They weren't all soldiers. Pampa TX sacrificed 6 men to the war: 2 US Soldiers; 2 US Marines; 1 US Sailor; and 1 USAF Aviator.
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Sergeant Jessie Charles Alba from Port Lavaca, Texas, was killed in Vietnam on May 25, 1968. He served with D Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry in the 101st (Screaming Eagles) Airborne Division. He was 20 years old. Today, he is listed on the Vietnam Memorial on Panel 70 East on the top line.
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Statistics for US servicemen killed in the Vietnam War are still being adjusted for the 21st century; data from the end of the 20th century, for the HIGHEST STATE Viet War US KIA's were: California with 5,573 killed New York with 4,121 killed Texas with 3,415 killed
Davy Crockett was killed during the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. He fought alongside the defenders of the Alamo and died defending the fort in San Antonio, Texas, during the Texas Revolution.
missionaries, soldiers, and families in east texas fled to san antonio.