Richard Henry Mc Kinney

Richard Henry Mc Kinney July 30, 1968 Operation Toan Thang II – Hau Nghia 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   Richard Henry Mc Kinney Richard Henry Mc Kinney arrived in Vietnam in April of 1968. He served with Alpha Company, 3/187th. Richard was wounded in action on an unknown date during a combat operation. He was admitted to a military hospital where he succumbed to his wounds on July 30, 1968. Richard was from Poughkeepsie, New York and was nineteen years of age. He is buried at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 50W, Line 36. 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.