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Lester James Veazey © Enid Morning News 06-1977 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
Funeral for Lester James (Jimmy) Veazey, 29, who died Monday, will be Thursday at 4 PM in the Henninger – Allen Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bill Russell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
He was born February 2, 1948, in Enid. He attended Enid High School. On February 2, 1967, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. While serving in the Republic of South Vietnam, he received a gunshot wound through the head on January 20, 1968.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mrs. Ethel Paine, and a grandmother, Mrs. Ida Spradlin.
Survivors include three brothers, Kenny Lee Parker, Ronnie Lynn Parker and Jonny Paine, all of Enid; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Berry, Bartlesville; two uncles and an aunt living in Enid.
Lester James Veazey © http://www.VirtualWall.org
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
© http://www.VirtualWall.org
Placement on the Wall:
Panel 35E Line 2
During the Vietnam War there was no overriding reason to keep close track of names of the men and women who died as a result of military service in the war zone. A decade after the withdrawal of US forces, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was approved for construction. The service branches went back through their records to identify our dead by name.
Inevitably some men who should have been named on the "Wall" were not. Over the years additional names have been inscribed on the Wall - some were men who died after the war as a result of wounds received in the war, and others were men whose names were overlooked in earlier years.
Lester had been wounded on 20 January 1968 in Quang Tri Province. He was returned home and medically retired. He survived for over 9 years until he passed away in Enid Oklahoma on June 6, 1977.
The name Lester J Veazey was not on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall when initially created, but was added May 5, 2013, in time for Memorial Day Ceremonies on May 31, 2013.
His name was added at the closest available spot to his date of injury, with the names of those who died on January 21, 1968.
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Enid, OK
Date of birth: 02/02/1948
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 445443411
MOS or Specialty: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service:
Unit: I CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 08/20/1967
Incident Date: 01/20/1968
Casualty Date: 06/06/1977 Age at Loss: 29 (based on date declared dead)
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died of wounds
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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