My walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army 1LT. Sharon Anne Lane, Age 25 of Canton, OH.
KIA Jun 8, 1969 Vietnam
She is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on Panel 23W, Line 112
The only American servicewomen killed as a direct result of enemy fire in the Vietnam War.
Lt. Lane died from shrapnel wounds when the 312th Evac. at Chu Lai was hit by rockets on June 8, 1969. From Canton, OH, she was a month short of her 26th birthday. She was posthumously awarded the the Bronze Star with “V” device and the Purple Heart. In 1970, the recovery room at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Denver, where Lt. Lane had been assigned before going to Viet Nam, was dedicated in her honor. In 1973, Aultman Hospital in Canton, OH, where Lane had attended nursing school, erected a bronze statue of Lane. The names of 110 local servicemen killed in Vietnam are on the base of the statue.
1LT Sharon Ann Lane was buried in Sunset Hills Burial Park, Canton, Ohio
We had a great 5.83 Mile walk today. We walked over by Holiday Hills Lake and then walked up town to the War Memorial Park. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us. I also want to thank those who honked, saved, and saluted in helping me honor this hero. We had 101 honks this morning.
Army 1LT. Sharon Anne Lane will not be forgotten !
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