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Humbert Roque Rocky Versace
Captain, US Army

Born:  July 2, 1937 at Honolulu, HI
Entered Service:   Norfolk, VA
Date/Place of Action:   Oct 29, 1963 to Sep 26, 1965 – An Xuyen Province, Vietnam
Unit:  Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces Group
Presentation:  To his family at the White House
     By President George W. Bush  - Jan 8, 2002    
Date of Death:  Sep 26, 1965  (Executed as a Prisoner of War) 
                           Remains Not Recovered

Roger Hugh Charles Donlon
Captain, US Army

Born:  Jan 30, 1934 at Saugerties, NY
Entered Service:   Saugerties, NY
Date/Place of Action:   Jul 06, 1964 - Nam Dong, Vietnam
Unit:  Detachment A-726, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation:  At the White House
     By President Lyndon B. Johnson - Dec 05, 1964    
Presently Living in Kansas     

Donald Gilbert Cook
Colonel, US Marine Corps

Born:   Aug 09, 1934 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service:   Brooklyn, NY
Date/Place of Action:  Dec 31, 1964 - Dec 08, 1967 - Binh Gia, Phouc Tuy Province, RVN
Unit:   Naval Advisor Group, Military Assistance Command
PresentationTo His Family At The Pentagon
     By Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo - May 16, 1980

Date of Death:      Dec 08, 1967 (Killed In Action)
Buried at:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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