The last VFW project involving Koh Tang was in May of 2015 for the 40 year memorial. We put up two plaques on the island with a group of vets from the battle. Not much has happened since then. There are 3 Marines who's remains have not been recovered yet. That is still something we are interested in...

There is a process to get his Consular Report of Birth Abroad postmortem. Hoping to help them get that to get the SSA benefits. I've talked to the consulate but if anyone has any suggestions to share, I would appreciate it. The father is on the local birth certificate but it seems that it wasn't acq...

UPDATE On Nov. 1, 2017 an article appeared in the Stars & Stripes about Jimmie Sillavan, an American Air Force veteran who died in Cambodian on Dec. 21, 2015, leaving behind his Cambodian wife, Thavy, and infant son, Hemmie. As is often the case, the funeral home would not release the remains un...