The names of 10 U.S. servicemen were added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall while the status of 12 others missing in action were changed after their remains were accounted for or returned.

There are now 58,282 names on the wall.

The men were ruled to have died in connected with combat-related incidents during the Vietnam War even if it came years later. The names were added by James Lee of Engrave Write. The information below was provided by a press release. My photo above is not the actual names.

Names Being Added to The Wall:

PFC Johnny Owen Brooks, U.S. Army
Stockton, Calif.
Sept. 22, 1949 – Sept. 24, 2011
Date of Casualty: Nov. 14, 1969
Wall Location: Panel 16W Line 106
Pfc. Brooks died as a result of wounds (combat or hostile related) sustained in the combat zone during the Vietnam War.

PFC Larry Morgan Kelly, U.S. Army
Akron, Ohio
May 22, 1949 – June 14, 2010
Date of Casualty: Aug. 22, 1969
Wall Location: Panel 19W Line 095
Pfc. Kelly died as a result of his wounds (combat or hostile related) sustained in the combat zone during the Vietnam War.

SP4 David Lawrence Deckard, U.S. Army
Louisville, Ky.
Jan. 30, 1948 – Jan. 6, 2006
Date of Casualty: March 24, 1969
Wall Location: Panel 28W Line 094
Spec. Deckard was diagnosed with chronic respiratory failure and the Army determined that his death was directly connected to his wounds received in Vietnam.

ATC Jospeh William Aubin, U.S. Navy
Bridgeport, Conn.
Dec. 14, 1929 – May 26, 1966
Date of Casualty: May 26, 1966
Wall Location: Panel 09E Line 012
Navy records document that ATC Aubin and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone.

ATR3 Richard Carl Hunt, U.S. Navy
Guys Mills, Penn.
July 2, 1942 – May 26, 1966
Date of Casualty: May 26, 1966
Wall Location: Panel 07E Line 112
Navy records document that ATR3 Hunt and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone.

LT Walter Allan Linzy, U.S. Navy
Nashville, Ark.
June 11, 1926 – May 26, 1966
Date of Casualty: May 26, 1966
Wall Location: Panel 08E Line 017
Navy records document that Lt. Linzy and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone.

ATR3 Richard Dwaine Stocker, U.S. Navy
Jacksonville, Ark.
April 17, 1945 – May 26, 1966
Date of Casualty: May 26, 1966
Wall Location: Panel 15E Line 036
Navy records document that ATR3 Stocker and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone.

LTJG David McLean Desilets, U.S. Navy
Palm Desert, Calif.
Oct. 16, 1940- Sept. 4, 1966
Date of Casualty: Sept. 4, 1966
Wall Location: Panel 10E Line 077
The Navy reviewed casualty and other relevant documents pertaining to the death of LTJG Desilets aboard the USS Pyro while steaming on ˜Yankee Station” in the Gulf of Tonkin. The information confirmed that Desilets’ death occurred within the defined combat zone.

AN Albert Kalahana Kuewa, U.S. Navy
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov. 14, 1941 – Sept. 18, 1964
Date of Casualty: Sept. 18, 1964
Wall Location: Panel 02E Line 042
The Navy reviewed records and determined that Airman Kuewa died while supporting combat missions against targets in North Vietnam.

CPL Frank A. Neary, U.S. USMC
Ocean, N.J.
April 24, 1948 – Nov. 22, 2006
Date of Casualty: Feb. 24, 1967
Wall Location: Panel 15E Line 096
Cpl. Neary died of a stroke due to an intracranial bleed, chronic thromolytic therapy and occluded bypass graft of his left leg. The Marine Corps reviewed the records and determined that he died of the wounds he sustained in combat in Vietnam.

Status Changes

Beside each name on the Memorial is a symbol designating status. The diamond symbol denotes confirmed death. The cross represents missing in action. When a service member’s remains are returned or accounted for, the diamond is superimposed over the cross. The changes are:

Army Capt. Charles Ronald Barnes of Fullerton, PA, Panel 29W, Line 50
Army Sgt. 1st Class William Theodore Brown of La Habra, CA, Panel 16W, Line 22
Army Sgt. 1st Class James Leslie Moreland of Anaheim, CA, Panel 38E, Line 7
Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald Monroe Shue of Kannapolis, NC, Panel 16W, Line 24
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward James Broms Jr. of Meadville, PA, Panel 50W, Line 41
Navy Cmdr. Frank Clifford Green Jr. of Waskom, TX, Panel 1W, Line 55
Air Force Col. Leo Sydney Boston of Canon City, CO., Panel 7E, Line 7
Air Force Maj. Thomas Edward Clark of Emporium, PA, Panel 33W, Line 84
Air Force Maj. Bruce Edward Lawrence of Phillipsburg, NJ, Panel 53W, Line 21
Air Force Col. Gilbert Swain Palmer Jr. of Birmingham, AL, Panel 41E, Line 53
Air Force Lt. Col. Edward Dean Silver of Junction City, OR, Panel 53W, Line 23
Air Force Maj. Charles Milton Walling of Phoenix, AZ, Panel 9E, Line 119