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Jay R. Vargas
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Jul 29, 1937 at Winslow, AZ
Entered Service: Winslow, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Apr 30-May 2, 1968 - Dai Do, Quang Tri Prov.,
Vietnam
Unit: Co G, 2d Bn, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Bde
Presentation: Presented at the White House
by President Richard M. Nixon on May 14, 1970
Still Living
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Roy Perez Benavidez
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: Aug 05, 1935 at Cuero, TX
Entered Service: Houston, TX
Date/Place of Action: May 02, 1968 - Loc Ninh, Cambodia
Unit: Det B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),
1st Special Forces
Presentation: Presented at the Pentagon
by President Ronald Reagan on Feb 21, 1981
Date of Death: Nov 29, 1998
Buried at: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, TX
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Hector Santiago-Colon
Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army
Born: Dec 20, 1942 at Salinas,
Puerto Rico
Entered Service: New York, NY
Date/Place of Action: Jun 28, 1968 - Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Unit: Co B, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
(Airmobile)
Presentation: Presented to his family at the White House
by President Richard M. Nixon on Apr 7, 1970
Date of Death: Jun 28, 1968 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Salinas Municipal - Salinas, Puerto Rico
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Jose Francisco Jimenez
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Born: Mar 20, 1946 at Mexico City,
Mexico
Entered Service: Phoenix, AZ
Date/Place of Action: Aug 28, 1969 - Da Nang, Quang Nam Province,
Vietnam
Unit: Co K, 3d Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: Presented to his family at the White House
by President Richard M. Nixon on Aug 06, 1970
Date of Death: Aug 28, 1969 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Panteon Municipal - Morelia, Mexico
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