Alumni Killed in the Vietnam Conflict


Charles Paul Headley (Class of 1962)
Specialist 4, U.S. Army

Specialist 4Charles Paul Headley was a Specialist 4 Medical Specialist in the 4th Infantry Division in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. His tour began on August 10, 1967. He died on February 17, 1968 at the age of 23 from a grenade explosion. He is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery.


James Van Howard (Class of 1965)
Corporal, U.S. Army

CorporalJames Van Howard was a Corporal  Infantryman in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. His tour began on June 23, 1968. He died on October 30, 1968 at the age of 21 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam because of an explosive device. He is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery.