Velasquez, John Robert
First Name
John
Middle Name
Robert
Last Name
Velasquez
Service Branch
Marine Corps
Highest Rank
LCpl
War or Action
Vietnam War
Place Of Birth
Ft. Collins, Colorado
County
Weld
Biography

The Purple Heart; my brother has also been featured in several videos, "Son in Vietnam," "Black Shoes" and his photos appear in the PBS Doc "La Raza de Colorado." His photographs also appear in my two collections of poetry; his letters from Vietnam also appear in my novel, Toy Soldiers and Dolls." His actual letters from Vietnam will be included in my archives at Stanford University, "The Gloria Velasquez Papers. I have written many poems and songs about my brother's untimely death.

Place Of Burial
Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, CO
Place Of Death
South Vietnam
Circumstances
His Remains Came Back From Vietnam
Row Number
39
Column Number
1
Panel Number
18

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