Marine battalion honors fallen brothers who fought in Vietnam

Colonel Willard A. Buhl (left), the commanding officer of Wounded Warrior Regiment, and Jim Lupori, a retired Marine captain who served as a rifle platoon commander with Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during the Vietnam War, salute during the playing of taps after unveiling the Vietnam War Memorial Plaque here, Nov. 15, 2012. The plaque is dedicated to the 654 Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. Approximately 3,566 were wounded during the battalion’s combat operations in Vietnam. (Offical United States Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney)