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Mr. Jimmy "Jim" Lamar Ballinger
January 10, 1949 ~ September 29, 2017 (age 68) 68 Years Old Light a Candle
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A candle was lit by Chuck McCammon
on October 3, 2017 6:14 PM
Jim's spirit lives on now in my memories...in the hooch with Mary Doyon and Herman Spoto...and the souls of 149 other boys who perished in Vietnam - Lord have Mercy on all of our souls, we were soldiers who later found we were brothers....God Bless Jim Ballinger...your duty on earth is complete soldier!
My most sincere condolences to the family...
Chuck McCammon
Alpha Company 6th Battalion, 31st U.S. Infantry Regiment
Past Commander of the 31st U.S. Infantry Regiment Association,
Jim's spirit lives on now in my memories...in the hooch with Mary Doyon and Herman Spoto...and the souls of 149 other boys who perished in Vietnam - Lord have Mercy on all of our souls, we were soldiers who later found we were brothers....God Bless Jim Ballinger...your duty on earth is complete soldier!
My most sincere condolences to the family...
Chuck McCammon
Alpha Company 6th Battalion, 31st U.S. Infantry Regiment
Past Commander of the 31st U.S. Infantry Regiment Association,
Message from Mobile Alabama
October 3, 2017 10:54 AM
Jim was an infantryman in Vietnam. He was in Alpha Company 6th of the 31st Infantry. He was brave and true to his platoon members. He had a good heart and will be remembered by people who haven't seen him face to face in nearly half a century now. He wrote a poem that memorialized one of his platoon members that those of us who have read it will always remember even when we can't quote a word of it because of the message it gave.
The end of it goes like this:
Did you ever make it captain, did you get that maple leaf.
Did you know that Baileys mother died from her grief.
She mourned long the untimely death of her son.
I wonder if she ever knew, what her boy had done.
Aw hell ol Bailey wasn't nobody. Just a poor black kid.
Oh but captain, you shoulda seen what Bailey did.
I wish I coulda been beside him. When ol Bailey met his end.
Aw hell ol Bailey wasn't nobody.
He was just my friend..............
The end of it goes like this:
Did you ever make it captain, did you get that maple leaf.
Did you know that Baileys mother died from her grief.
She mourned long the untimely death of her son.
I wonder if she ever knew, what her boy had done.
Aw hell ol Bailey wasn't nobody. Just a poor black kid.
Oh but captain, you shoulda seen what Bailey did.
I wish I coulda been beside him. When ol Bailey met his end.
Aw hell ol Bailey wasn't nobody.
He was just my friend..............
A candle was lit by David Rich Family
on October 2, 2017 7:15 PM
A Spathiphyllum was sent on October 1, 2017
We love you guys. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love your sister Heather Dudek and family, grandma Coffman and family
A candle was lit by Jennifer Willingham/ Jerry(Rock) Willingham Daughter
on September 30, 2017 2:09 PM
So sorry to hear of your loss. I want the family to know I'm praying for them through this very difficult time.
So sorry to hear of your loss. I want the family to know I'm praying for them through this very difficult time.
A candle was lit by Jennifer Willing Ford
on September 30, 2017 2:04 PM
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