Staff Sergeant Ronald Fair
United States Marine Corps
VMO-3, MAG-36, 1st MAW, III MAF
Home of Record: New Castle, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: January 26, 1938
Date of Death: January 18, 1968
Casualty Province: Offshore, Military Region I
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 34E, Line 68
Service and Sacrifice
SSgt Fair served with Marine Observation Squadron 3 (VMO-3), a unit known for operating light observation aircraft and supporting Marines on the ground with reconnaissance and coordination.
On January 18, 1968, he died while serving in the I Corps/DMZ region (listed as Offshore, MR I), a period when the north was tightening toward the major clashes soon to follow.
Reflection
War doesn’t only test the front line. It tests the sky, the sea, the edges of the map where missions are quiet until they’re not.
Today we honor Staff Sergeant Ronald Fair, USMC, and we speak his name with gratitude.
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Today, The Micky Spano Show recognizes Staff Sergeant Ronald Fair, United States Marine Corps, who died on January 18, 1968, and is remembered on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 34E, Line 68.
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