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>>I'm searching for any information I can get on a >>Marine from my hometown. CPL Richard A. Funelli Jr., >>from Farrell, PA was KIA 15 JAN 67. He was with the >>Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3/1 Marines. It >>appears he was one of nine Marines from Kilo Company >>killed that day. CPL Funelli was a friend of my >>sister. I was in seventh grade and watched his >>funeral from a school window across the street from >>Our Lady of Fatima Church. His Honor Guard, dressed >>in their Blues, seemed impervious to the miserable >>weather that day. All the students crammed at the >>windows to watch ... Richard was the first casualty >>from our town. The conduct of those Marines that day >>instilled in me the desire to seek a military career. >>Know one knew exactly how he was killed and asking the >>family was out-of-the-question. I've searched for >>almost forty years for an answer. If you can provide >>some info, I would be grateful. >Cpl Funelli was a machine gunner. His position was hit >by sappers and the sand bags fell on top of him and he >died that way. I believe he had less than 30 days left >in Viet Nam. I also believe he was awarded brinze star >for actions a few weeks earlier to this engagement. A >lot of positions were hit with satchel charges that >night. My hootch was blown up , even what I was >sleeping on! It was like Custers last stand! I was >with 60 mortars. >Harry
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