At a glance
Army, 1968 to 1970·Company D, 815th Engineer Battalion·Built roads in Vietnam·Married 52 years·Died May 6, 2025, at 77
Raven's story
Assigned to Company D, 815th Engineer Battalion, building roads (construction). He said they would run the kids off trying to get food from the trash cans. Finally they just let them eat it. He didn't talk too much about it. He passed May 6, 2025. He was 77. We were married 52 years.
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- FAMILY ACCOUNT Shared by his wife with Fire Swept Trail, October 2026. Not independently verified.