mackie Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The body was taken to the home of a sister on Summit Avenue in Granite Falls at 1 pm today.
At age 18, Scotty Henry Rhea dropped out of Granite Falls High School to join the Marines, Six months later, he was dead in the jungle of Da Nang, the youngest Caldwell County man to die in the Vietnam War. "He wrote us a letter and said it would be paradise over there if it were not for the war," remembers his older brother, Guy. For Pfc Rhea, however, the war was never really paradise. Shortly after his arrival, he was wounded when a land mine exploded under the bulldozer he was operating. Then, on April 25, 1970, while clearing away the jungle overgrowth in a combat zone, a second land mine exploded under the bulldozer, killing Scotty. "He wrote me a letter every week and wanted me to write every day," said his mother, Virginia; B. Rhea, who lives with her husband at the Hayes Mill Road residence where her son grew up. "The last letter I wrote, he didn't get. It came back after his body did." Scotty is remembered by his family as the life of the household, always laughing and in a good humor. "He was a sweet person," says his mother. "He would leave you with a smile and come back with one." His Father, Albert Guy Rhea, remembers bis son as a favorite with the girls and as a dancer.
Although Scotty only served in Vietnam for six months before his death, he received two Purple Hearts, The National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal. They hang in a case on his parents' living room wall along with pictures of the young Marine and his training platoon. It's still hard for them to reconcile themselves to their son's death after seeing what has become of the foreign country that he fought for. "I just think it was a great loss," said Virginia. "The United States stuck their nose in that over there and got our boys killed for nothing. It wouldn't had been as great a loss if they had died for something." "We had a Civil War, the South fighting the North, and no one jumped in on us," said Albert. "I was in the Second World War for four years, but we were fighting for our freedom. That was a big difference."
When they brought Scotty home from Vietnam, he was given a Marine funeral at Cloyer Baptist Church and buried in Sunset Cemetery. Today; after Thirteen years, his mother says the memory of her son remains strong. "His memory never dies," said Virginia. "He's always fresh in my mind." By Van Denton.
He served with Headquarters and Services Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds along with One Gold Star, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Granite Falls, North Carolina.
Private First Class Scotty Henry Rhea was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Rhea served our country until April 25th, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 18 years old and was not married. It was reported that Scotty died when his vehicle hit a hostile land mine. His body was recovered. Scotty was born on September 27th, 1951 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. PFC Rhea is on panel 11W, line 052 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Word has been received here of the death of Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died in combat action in Vietnam on April 25. Rhea, who was serving with the United States Marines, was a Private First Class. He was born September 27, 1951 and was the son of Albert Guy and Virginia Bates Rhea. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Figel Guy and Harold Bert Rhea, both of Granite Falls; three sisters, Ima Jean and Hope Ann Rhea, and Mrs. James Spears, all of Granite Falls. Funeral services are incomplete pending the arrival of the body from Vietnam. Arrangements will be announced by Mackie Funeral Home.
Funeral services for PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died In combat action in Vietnam on April 25, will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Mackie Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The body was taken to the home of a sister on Summit Avenue in Granite Falls at 1 pm today.
At age 18, Scotty Henry Rhea dropped out of Granite Falls High School to join the Marines, Six months later, he was dead in the jungle of Da Nang, the youngest Caldwell County man to die in the Vietnam War. "He wrote us a letter and said it would be paradise over there if it were not for the war," remembers his older brother, Guy. For Pfc Rhea, however, the war was never really paradise. Shortly after his arrival, he was wounded when a land mine exploded under the bulldozer he was operating. Then, on April 25, 1970, while clearing away the jungle overgrowth in a combat zone, a second land mine exploded under the bulldozer, killing Scotty. "He wrote me a letter every week and wanted me to write every day," said his mother, Virginia; B. Rhea, who lives with her husband at the Hayes Mill Road residence where her son grew up. "The last letter I wrote, he didn't get. It came back after his body did." Scotty is remembered by his family as the life of the household, always laughing and in a good humor. "He was a sweet person," says his mother. "He would leave you with a smile and come back with one." His Father, Albert Guy Rhea, remembers bis son as a favorite with the girls and as a dancer.
