CHARLES WILLIAM BRYAN

CPL - E4 - Marine Corps - Regular
20 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born Sep 27, 1947
From MC KINNEY, TEXAS
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Oct 01, 1967
Casualty was on Jan 20, 1968
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT

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Comments From "The Wall"

Ronnie D. Foster
Hometown Buddy and Fellow Marine
Po Box 603
McKinney, TX 75070 USA
Not a day goes by.
Charles W. (Bill) Bryan lived a block away from me and was one of my best friends. We graduated from McKinney High school in May of 1966 and two weeks later we left Dallas on a train for Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, where we were in Platoon 1042. We got split up after ITR, and I only saw him once again after that. Bill was just 20 years old when he died on the afternoon of January 20, 1968, on Hill 881-North, as he led a six man recon patrol. They were overrun by a large NVA force that had infiltrated for the attack on Khe Sanh, about five miles away. Three of those Marines were killed and the other three severely wounded. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his unselfish and heroic actions on that day.  It is now thirty-four years later and not a day in my life since then has gone by that I haven't thought about him.

I miss you, bro. Till we meet again. SEMPER FI!
Tuesday, September 02, 2003

Kimberly Kimmel-Ober
admirer
Encinitas, California United States of America
For Corporal Bryan and all those who knew him and loved him, I just want to say thank you for your dedication and sacrifice! Please know that you have not been forgotten and always will hold a special place in my heart!  It would have been nice to have known you as a person, and I greatly appreciate your service!  I just wish you did not have to pay so high a price!  You forever will be a hero in my eyes!
Thursday, September 27, 2001

Ray Harton
Fellow Marine
One of "The Few, The Proud".  Remembering your Service and Sacrifice to our Country and our Corps.  Rest in Peace Marine, you have not been forgotten.
Cpl. Harton USMC Ret. Vietnam 1967 5th Marines
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
Cpl. Bryan's name is currently aboard the Stardust spacecraft, launched Feb. 7, 1999, which visited Comet Wild-2 (pronounced Vildt-2) in 2004.  Stardust spacecraft is now returning to planet earth for recovery on 15 January 2006.  You may read more on this project here.

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