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NELSON SANTIAGO-APONTE
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| Santiago arrived at Fort Campbell, KY in 1967 and was assigned to 3rd Platoon. He went with A Company to Vietnam, December 1967. He died May 13, 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam due to hostile fire. |
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Medals and Awards Purple Heart - awarded the Purple Heart (Posthumously) for military merit and for wounds received which resulted in his death from other explosive device wounds in the Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. Air Medal - earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight in the Republic of Vietnam. (HQ, 101st Airborne Division; Special Order Number 7864; 29 June 1969) National Defense Service Vietnam Service Vietnam Campaign Medal Unit Citations |
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 Unknown, Ronnie R. Robinson, James E. Morgan, William R. Seibert, Dan A. Sims, Leonard Kaminski, Nelson Santiago-Aponte 3rd platoon - Cu Chi, Vietnam 1967 |
 SP4 Nelson Santiago-Aponte and Lenny Kaminski (A/2-501 IN) in front of Company sign. "To Those Who Oppose" - Cu Chi, South Vietnam 1967 |
 Digging in at LZ El Paso. It will later be known as Camp Eagle. In the foxhole are Burrell - Wormsley - Santiago. South Vietnam 1968 |
 Santiago - Vietnam 1968 |
 Santiago with his M-16 on "Geronimo" Vietnam 1968 |
| NELSON SANTIAGO-APONTE SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division - Dorado PR. Length of service 1 years. His tour began on Dec 14, 1967. Casualty was on May 13, 1968 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM, Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY, OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. Body was recovered. Panel 60E - Line 2 |
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BIRTH 23 Feb 1949. Dorado Municipality, Puerto Rico,
USA DEATH 13 May 1968 (aged 19). Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam BURIAL - Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA. PLOT Section G Site 159, MEMORIAL ID 3245018 |
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