Robert Marshall Stanley, age 27, from Spotsylvania, Virginia, Spotsylvania county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 2Nd Battalion, 505Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Monday, March 5, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Spotsylvania County
Hiram Eurias Jr. Edenton, age 20, from Spotsylvania, Virginia, Spotsylvania county.
Parents: Hiram E. Edenton Sr. and Phyllis M. Stanley
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 23, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Good Hope Baptist Church
Source: National Archives, Richmond Times Disptach (1970)
Clifton Ballantyn Bergman, age 37, from Spotsylvania, Virginia, Spotsylvania county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, October 14, 1967
Death details: Silver Star citation: For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 14 October 1967 First Sergeant Bergman distinguished himself while serving as First Sergeant of Company C, 1/35th Infantry on a search and destroy operation near Thanh Hoa. The main body of the company was setting up a perimeter defense when enemy forces opened fire from concealed positions. One platoon immediately began maneuvering to one flank of the area where the enemy fire had broken-out. First Sergeant Bergman saw that some of the men hesitated to move in the face of the intense enemy fire. He quickly moved to the front of the platoon, rallied the men, and drove forward with them through the heavy fire against the enemy positions. Witnessing First Sergeant Bergman’s exceptional display of valor, some of the more inexperienced personnel who had wavered in the initial contact began to advance, seeking out the sources of the enemy fire and engaging the enemy aggressively. Once, when the increasing hostile fire forced the platoon to halt, it was First Sergeant Bergman’s leadership and personal example which enabled the platoon to resume its forward motion. The platoon was returning to its original position when one of the men tripped an antipersonnel mine which seriously wounded First Sergeant Bergman. Ignoring his painful condition, he continued to direct his men, inspiring them by his courage and causing them to forget their individual hardships and work as a team. First Sergeant Bergman later succumbed to his wounds, but by his heroic actions he had solidified the company’s will to fight at a decisive moment and thus ensured the defeat of the enemy. First Sergeant Bergman’s gallantry is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association