NH Guard to honor men lost in Vietnam
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 6:25:22 EDT
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire National Guardsmen who served in Vietnam are paying tribute to their fallen comrades.
A ceremony scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday at guard headquarters in Concord is honoring seven citizen-solders who died while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery, in Vietnam. Five of the soldiers, who were from Manchester, died together when the truck they were riding in struck a land mine Aug. 26, 1969 — 40 years ago on Wednesday.
In all, 506 New Hampshire guardsmen deployed with the battalion, serving in South Vietnam from Sept. 16, 1968, to Sept. 4, 1969. They came from five batteries located in five different New Hampshire Guard armories including Portsmouth, Somersworth, Manchester, Nashua and Franklin/Laconia.
NH Guard to honor men lost in Vietnam
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