THOMAS DUANE WORREL

We give thanks for THOMAS DUANE WORREL'S life.

After They Are Gone

When someone we love passes away,
We ache, but we go on;
Our dear departed would want us to heal,
After they are gone.

Grief is a normal way to mend
The anguish and pain in our hearts;
We need time to remember and time to mourn,
Before the recovery starts.

Let's draw together to recuperate,
As we go through this period of sorrow;
Let's help each other, with tender care
To find a brighter tomorrow.

By Joanna Fuchs

Guest Book

THOMAS D WORREL

A man is not dead until he is forgotten. Go in peace and remember you are not forgotten while I am still on patrol.

WORREL THOMAS DUANE 311565545

Date of Birth: 2/12/1950

Branch of Service: Marine Corps

Rank: Lance Corporal E3 Rifleman (USMC)

Date of Casualty: 4/23/1970

7/9/1969 Hostile, Died Gun, Small Arms Fire Ground Casualty

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Casualty Province: South Vietnam Quang Nam

1st Mar Div

Alpha Company 1st Recon Bn

Home of Record: ROANOKE Indiana

Panel/Line: 11W 42

REMEMBRANCES

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans
POSTED ON 2/12/19 - BY DENNIS WRISTONLance Corporal Thomas Duane Worrel, Served with Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

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Just some thoughts
POSTED ON 10/15/16 - BY A FRIEND
Very few days pass without thinking of you-forty six years after you were KIA. My kids know you even though you were gone five years before the first of them was born. You were quality Dear Friend, and as your memory is cherished, can't help but feel some difficult-to-define mix of anger and frustration at what might have been. Semper Fidelis

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POSTED ON 6/25/16 - BY LUCY CONTE MICIK
You received the Silver Star for your Valor - now REST IN PEACE

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Semper Fi
POSTED ON 4/23/15 - BY A MARINE, USMC, VIETNAM
Semper Fi, Marine.

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You will never be forgotten!
POSTED ON 3/28/03 - BY NICK LYONS
I am a High School Student at Gridley, Illinois. In my History class we were given an Extra Credit assignment to leave remembrances for POW's and MIA's. Thank you very much for any contribution you made for our country during it's times of trouble. You gave your life so I could be free and I would like to thank you for it. Also, I would like to offer my deepest apologies to your family and friends for the loss of such a great American. Thank You.
Nick Lyons

Silver Star Citation
POSTED ON 4/23/17 - BY A US MARINE, VIETNAM
Thomas D. Worrel
Date of death: Killed in Action
Home of record: Roanoke Indiana
Status: KIA

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Silver Star

Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War

The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Thomas D. Worrel (MCSN: 2528075), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as an Assistant Team Leader with Company A, First Reconnaissance Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On the morning of 23 April 1970, Lance Corporal Worrel was providing rear security for his eight-man long-range reconnaissance team during a patrol in the Que Son Mountains in Quang Nam Province when the point element surprised and killed five North Vietnamese Army soldiers. Moving forward, Lance Corporal Worrel provided cover while the hostile soldiers were searched for items of intelligence value. Shortly thereafter, the Marines resumed their mission and had advanced as far as a tree line when they came under intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire from three sides. Reacting instantly, the patrol deployed to form a defensive perimeter and commenced returning fire at the hostile force. Upon being informed by an aerial observer on station that another North Vietnamese Army force was moving from the north toward the Marines, Lance Corporal Worrel completely disregarded his own safety as he boldly moved across the fire-swept terrain to a position outside the northern sector of his perimeter, and fearlessly remained in his precarious position to deliver such accurate fire that he killed five of the enemy as they charged the Marines' position. On two successive assaults by the determined enemy, he delivered fire with such devastating effectiveness that the attacks were repulsed. When the increased intensity of hostile fire rendered his position untenable and he commenced to maneuver back to his perimeter, he was mortally wounded by a burst of enemy automatic weapons fire. His valiant actions inspired all who observed him and were instrumental in preventing his patrol from being overrun by a numerically superior North Vietnamese Army force. By his dauntless courage, bold initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty, Lance Corporal Worrel upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

Action Date: April 23, 1970

Service: Marine Corps

Rank: Lance Corporal

Company: Company A

Battalion: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion

Division: 1st Marine Division (Rein.), FMF

Remembering An American Hero

POSTED ON 4/23/14 - BY CURT CARTER CCARTER02@EARTHLINK.NET
Dear LCPL Thomas Duane Worrel, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter

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Never Forgotten

POSTED ON 2/16/06 - BY BILL NELSON GRITE@YAHOO.COM
FOREVER REMEMBERED

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.....Be not ashamed to say you loved them....
Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own....And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind...."

Quote from a letter home by Maj. Michael Davis O'Donnell
KIA 24 March 1970. Distinguished Flying Cross: Shot down and Killed while attempting to rescue 8 fellow soldiers surrounded by attacking enemy forces.

We Nam Brothers pause to give a backward glance, and post this remembrance to you, one of the gentle heroes lost to the War in Vietnam:

Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop your steel pot alongside. Shed those magazine-ladened bandoliers away from your sweat-soaked shirt. Lay that silent weapon down and step out of the heat. Feel the soothing cool breeze right down to your soul ... and rest forever in the shade of our love, brother.

From your Nam-Band-Of-Brothers

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Thank You!
POSTED ON 4/23/04 - BY NOEL M. ULRICH NOEL_ULRICH@HOTMAIL.COM

You have no idea how much your sacrifice is being appreciated. You are a true hero in the eyes of many people. Hi, I’m Noel Ulrich from Gridley High School. My sociology class is honored to be involved with this Posting Project. This country is a much better place because of you. This beautiful country will never forget your bravery. Thank you so much for everything! God Bless You!

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Hey Tommy!
POSTED ON 4/22/04 - BY MIKE WEAVER PURPLE_HAZE_HIGH@YAHOO.COM
Remember seeing you in Da Nang in summer of 69. Strange seeing you there after graduating with you at Elmhurst. You're thought of often. Semper Fi dude.

I served with Tom, but in a different squad.

Posted on April 10th, 2019 by Michael L Hartman drawn_dagger@yahoo.com

Message: His brother tried to contact me, after I found out he attended the vietnam vets sand box on hwy 26, and I failed to reurn his calls. I guess he wanted to chat about Tom, but I wasnt ready. I am now. Tom was a good man.

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He is at peace: God love us all

Michael L Hartman

3420 Evergreen Ave.

Plover, WI 54467  (715) 252-6401