To the editor:

On Memorial Day 2014, I want especially to honor the sacrifices made during the Vietnam War by communities around what is now Suffolk. Following is a list of those from this city who died in that war.

 

Crittenden


PFC Willie Frank Ashley

Holland


S.Sgt. Herman Earl Lassiter

Nansemond County


PFC James William Cooper



Suffolk

Sp4 Kenneth Alvin Babb

PFC Rufus John Dowdy

1st Lt. John Kendrick Hutton Jr.
Sp4 Jessie Lee Johnson

Sp5 Morris Woodward Pierce Jr.

Sp5 Ronald Scott


Whaleyville


Cpl. George Arthur Brown

I hope their sacrifices were not made in vain, though the government they swore to protect sometimes seems to be their enemy today.

A.C. Volper


Friendswood, Texas