born December 9 1946
died July 25. 1968 (aged 21) Hau Nghia (Vietnam)
buried New Home Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Moreland, Winston County, Alabama, USA
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home of record - Hartselle, AL
high school - Morgan County
parents O. D. and Edith Ferguson Sewell
MOS - 11B10-Infantryman
Unit - 1968-1968, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne division, USARV
Start Tour: 01/05/1968
Incident Date: 07/25/1968
Casualty Date: 07/25/1968
Phase V counteroffensive operation - Description
This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough,
trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy
the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
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| 2nd battalion 506th Infantry |
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| 101st Airborne |
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| US Army Veteran |
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