PFC Samual Edward Benge

I would like to thank my cousins, Rusty McCullough and Chad Benge for these pictures relating to my uncle Sam.
(Click on any photo to see a larger image)

 

The first is a picture of Samuel "Bo" Benge (Right) at AIT, in Fort Lewis, Washington. He is pictured with Jackie Bartlett from Bedford Indiana

Samuel Benge with mother, Hazel Benge Ft Knox, KY just before he left for Vietnam.

Samuel "Bo" Benge was only in Vietnam for 31 days before losing his life. 

His tour began on May 2, 1969.
He became a casualty of war on June 3, 1969;
in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

Sam's name appears on panel 23West, Line 50 on the
Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC (pictured below).
Click here to visit his information on the Wall online.

Below is a post card sent by Sam, to Rusty McCullough.
(I don't have the front of the second post card...)

and another:

Four Brothers:

Above, Left to Right: Samuel Benge, Virgil "Ricky Benge, James Benge and Cecil "Buddy" Benge

"The Year We Shared The Pavilion"

If you were at this year's family reunion, and want some of your pictures posted here, please email them to me at: romans833@yahoo.com.

We had a great time this year, all things considered. 2010 will be known as the "Year we had to share the pavilion." 

It was good never the less.

Thanks to Chad Benge for these photos:

Seated on the floor from left to right: Jim Sullivan, Cecil Benge, Virgil "Ricky" Benge, Sammy Benge, James Benge, and the last is Jay Copenhaver. Seated behind them from left to right, Henry Benge holding Becky Benge, Hazel Benge holding Donald Benge, Martha Benge, Albert Benge is holding Joe Copenhaver, Sally Copenhaver holding Jeff Copenhaver, Judy Copenhaver, Serrie Copenhaver. Standing in the back from left to right: Virgil Benge, Mary Benge, Mary Katherine Benge, Carel (?) "Boob" Sullivan, Linda Sullivan, Martha Benge, Eva Sullivan, Mary Alice, Sam Benge, :Louise Benge, George Benge, John Copenhaver, and Nancy Benge Stone. 

Believed to be taken sometime between 1955-1957, around christmas at Albert and Martha's just west of Granville Wells school outside Jamestown, Indiana. 

From left to right: Henry Benge, Albert Benge and Alberts half brother Theo. 

To my knowledge, Albert is holding either Martha or Mary Benge.