Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Richard Leon Laflair
U.S. Marine Corps · United States United States

Richard Leon Laflair

Corporal
1948 – 1967
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 24E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

Corporal Richard Leon Laflair served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Richard served in the Vietnam War. Richard was 19 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Quang Tri
Keepsakes
Richard L La Flair
Richard L La Flair 0 views
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
E CO, 2ND BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
0331: MACHINE GUNNER
CPL
MACHINEGUNNER
QUANG TRI
1967
Pay grade E04.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 24E · Line 31 cut as RICHARD L LA FLAIR
In Our Keeping
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Richard Leon Laflair
Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
- 1967
2nd Battalion 9th Marines
Corporal
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
2nd Battalion 9th Marines - Insignia

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