Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans
North Texas Chapter

Texas Association of Vietnam Veterans North Texas Chapter


Our Fallen.....

"Taps........"
Wichita County
Surrounding Counties
The Rest of Texas
North of the Red
The Rest of Oklahoma
In Operation Desert Storm
In Operation Enduring Freedom
In Operation Iraqi Freedom
In Operation New Dawn
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Below are the names of our fallen, who gave all they had to give, and paid the ultimate price for freedom. It is to them that we dedicate these pages.

The information given includes, name, rank, branch of service, home of record, date of birth, and date killed in action.


The Rest of Oklahoma

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DONALD RAY O RAGSDALE
CPL, ARMY
DEWEY, OK
2/17/1948 - 4/1/1970
FLORENTINO RANGEL
SP4, ARMY
TULSA, OK
6/2/1948 - 8/29/1968
KENNETH DEAN RANKIN
EN3, NAVY
BROKEN ARROW, OK
12/4/1947 - 11/16/1969
DONALD LEE RANKINS
CPL, ARMY
MIAMI, OK
3/9/1945 - 6/12/1968
FREDERICK JOEL RANSBOTTOM
MAJ, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
9/19/1946 - 5/12/1968
JAMES TERRY RANSTEAD
2LT, MARINE CORPS
MIAMI, OK
1/29/1943 - 1/22/1968
WILLIAM HENRY RAPP JR
PFC, ARMY
RED OAK, OK
7/28/1946 - 12/30/1969
LENOX LEE RATCLIFF
MAJ, AIR FORCE
ALBION, OK
4/3/1935 - 2/8/1971
JOHN MACK RAY
SGT, ARMY
BROKEN BOW, OK
2/28/1943 - 12/8/1967
ROBERT KENNETH RAYMOND
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/14/1947 - 2/6/1968
JOHN ARTHUR REED
1LT, MARINE CORPS
MULHALL, OK
4/21/1945 - 9/19/1969
WILLIAM ELBERT REED
SGT, ARMY
MAYFIELD, OK
9/27/1948 - 6/18/1971
JAMES EDWARD REEDER
SP4, ARMY
CHICKASHA, OK
2/13/1944 - 1/30/1969
CHESTER ROY REESE JR
SP5, ARMY
SAND SPRINGS, OK
7/16/1949 - 9/5/1970
JOHN CURTIS REEVS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
CALERA, OK
3/10/1950 - 8/28/1969
CARL J REID
SSGT, ARMY
COVINGTON, OK
2/28/1941 - 2/24/1968
HARVEY LEE REMBERT
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
ENID, OK
10/12/1947 - 12/27/1967
LAWRENCE FRANCIS REYMAN
SGT, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
11/25/1947 - 10/30/1967
DAVID MACK REYNOLDS
PFC, ARMY
WAYNE, OK
2/28/1946 - 3/8/1968
EARNEST LANE REYNOLDS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
HARTSHORNE, OK
1/6/1949 - 12/8/1968
ELDON LEE REYNOLDS
PFC, ARMY
WEATHERFORD, OK
1/15/1949 - 7/14/1969
WILLIAM DONALD REYNOLDS
CAPT, MARINE CORPS
PONCA CITY, OK
12/12/1934 - 3/28/1965
RAYMOND DALE RHAMY
PFC, ARMY
CUSHING, OK
7/12/1947 - 6/25/1967
WAYNE A RHODES
PFC, ARMY
GUYMON, OK
1/5/1948 - 4/13/1968
WAYNE RICHARDS
PFC, ARMY
TULSA, OK
9/19/1949 - 5/13/1968
WALTER RAY RIDDLE
PFC, ARMY
ANADARKO, OK
2/9/1946 - 11/19/1967
JESSE LEE RIDGE
PFC, ARMY
PARK HILL, OK
4/6/1946 - 6/9/1969
RODNEY L RIEGER
CAPT, ARMY
ENID, OK
7/28/1941 - 2/24/1967
JOE ED RILEY JR
SP4, ARMY
EL RENO, OK
7/9/1947 - 5/10/1968
LARRY LLOYD RILEY
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
MIDWEST CITY, OK
4/27/1947 - 5/24/1968
HERMAN HIRAM RITCHIE
CAPT, AIR FORCE
OKMULGEE, OK
2/26/1935 - 1/13/1966
LAWRENCE STEPHEN ROBBINS
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
MIDWEST CITY, OK
5/19/1947 - 5/20/1966
CHARLES DWAINE ROBERTS
2LT, ARMY
NORMAN, OK
5/30/1944 - 8/12/1969
DON MARK ROBERTSON
LCPL, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12/19/1948 - 4/26/1969
GEORGE BERNARD ROBINSON
SGT, MARINE CORPS
TULSA, OK
10/1/1950 - 4/13/1970
THOMAS DALE ROBINSON
PFC, ARMY
MIAMI, OK
8/22/1948 - 12/22/1967
BILLY GENE RODGERS
PFC, ARMY
ALEX, OK
12/25/1946 - 7/21/1967
SAMUEL FLOYD ROLEN
PFC, MARINE CORPS
IDABEL, OK
7/14/1949 - 5/16/1968
WALTER DAVID ROMERO
1LT, ARMY
TULSA, OK
1/31/1946 - 11/15/1969
JAMES ELDON ROSE
SSGT, AIR FORCE
OKEMAH, OK
3/2/1938 - 3/6/1968
CLARENCE LEON ROUSE
SGT, ARMY
BLACKWELL, OK
7/16/1945 - 3/11/1969
FREDERICK EUGENE ROUSE
SP4, ARMY
PONCA CITY, OK
11/10/1945 - 9/28/1968
HAL JONES ROWLETT
MSGT, AIR FORCE
MIDWEST CITY, OK
2/26/1914 - 1/6/1967
BILLY DUANE ROY
BM3, NAVY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
10/10/1935 - 8/18/1968
JERRY CHARLES ROYAL
PFC, MARINE CORPS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
10/18/1945 - 9/6/1967
KLAUS DIETER R RUHLAND
SFC, ARMY
TULSA, OK
12/14/1934 - 10/21/1968
KENNETH TRUMAN RUSSELL
CPL, MARINE CORPS
PERRY, OK
11/10/1946 - 2/16/1967
LARRY WAYNE RYCROFT
PFC, ARMY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
1/6/1949 - 11/23/1968



The haunting and somber melody playing in the background is "Adagio For Strings" by Samuel Barber. This sad yet unforgettable melody was chosen as the theme for the 1986 Academy Award Winning film Platoon.