Hallia Leon Griffin Jr

Hallia Leon Griffin Jr June 16, 1969 Operation Kentucky Jumper/Operation Montgomery Rendezvous - Thua Thien Province Please contribute a written memory, a verbal memory, a video, a photo, or simply speak his name. They say a soldier dies twice. Once when he takes his last breath. Twice when his name is spoken for the last time. Speak his name... Featured Pictures See More Photos Share Photos Featured Video Watch More Videos Share Video Featured Audio Hear More Audios Share Audio Featured Written Story Read Written Stories Share Written Stories   Hallia Leon Griffin Jr Hallia Leon Griffin Jr. arrived in Vietnam in September of 1968. He served with Charlie Company, 3/187th. Hallia was killed in action on June 16, 1969 during a combat operation when a booby-trap detonated. Hallia was from New York, New York and was twenty-one years of age. He is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 22W, Line 57. RIP soldier! Never forget! Never forgotten! Photo obtained from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Information obtained from 3/187th documents obtained by TSTP during research trips to the National Archives and Records Administration as well as from the Coffelt Database.