[tom kelly]

On this day August 23, 1968 SGM. Richard E. Pegram was KIA in Vietnam. Dick Pegram was a veteran of the Korean War and was my Team Sgt. on Det. A-333 in Vietnam from June 1964 to Dec. 1964. He was a great Team Sgt. and a great leader and person. Sgt. Pegram always claimed he was from Yellow Rabbit, Mississippi I don't know if there is such a place, However, during our TDY tour in Vietnam he kept all the team alive and brought us all back to Okinawa, in time for Christmas 1964. He was 40 years old at the time of his death in 1968. His name is on the wall Panel 47W Row 51. Although it has been 42 years since his death I still look at the pictures of him with the Team in the CIDG Camp Plei Mrong and the the pictures of the mission the Team went on to an Island in the South China Sea in Jan. 1965, I still can't believe it's been that long ago. REST IN PEACE SGM. Thank You for your service and sacrifice. You are still missed by all who were in C Company that are still alive because of your leadership and courage. tom kelly, Medic A-333