Fall of Saigon

Eddies66 · 04-29-2022, 10:21 AM

On this date, 47 years ago, the American presence in Vietnam ended. Two Marines were the last to fall: Charles McMahon, 11 days short of his 22nd birthday, was a Corporal from Woburn, Massachusetts. Darwin Judge was a 19-year-old Lance Corporal and Eagle Scout from Marshalltown, Iowa. May they never be forgotten. Semper fi my brothers and former Marine Security Guards.

Dick Nearhoof · 04-29-2022, 02:25 PM

My brother did a tour in Nam. Fortunately he was in the SeaBees and was not in direct combat. Made it home in one piece. That was one very disastrous time for our Military men. I don't think we should have ever been there.

SStockDart · 04-29-2022, 02:39 PM

Written by a friend of Darwin Judge.

My boyhood friend and fellow Eagle Scout, L/CPL Darwin L. Judge (L) of Marshalltown, Iowa, was killed during the Fall Of Saigon on April 29, 1975. He and fellow Marine Security Guard, CPL Charles McMahon, Jr. of Woburn, Massachussetts, (R) (Boy of the Year, Woburn Boys Club - 1971) were the last two men to lose their lives in Vietnam during an attack by the North Vietnamese on Ton Sun Nhut Airbase. This page is dedicated to their memory and to honor all who served in Southeast Asia.

"Freedom Isn't Free"

04-29-2022, 10:21 AM	#1
Eddies66 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rancho Mirage, CA Posts: 1,120 Likes: 282 Liked 794 Times in 383 Posts	Fall of Saigon On this date, 47 years ago, the American presence in Vietnam ended. Two Marines were the last to fall: Charles McMahon, 11 days short of his 22nd birthday, was a Corporal from Woburn, Massachusetts. Darwin Judge was a 19-year-old Lance Corporal and Eagle Scout from Marshalltown, Iowa. May they never be forgotten. Semper fi my brothers and former Marine Security Guards. Last edited by Eddies66; 04-29-2022 at 02:21 PM.

04-29-2022, 02:25 PM	#2
Dick Nearhoof Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 79 Likes: 186 Liked 91 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Fall of Saigon My brother did a tour in Nam. Fortunately he was in the SeaBees and was not in direct combat. Made it home in one piece. That was one very disastrous time for our Military men. I don't think we should have ever been there.

04-29-2022, 02:39 PM	#3
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,116 Likes: 720 Liked 459 Times in 174 Posts	Re: Fall of Saigon Written by a friend of Darwin Judge. My boyhood friend and fellow Eagle Scout, L/CPL Darwin L. Judge (L) of Marshalltown, Iowa, was killed during the Fall Of Saigon on April 29, 1975. He and fellow Marine Security Guard, CPL Charles McMahon, Jr. of Woburn, Massachussetts, (R) (Boy of the Year, Woburn Boys Club - 1971) were the last two men to lose their lives in Vietnam during an attack by the North Vietnamese on Ton Sun Nhut Airbase. This page is dedicated to their memory and to honor all who served in Southeast Asia. "Freedom Isn't Free" __________________ Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911