Ronald Richard Fajbik posthumously honored at Vietnam Memorial

Local family remembers loved one at The Wall
By LYDIA COTTRELL lcottrell@timesobserver.com
A Warren County family recently attended a memorial service in Washington, D.C., to honor its fallen hero.

On April 20, Ronald Richard Fajbik was posthumously honored during a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly referred to as "The Wall," with his wife, Laurlie; daughter, Kim; son, Brian; and grandson, Darrin in attendance.

Ron passed away in on Nov. 20, 2005 following an illness as a result of his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Herserved in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971.

The ceremony was a part of the In Memory program through the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which honors those who died as a result of the Vietnam War, but whose deaths do not fit the Department of Defense criteria for inclusion on The Wall.

"There was information via the web with the Veteran memorial fund," said Laurlie.

She submitted an application for the In Memory program and was accepted.

Laurlie and her family joined 122 other families for the ceremony.

"It was very emotional," she said. "It's rewarding to know there are people out there that do care."

In Warren County, she is the director of the Order of the Silver Rose, which recognizes and honors those who have been stricken with one of the 43 diseases connected with the herbicide Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam and parts of Korea.

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Local family remembers loved one at The Wall