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Patrol Report  70-1249 Flaky Snow June 1970

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Lance Corporal

Gary Wayne Ragsdale

Email from: Robert Grace 11/19/2020 10:48PM
Email: rlg1951@att.net
Phone number: 559-291-5749
Subject: Gary Ragsdale
Message: I held him in my arms as he was dying. I yelled for corpman Doc Connley. Doc kept Gary alive all the way back to BAS. It was Flag Day June 14,1970! When I see the Flag I see Gary Ragsdale! The only reason he was there was because he wanted to go on patrol me! I carry that with me everyday! Until we meet again Brother! Semper Fi

POSTED ON 1/29/2017 BY: CPL CHARLES SETSER. ECHO 3/1, 1ST RECON BN, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM chucksetser@gmail.com

LCPL RAGSDALE, GARY W SEMPER FI
The memory of your name and your memorial on the LZ in 1970 at 1st are on Ann has stayed in my mind and heart for all these years. With sadness and at times guilt I have carried you. Always have I wondered why a good man like you rather than me left on the field of battle.

Robert,

Thanks for your email. I apologize for not responding quicker. I've been out of town for a week and a half.

I feel what you're feeling brother we all lost close friends in Vietnam, and they all still haunt us all today.

I did not know Gary I wish that I did he sounds like a hell of a Marine. I left country (Vietnam) in 69.

I'll add Gary Ragsdale to my project that I'm working on if you have any other stories/photos or anything you want to add please email them to me and I'll add them to his final page that I'm working on.

I should wrap the project up sometime early spring of 2021.

S/F

Floyd

Email to: Robert Grace 11/23/2020 12:55PM