VETERAN OF THE DAY
January 22, 2026
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PFC ALFRED DONNELLY JR
U.S. MARINE CORPS
1948 – January 22, 1968
KILLED IN ACTION | VIETNAM WAR
BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Alfred Donnelly Jr
Rank: Private First Class (PFC)
Branch: United States Marine Corps
Unit: K Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III MAF
Home of Record: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: 1948
Date of Death: January 22, 1968
Age: 19
Casualty Province (Vietnam): Quang Tri Province
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 35E, Line 5
HONORING HIS SERVICE
On January 22, 1968, Private First Class Alfred Donnelly Jr was killed in action while serving with the United States Marine Corps in the Republic of Vietnam.
PFC Donnelly was a member of 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, one of the primary units defending the Khe Sanh Combat Base during the opening days of what would become one of the most intense and historic battles of the Vietnam War.
Just one day after the official start of the Battle of Khe Sanh, Marine positions were under constant artillery, mortar, and ground pressure from North Vietnamese forces. It was during this critical phase of the siege that PFC Donnelly made the ultimate sacrifice.
IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS
From the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, to the hills and defensive lines of Quang Tri Province, Alfred Donnelly Jr represents the thousands of young Marines who stood their ground under extraordinary conditions.
He was 19 years old.
His name is forever engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., a permanent reminder that freedom has a cost measured in lives, not just history books.
LINKS AND SOURCES
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund – Wall of Faces:
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/3222/ALFRED-DONNELLY-JR/
The Virtual Wall (Memorial Page):
https://www.virtualwall.org/dd/DonnellyAJ01a.htm
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Today, we honor PFC Alfred Donnelly Jr, United States Marine Corps, who gave his life in Vietnam on January 22, 1968, during the opening days of the Battle of Khe Sanh.
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