Although Scotty only served in Vietnam for six months before his death, he received two Purple Hearts, The National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal. They hang in a case on his parents' living room wall along with pictures of the young Marine and his training platoon. It's still hard for them to reconcile themselves to their son's death after seeing what has become of the foreign country that he fought for. "I just think it was a great loss," said Virginia. "The United States stuck their nose in that over there and got our boys killed for nothing. It wouldn't had been as great a loss if they had died for something." "We had a Civil War, the South fighting the North, and no one jumped in on us," said Albert. "I was in the Second World War for four years, but we were fighting for our freedom. That was a big difference."
When they brought Scotty home from Vietnam, he was given a Marine funeral at Cloyer Baptist Church and buried in Sunset Cemetery. Today; after Thirteen years, his mother says the memory of her son remains strong. "His memory never dies," said Virginia. "He's always fresh in my mind." By Van Denton.
He served with Headquarters and Services Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds along with One Gold Star, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
Private First Class Scotty Henry Rhea was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Rhea served our country until April 25th, 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 18 years old and was not married. It was reported that Scotty died when his vehicle hit a hostile land mine. His body was recovered. Scotty was born on September 27th, 1951 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. PFC Rhea is on panel 11W, line 052 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Word has been received here of the death of Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died in combat action in Vietnam on April 25. Rhea, who was serving with the United States Marines, was a Private First Class. He was born September 27, 1951 and was the son of Albert Guy and Virginia Bates Rhea. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two brothers, Figel Guy and Harold Bert Rhea, both of Granite Falls; three sisters, Ima Jean and Hope Ann Rhea, and Mrs. James Spears, all of Granite Falls. Funeral services are incomplete pending the arrival of the body from Vietnam. Arrangements will be announced by Mackie Funeral Home.
Funeral services for PFC Scotty Henry Rhea, 18, of Route 3, Granite Falls, who died In combat action in Vietnam on April 25, will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Mackie Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Hills Cemetery. The body was taken to the home of a sister on Summit Avenue in Granite Falls at 1 pm today.
At age 18, Scotty Henry Rhea dropped out of Granite Falls High School to join the Marines, Six months later, he was dead in the jungle of Da Nang, the youngest Caldwell County man to die in the Vietnam War. "He wrote us a letter and said it would be paradise over there if it were not for the war," remembers his older brother, Guy. For Pfc Rhea, however, the war was never really paradise. Shortly after his arrival, he was wounded when a land mine exploded under the bulldozer he was operating. Then, on April 25, 1970, while clearing away the jungle overgrowth in a combat zone, a second land mine exploded under the bulldozer, killing Scotty. "He wrote me a letter every week and wanted me to write every day," said his mother, Virginia; B. Rhea, who lives with her husband at the Hayes Mill Road residence where her son grew up. "The last letter I wrote, he didn't get. It came back after his body did." Scotty is remembered by his family as the life of the household, always laughing and in a good humor. "He was a sweet person," says his mother. "He would leave you with a smile and come back with one." His Father, Albert Guy Rhea, remembers bis son as a favorite with the girls and as a dancer.
Although Scotty only served in Vietnam for six months before his death, he received two Purple Hearts, The National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal. They hang in a case on his parents' living room wall along with pictures of the young Marine and his training platoon. It's still hard for them to reconcile themselves to their son's death after seeing what has become of the foreign country that he fought for. "I just think it was a great loss," said Virginia. "The United States stuck their nose in that over there and got our boys killed for nothing. It wouldn't had been as great a loss if they had died for something." "We had a Civil War, the South fighting the North, and no one jumped in on us," said Albert. "I was in the Second World War for four years, but we were fighting for our freedom. That was a big difference."
When they brought Scotty home from Vietnam, he was given a Marine funeral at Cloyer Baptist Church and buried in Sunset Cemetery. Today; after Thirteen years, his mother says the memory of her son remains strong. "His memory never dies," said Virginia. "He's always fresh in my mind." By Van Denton.
He served with Headquarters and Services Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds along with One Gold Star, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
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