NO 12 KIA 09--21-67 LCPC JUAN ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ MARINE CORPS 1966 GRADUATE INDUCTED 09-09-25

                                                                               WALL OF HONOR MEMBER 

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, BLAS LOPEZ & JUAN; BOTH SERVED IN VIETNAM - BLAS CAME HOME

Name:  LCPL Juan Armando Rodriguez (10-14-46 to 09-21-67)

High School:  12th Casualty from Roy Miller High

Graduated from Roy Miller in 1966

Branch: Marine Corps

MOS: 0351 - ANTITANK ASSAULTMAN
Unit: G COMPANY,  2^nd BATTALION, 4^th MARINES, 3^rd MARINE DIVISION, III MAF

Age when Deceased:  20 yrs old

Tour Of Duty:  Commencement date not recorded to 09-21-67

Incident Location:  3 km East of Con Thien (Hill 158) & 10 km North of Cam Lo Village

Home of Record:  Corpus Christi, Texas

Medals Include: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Purple Heart Medal

Thank you for your service. We are all sorry that you lost your life and miss you. May you rest in peace brother - Semper Fidelis

POSTED BY JUAN'S SON ON 11.10.2018

"He was one of my father’s (Paul Petersen) best friends. My father tells of his passing while they took the bunkers that day. My father helped put his body on a  helicopter. Every 9/21, my father has a hard time...calls it the worst day of his life. I wish I could have known him"