50 Years
July 8th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Colin Kelly
A wreath was laid at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for MAJ Dale R. Buis and MSG Chester M Ovnand, killed 50 years ago today, becoming the first U.S. casualties in the Vietnam War. Part of a military advisors group, Buis and Ovnand were killed by Vietcong guerrillas in Bien Hoa while watching a movie in the mess hall. Today they are the first names listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial under the year 1959.