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Worth Mayor Mary Werner places a wreath at the Eternal Flame Monument during the Memorial Day Observance Sunday. She is joined by Worth Trustees (from left) Kevin Ryan, Rich Dziedzic and Brad Urban. (Photo by Joe Boyle)
Michaela Weaver puts her hand on her heart as she performs the National Anthem at the beginning of the Memorial Day Observance Sunday morning at 111th and Harlem in Worth. (Photo by Joe Boyle)
Episode 3050 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about how the good people of Worth, Illinois honored the service of all American veterans with emphasis on Corporal Charles McMahon and Lance Corporal Darwin Lee Judge, the last two American service members who died in Vietnam. The featured story appeared on SRP Local News and was titled: Worth service honors final victims of Vietnam War and was submitted by Joe Boyle.
Worth Mayor Mary Werner wanted to share some details about two U.S. servicemen who were the last victims of the Vietnam War.
“April 29 of this year marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the last two American soldiers to die on Vietnam soil,” Werner said during the annual Memorial Day Remembrance at the Eternal Flame Memorial at 111th and Harlem on Sunday morning. “In the final stage of the offensive against Saigon, a North Vietnamese rocket attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base resulted in the death of two U.S. Marines, Corporal Charles McMahon and Lance Corporal Darwin Lee Judge.”
McMahon was just 11 days short of his 22nd birthday, Werner said. He was a resident of Woburn, Mass. Judge, 19, was an Eagle Scout from Marshaltown, Iowa.
Worth Mayor Mary Werner places a wreath at the Eternal Flame Monument during the Memorial Day Observance Sunday. She is joined by Worth Trustees (from left) Kevin Ryan, Rich Dziedzic and Brad Urban. (Photo by Joe Boyle)
The mayor also mentioned that McMahon and Judge were members of the Marine Security Guard Battalion at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. They were providing security. McMahon had arrived in Saigon on April 18, just 11 days before the attack, Werner said.
Listen to Episode 3050 and discover more about how the good people of Worth, Illinois honored the service of all American veterans with emphasis on Charles McMahon and Lance Corporal Darwin Lee Judge, the last two American service members who died in Vietnam.
