My Soldier

[inhonurofswa]

I know I ask you guys a lot of questions and I am so thankful that I have found this website and you guys have answered everything I have asked. And so I thought I would share with you a little about my uncle. This is a newspaper clipping from our local newspaper after he died...(I left out cities and addresses...so those will be starred)

"A R***** man Sgt. Stanley W. Armentrout, 20, was killed in Vietnam Tuesday when a booby trap exploded where he was engaged in combat, south of the demilitaried zone.

A 1966 graduate of R****** High School, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanely R. Armentrout of *********(address) and husband of Linda Rosenberg,*********. The couple was married two weeks before he left for Vietnam last July.

Sgt. Armentrout enlisted in the Army two years ago this month and had his basic training at Ft. Benning, GA. He was then sent to Ft. McClellan, Ala,. for specialized weapons training. He was with the Company E, Recon Platoon, First Battalion, in the 11th Infantry.

Sgt. Armentrout was born Sept. 13, 1948, in ***********, to Stanley and Audrey Armentrout. The family has lived in ****** for 15 years. He was a member of ******** Church in ******.

Survivors, in addition to his wife and parents. include a sister, Cherie, and three brothers, David, Ronnie, and Randy, all at home, and his grandmother, Mrs Vance.

***** Funeral Home of **** will have charge of services.

My mom was his sister and she was only a year old when he died, so she doesn't remember him at all, which is a shame. So that's only one of the newspapers that covered his death, the article did not have the journalist's name or date but my uncle died on November 16, 1968, in Quang Tri, Viet Nam.

Taylor

[DMZ-LT]

Walked the same ground as your uncle Taylor. Fought with 1/11th. in April 71. I didn't get married cause I didn't want to have to think about anything except my job. Thank you for remembering your Uncle.

[39mto39g]

inhonurofswa

Info from
http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=1341


STANLEY WILLIA ARMENTROUT
SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
5th Infantry Division Mechanized

Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Jul 23, 1968
Casualty was on Nov 16, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered

Panel 39W - Line 72

And from personal comments section

Francis Brooks
fbroks1@gte.net
Friend and comrade
St. Petersburg,Fl.
What a waste
Stan was a perfect example of the waste of a promising young life. Newly married with a child on the way, his whole life was in front of him. I was there the day he died and Rick and Jim were wounded. I'll never forget that day and pray for his young wife and unborn child that he never got to see. So many lives wasted for a cause we never understood.
Tuesday, June 01, 1999



Greg H
Greg699@aol.com
Friend & Comrade
Like F Brooks, I was with him in the states and in Nam and would like to say, what a shame that he had to depart this world before he could really live his life. I hope his beloved family has perservered the tragedy and is well. I have a poetry site that contains one I dedicated to Stanley. The URL is: http://www.geocities.com/onerhyminpoet/ The poem is Hey Bro'. F.Brooks if you see this.email me.
Monday, September 27, 1999


Ron

[Packo]

Ron,

Way to go!

Taylor, again, thank you for remembering the Uncle you never knew but respect. You are a hope for a generation that doesn't learn history and most could care less what happened to men like your uncle and men on this site that fought side by side.

Bless you!

Pack

[Keith_Hixson]

Thank you so very much.

Ron, you did real good also.

Keith

[Gimpy]

Great Job!-----------:

[39mto39g]

If you go to the web site I put up and put anyones last name in the "lastName" section and then search, you will come up with a list of that last name and wear on the wall they are.
Although I'd like to take the credit for getting info, It was the
http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=1341
Who did the work, I just knew where to look.
Glade to help

Ron

[inhonurofswa]

Thanks everyone, thank you VERY much Ron, I have been on that website but I haven't spent enough time on it to explore it thoroughly. My uncle is very important to me and this website lets me know that I am not alone, and neither is he.

Taylor

[DMZ-LT]

Thanks Ron. I went to that site and put in the name Joseph Silon , the first guy killed in my platoon. There was a note from Tiny to Joseph Silon !! I posted one to him to , I needed to do that. Thanks again for the link.

[39mto39g]

LT
I didn't know how good that felt until I did it about 6 months ago. and then again and again, It made you feel , somehow, Like you were talking to the guy again.

Ron