CPL Raymond R Guitierrez USMC

Corporal Raymond Ramirez Gutierrez enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in Los Angles County in 1968, and was sent to Recruit Training Depot at San Diego, CA, Camp Pendleton.   His Tour in Vietnam began November 19, 1968.  On May 26th, 1969, he was positioned at a Fire Support Base on a mountain located in Quang Tri Province.  After a Mortar Round accidentally fell short of his gun pit area and exploded, he and another marine, PFC Robert C Van Fleet died of their wounds.  Eight other fellow soldiers were injured in the blast.  Their death is listed as “Misadventure”, (Friendly Fire).  Both had just celebrated a birthday earlier that month.  They had just turned 19 years old.

This brave marine, CPL Raymond Gutierrez, paid the ultimate sacrifice.  He gave up his life in service to his country.                                                                                                                                                                               CPL Gutierrez is memorialized on the website Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.  vvmf.org   Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund