As of Oct. 21, VVMF had located photos for 38,300 of the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This means VVMF has only 20,000 photos remaining to put a face to every name on The Wall. There are about 450 Kentucky photos still missing from 86 of the state's 120 counties, including two each from Livingston and Webster counties. The names of those area veterans with missing photos are:
- James W. Ramage of Burna. He was in the Army and was killed on June 5, 1967.
- Robert L. Smith of Smithland. He was in the Army and was killed on June 6, 1968.
- Robert L. Davis of Providence. He was in the Army and was killed on Nov. 17, 1965.
- David A. Jameson of Providence. He was in the Army and was killed on Jan. 20, 1968.
All photos have been collected from Crittenden, Caldwell, Lyon and Union counties. Three states – New Mexico, Wyoming and North Dakota – have completed the task, finding photos of all of those who died or went missing during the Vietnam War.
In putting together this effort, VVMF is wanting the names of the missing to be made available to the public in hopes a family member, friend, high school classmate or other person might see the list and know how to get a picture of the soldier. And it doesn't have to be a picture of the soldier in uniform. Some have sent in photos from high school annuals, even elementary school photographs. It's not when the picture was taken, it's that there is a picture of this fallen soldier to go with his/her name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
For more information on the project, visit VVMF.org. For those with a picture to submit, visit VVMF.org/how-to-submit.
