Horace Higley Fleming

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14 Apr 2003 May the world know that we have not brought all our men and women home and that they are not forgotten nor will they ever be ... just know Horace you are being thought of and remembered and I will wear your bracelet till you come home. Thank you for being and caring for so many ... Your friend now and forever. ~Angel~ Vikki L. Wells anglvwells@aol.com

01 Apr 2006 Rest in Peace my brother, I wear a bracelet with your name on it. I wear it proudly and tell your story when I am asked about it. I will remember. Semper Fidelis, William M. Overman CPL, USMC Sundance, Utah boverman@sundance-utah.com

03 Sep 2006 We never met, but I have worn your bracelet for the past 17 years hoping you would make it to your home someday. I know your name and the spelling by heart, and please remember you will never be forgotten. Lee-Anne Keen rkeen6053@wowway.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall 1st Lt Horace H. Fleming was the pilot of a CH-46A (BuNo 151907) bringing reinforcements into the strongpoint of Ngok Tavak, about five miles distant from the border outpost at Kham Duc. Ngok Tavak had been attacked by elements of the NVA 2nd Regiment in the early morning hours of 10 May 1968, and by the time the two CH-46s arrived the camp was undering heavy rocket, mortar, and infantry attack. As Fleming lifted off, his aircraft was hit by enemy antiaircraft fire, severing a fuel or oil line (different accounts vary) and forcing him to land within the beseiged compound. As a second aircraft, a UH-1 Huey, hovered over the fouled landing pad in order to take on wounded, Fleming and one or two Nung soldiers mounted the skids but were unable to enter the crowded cabin. After the aircraft lifted off Fleming and the Nung(s) fell to their deaths in the NVA-controlled area outside the defensive perimeter. The Ngok Tavak defenders withdrew to the base camp at Kham Duc, arriving just in time to fight in the unsuccessful defense of that camp. 1st Lt Fleming is one of at least 39 Americans who died during the defeats at Ngok Tavak and Kham Duc, and one of the 32 whose remains have not been repatriated. The names of the 39 Americans lost are included in the summary account of the Withdrawal from Kham Duc

The point-of-contact for this memorial is one who remembers, Vikki L. Wells anglvwells@aol.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 14 Apr 2003
Last updated 09/25/2006