Col John W. Ripley's Funeral

Col John W. Ripley's Funeral

Funeral of Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.) at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on November 7, 2008.<br />


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On Easter Sunday, 1972, while in Vietnam as an adviser to the South Vietnamese Marines, Colonel Ripley single-handedly destroyed a bridge near the city of !%!% Ha, blunting a major North Vietnamese offensive. For his heroism he was awarded the Navy Cross.<br />

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Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. Amen.<br />

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