Jim Atwell Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Jim Atwell VIRGINIA BEACH - Jim Atwell passed away July 29, his family by his side. He was born in Port Chester, N.Y. on Sept. 10, 1922, the oldest child of Austin and Gladys Atwell. His early years were spent in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Old Greenwich, Conn. As a child, Jim and his father (an...

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I remember escorting your father on the first "off post" mission to the Hoc Mon bridge (very bad area). I sent his driver to get four more loaded magazines for his pistol.He asked "what was this for"?..Ugly running firefight ensued. When we got back I asked him how many rounds he had left, he looked and said "Two".
I merely said "welcome to First In- Last Out. (Cu Chi 1968) He was a MAN.
CWO Mathews

April 07, 2012

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