Richard Bennett Rinehart

Richard Bennett Rinehart February 15, 1971 Operation Dewey Canyon II/Lam Son 719 – Quang Tri 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 Bennett Rinehart Richard Bennett Rinehart arrived in Vietnam in January of 1971. He served with Delta Company, 3/187th. Richard was killed in action on February 15, 1971 during a combat operation southwest of Ca Lu Airfield. Richard was from Natick, Massachusetts and was twenty-two years of age. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Natwick, Massachusetts. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 5W, Line 108. 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.