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RICHARD DENNIS WILEY
was born on July 12, 1951
and joined the Armed Forces while in DECATUR, IL.
He served as a 67A1F in the Army,
F.TRP.8TH CAV.11 AVN GP.1ST AV,
and attained the rank of SP4/E4.

RICHARD DENNIS WILEY is listed as Missing in Action.

You can find RICHARD DENNIS WILEY
honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 1W, Row 41.

I wore this man's POW/MIA Bracelet for years until I wore it out.
I had the Honor of meeting his mother in the late 1980's at a Memorial Day Parade in Decatur where I was providing the Honor Guard for a Traveling Wall.

What an honor, indeed! I bet that doesn't happen very often. We lost one of the fellows from my highschool, Jerry Georges. Several from my husband's highschool were also lost, including one of the fellows he signed up with. It's so sad to look back at the pictures today and realize that at 17 yrs old these guys believed that they were responding honorably to the call of their country. Of course they were, but they were treated so badly when and if they came back home again! A life put in suspension because you never regain what is lost by that experience. It's so sad. All I can say is.....welcome home to all of those with the courage and honor to serve!