I just felt like sharing something that happened today. I was cruising the web checking out military sites and came across the Vietnam Virtual Wall and looked up Jim's cousin James Clellon Story, nicknamed Sonny. There he was, on the wall, his name engraved forever. Yet, he's also considered MIA.



Someone posted a memorial to him and it said:

Posted for: JAMES CLELLON STORY:

I helped search. No results were found. Just parts of the truck. Hwy 19 near Ahn Khe Pass.

Posted by: Roy G Tipton
Relationship: We served together
Friday, April 5, 2002

We're going to try to contact this man. He was there when Sonny's convoy was attacked. We've only met one other veteran who knew Sonny. He was behind Sonny's truck when it was attacked. Throughout the years the family has been contacted once or twice to give dna samples to match to Sonny's to no avail. I can only imagine what this man went through trying to find the soldiers in that convoy.

It's important to our family to know what happened. We know the details but it's of some comfort to know there was someone there who witnessed what happened and was with Sonny in his final minutes. I guess it makes it more real and/or acceptable if that makes sense.

If your interested in looking at the memorial and the details of a veteran's fate you can visit it here: The Virtual Wall

To view an actual image of the wall and someone you may know visit here: View The Wall

Thanks for sharing that Sandy! I've been to the VN Memorial wall and it takes your breath away.

It does take your breath away...and people making impressions of their loved ones names....tears...pride

Hi Sandy

Thanks for sharing. That was really nice.

I wear a P.O.W bracelet and have been wearing it since 1971. This past summer I visited the traveling memorial wall in Kalkaska MI.

I found the man who's name is on my bracelet. Still MIA. but presumed dead.

I refuse to take it off until he is brought home. Anyway if you want to check out the wall it's in my pictures. his name is there on the wall (Craig Dix)

Thanks again.

Thank you Sandy for sharing this, hope you are able to hook up with this vet, to get some answers

Beth, that is really cool, and nice of you on the mia pow braclet

Sandy, thanks for posting, and I hope you can get in touch and get some answers.




I wonder if he's related to my mil? I'll have to ask her. (Her family is from the Toledo area)

I hope that it works out, Sandy.

It gives me chills each time I see my last name on that wall.

-Vic