PFC John Washington

Update: 8/31/15

Dedication of PFC John Washington's Gravestone Marker.

Time and Date of this event is: October 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time

This Date and Time had to be cancelled.  We will post new Date and Time when available.

ATTENTION AMGRUNTS!  WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL EVENTS FOR ONE OF OUR AMGRUNTS COMING UP IN OCTOBER!

PFC JOHN WASHINGTON OF EARLE, ARKANSAS HAS BEEN IN AM UNMARKED GRAVE IN THE WEST MEMPHIS AREA OF ARKANSAS FOR 47 YEARS NOW AND WILL BE GETTING HIS VA MARKER SOMETIME IN OCTOBER!  EVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S WHITE HOUSE GOT INVOLVED!  LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SPECIAL EVENT FOR THIS 20-YEAR-OLD MARINE WHO DIED ON JANUARY 2OTH, 1968 IN MY LOC ON BANKS OF THE CUA VIET RIVER ALMOST HALF A CENTURY AGO!

ALL 1ST AMTRAC BATTALION VETERANS ARE INVITED TO PFC JOHN WASHINGTON'S GRAVESTONE MARKER DEDICATION IN OCTOBER!  LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS COMING SOON.

JOHN WASHINGTON
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
20 year old Single, Negro, Male
Born on Apr 25, 1947
From EARLE, ARKANSAS
His tour of duty began on Dec 14, 1967
Casualty was on Jan 20, 1968
in MY LOC, QUANG TRI PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Religion - PROTESTANT
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - Panel 35E - Line 1