Let us not forget Sergeant Douglas M Franklin, casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, SGT Franklin served our country until August 1st, 1967 in Quang, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. Douglas died from multiple fragmentation wounds/mine. His body was recovered. Douglas was born on May 5th, 1944 in Lexington, Virginia.

SGT Franklin is on panel 24E, line 060 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 4 years.