Raymond Lawrence Whelpley

Raymond Lawrence Whelpley September 6, 1968 Operation Toan Thang II – Hau Nghia Province - Ap Trang Dau Please contribute a written memory, verbal memory, video, picture, 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   Raymond Lawrence Whelpley Raymond Lawrence Whelpley arrived in Vietnam in March of 1968. He served with Alpha Company, 3/187th. Raymond was killed in action in the early morning hours of September 6, 1968 during a cordon operation of Ap Trang Dau. Raymond was from Lake Orion, Michigan and was twenty-one years of age. He is buried at Perry Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 45W, Line 58. 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.