I didn't know Richard well in high school but I knew that he was one of our classmates who was killed in Vietnam. With a little research, this is what I found.
Richard Neal White CPL-E4-Army 1st Cav. Division (AMBL) Birthdate: July 30, 1946 Single Tour of duty began on February 16, 1969 Date of death was on May 25, 1969 In Hua Nghia, South Vietnam Hostile, Ground Casualty, other explosive device Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 24W-Line 109
Dick was my roomate at Mankate State College in 1965 along with Bruce Currier. Dick was a fun guy who with the rest of us enjoyed many panty raids at the girls dorm. Unfortunately, his grades did not protect him from the draft. He was only gone for a short time before the Viet Nam war claimed him.
I knew Dick in High School. I lived right on Winnetka Ave. in Golden Valley, and he would often swing in the driveway to stop and visit. He always had some funny thing to tell me. I remember when I heard that he had stepped on a ground explosive in Viet Nam. I felt so bad about it and regretted that I could not attend his funeral, which was on June 6th, 1969, my wedding day. I still think about him, now and then. It was such a pity that he had to pass at such a young age. So full of life.
Judy L Lindroth (Kallestad)
I didn't know Richard well in high school but I knew that he was one of our classmates who was killed in Vietnam. With a little research, this is what I found.Richard Neal White
CPL-E4-Army 1st Cav. Division (AMBL)
Birthdate: July 30, 1946
Single
Tour of duty began on February 16, 1969
Date of death was on May 25, 1969
In Hua Nghia, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty, other explosive device
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 24W-Line 109
Richard R Dahlstrom
Dick was my roomate at Mankate State College in 1965 along with Bruce Currier. Dick was a fun guy who with the rest of us enjoyed many panty raids at the girls dorm. Unfortunately, his grades did not protect him from the draft. He was only gone for a short time before the Viet Nam war claimed him.Janice J Strom (Wilde)
I knew Dick in High School. I lived right on Winnetka Ave. in Golden Valley, and he would often swing in the driveway to stop and visit. He always had some funny thing to tell me. I remember when I heard that he had stepped on a ground explosive in Viet Nam. I felt so bad about it and regretted that I could not attend his funeral, which was on June 6th, 1969, my wedding day. I still think about him, now and then. It was such a pity that he had to pass at such a young age. So full of life.Charles J Fish
D CO, 2ND BN, 8TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Golden Valley, Minnesota