
Francis (Skip) Mackey – 10 JUL 1982 – (Combat Engineer)
Cindy Beaudoin – 28 FEB 1991 – (Medic)
James H. Sylvia – 05 FEB 1991 – (Marine – He was the stepbrother of a good friend. He volunteered to be shipped out so that a married man didn’t have to be.)
{HAND SALUTE!}
I have participated in 27 Military Funeral Squads –
Of those:
20 as Rifleman
4 as Flag Folder
3 as Squad Leader
Rifles used:
18 with M16
2 with M1
Of the flags folded:
Presented 2 to the next of kin
Of the 27:
1 for CMH recipient
5 for Purple Heart recipients
Of the 27:
I have buried members of 4 of the 5 branches
I have 1 shell from each funeral squad that I have ever been involved in.