Riverview High School
MILITARY ROLL OF HONOR
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
President Theodore Roosevelt
I am honored and feel privileged to compose the introduction to a book of remembrance. As a 1966 Riverview High School graduate and a combat veteran of the Viet Nam War, I have deep feelings and great admiration for the young men in this book. I knew some of them personally and I thought that the speech above given by President Teddy Roosevelt best describes their place in our history. These men were truly in the arena and each one gave their life to the cause they believed in and honored. Freedom, caring for fellow man, serving our nation and having the courage to face the enemy in combat are powerful dynamics that each one of these young men faced head on. These are valiant young men that lost their lives at a very young age in the service to the nation. There are no words to express this kind of loss to their families and friends. We can only love and respect them for their ultimate sacrifice. They are the very best of our nation for sure and we must all continue to honor them every day of our lives in thought, words and deeds.
John Michael McDuffie, Lieutenant General, US Army Retired
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Pruitt H. Cheaney Kenneth Golden Lawrence T. Nereck
Don W. Linthicum Craig B. Holt Russell L. Matheny