Below is a retyped article that appeared in the Dallas Morning News sometime in late 1967. Ron was in the Army from 1962 to 1967. He received nurses training in the Army and served as a medic in Vietnam and as a nurse at Walter Reed. This picture is of Ron as he was saluting former President Eisenhower as he was checking into Walter Reed Hospital. (Picture did not scan.) The only pictures we have of Ron in uniform are in videos. Ron passed away from lung cancer May 22, 2001. He was the husband of Frances Latham for 26 years and the father of Jonathan and Daniel Latham.
Ronald Latham Awarded Medal:
Specialist Sixth Class Ronald T. Latham has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal in a ceremony at the Walter Reed General Hospital where he is a Ward Corpsman on Ward Eight.
Latham received the medal for meritorious service with a State Department Medical Team attached to the 5th Special Forces Group in the Republic of South Vietnam from May 1966 to 1967.
Specialist Latham entered the military service in August 1962, completing his basic training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He arrived at Walter Reed in June 1967 after completing the Vietnam tour. His decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
Frances Latham
221 Harris Dr. Sunnyvale, TX 75182
972-226-7003
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