US Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, Born in North Carolina, He later became a resident of Pennsylvania.
US Marine Private First Class Rodney Wayne Melton was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Melton served our country until May 5th, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that Rodney died from artillery fire. His body was recovered. Rodney was born on January 1st, 1947 in Burlington, North Carolina. PFC Melton is on panel 55E, line 022 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, 21, son of Mrs. James A Caton, of 19 Vista Road, Reading, Pennsylvania. PFC Melton died of fragment wounds from rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province last Sunday. A 1964 graduate of Wyomissing High School, he attended Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia, before enlisting in September, 1967.
Rodney was born in Burlington, NC. He was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Wyomissing Hills, and graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1965. Known as 'Scooter,' he played varsity football in school. He enjoyed the seashore, water skiing, hunting and drag racing. He was a member of the Junior Fire Brigade of the Wyomissing Fire Company. Rodney attended Morris Harvey College in West Virginia for two years before enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was selected as the outstanding recruit of his platoon in boot camp. Scooter told his family he did not like having to go to Vietnam, but he did not mind if his younger brother and sister would have the same good life and opportunities that he had. In Vietnam, Rodney was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment. In his only letter home, he told his family that all the training and all he'd seen and been told, didn't prepare him for what it was really like when he got there. Scooter was killed by enemy rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province. Surviving at the time were his mother, father, one sister and one brother. He was in Vietnam less than two weeks. He was 21 years old. Semper Fidelis, Marine! From the Berks County Vietnam Memorial dedication booklet. Jim McIlhenney
Rodney was a kind person. I remember when Rodney moved to Wyomissing from Charlotte, NC. We were in different classes but would run into each other every once in awhile, he always had a nice thing to say about everyone. I just learned of Rodney's death a few years ago, since I do not live in Pennsylvania anymore, news gets to me slowly, but when I heard he died in Vietnam I was very upset and still am, I was in the Women's Army Corp at the time of his death, this sort of makes us connected in my heart, I will always remember his smiles. I know he is missed by his family and friends. God Bless You Rodney Melton. Hendersonville, NC 28739, Ellen Lance
Rodney was my only brother. I will never forget the day the marine personnel came to our home with the telegram saying Rodney had been killed. I was 12 and our sister was 9. We were crying out of control and so so sad but I had never seen and will never forget the reaction from our Dad. He fell to his knees and was crawling around crying so hard. After a while he put his arms around me, my sister, and mom and held us so tight for so long and through his weeping said Rodney had died for us! For our freedom! That's when I first understood really what freedom meant. I think about Rodney all the time. I want to thank everyone who sent comments about Rodney and thank the person who made this web site available. I would like to here from anyone else that knew Rodney or any soldier that was with Rodney in South Vietnam the day Rodney was killed. Rodney will never be forgotten. 2215 Hwy 70, Mebane, NC 27302, Joe Buck Melton
Scooter worked on the farm of a friend of mine. He lived about three blocks from me. He was two years ahead of me in school, and we were only acquaintances. He died while I was in Marine Boot camp, and my Mother told me about it in a letter. Scooter's mother was a Gold Star Mother and was very active in the erection of a local Berks County Vietnam Memorial. She passed away about two years ago. Jim Margrave, 78 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing Hills, PA 19610
Always in my Heart: Rodney "Roddy" will always be in my thoughts and in my heart. Roddy, Niles(another cousin) and I were 1st cousins, born very close together. It was several years before we realized we weren't brothers & sister-we were together all the time! It was years before Roddy & Niles had siblings and I, never. So needless to say, Roddy's loss was deeply felt for that and many other reasons. One especially.he was so easy to love! I remember the evening we spent together before he left for Vietnam. We just couldn't seem to say "goodbye". He told me that night that he would never see me again. I didn't want to accept that and begged him to promise he'd be back home. A few minutes after he left my home, I heard a knock at the door. Answering it, I found him standing there with that sweet smile saying, "Just had to come back for one more hug, and tell you once more how much I love you". It was quite some time before the tears would stop and we could say "so long" (I refused to say goodbye). Like his brother Joe Buck,(who is also like a brother to me), I too remember that day (as though it was yesterday)when we received the sad sad news that Rodney had been killed in action. It's said that time heals all wounds - that's true, the wounds heals, but the scars are always there. For as long as I live I'll give thanks for MY HERO, Rodney Wayne Melton, and for the blessing of having him in my life. Thanks to all of you who have written to express your thoughts about this wonderful young man. To know him was to love him. Carolyn McCall, 304 Steelcrest Rd, Graham, NC 27253
35 Years Later and I still think of you often. Rodney and I were college classmates and room mates. We attended Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia. Rodney had long, dirty blond hair back then.actually almost all of us had long hair back then. I met Rodney in the summer of 1966, after our freshman year. We spent a Spring Break together in Ft Lauderdale and hitchhiked all over the place.we stopped at his home in NC to pick up some cash to get back to Charleston. He was funny, resourceful and just a great friend. I married a girl from Charleston (Nancy Lee Poland)in May of 1967 and Rodney was my Best Man. He was also dating one of my wife's friends. I think it was Susan Anderson but it could have been Suzanne Lane. We shared lots of beer and lots of bones together.it was 1966-1967 after all. We had started a fraternity (Sigma Epsilon Phi) and we had our own party house.sort of a decrepit bungalow but it served the purpose. I spent nights playing pool at that house with Rodney and others.and we didn't have a pool table, if you know what I mean. When I heard Rodney wasn't coming back to school I was surprised and, of course, disappointed. I later heard that money was an issue and his plan was to go to Vietnam and come back on the GI Bill. When I heard he'd been killed it tore my heart out. And now, 35 years later I still think of him.often. We walked a lot of miles together, we bummed money together, we laughed together and double dated together. Rodney, you were a great friend and always a class act. I miss you. Love, Alan Sandner, 759 Summit Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661
He is the son of Mr Belvin Webster Melton and the son of Mrs Tressie Melton Canton
He served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marines Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
US Marine Private First Class Rodney Wayne Melton was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Melton served our country until May 5th, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that Rodney died from artillery fire. His body was recovered. Rodney was born on January 1st, 1947 in Burlington, North Carolina. PFC Melton is on panel 55E, line 022 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, 21, son of Mrs. James A Caton, of 19 Vista Road, Reading, Pennsylvania. PFC Melton died of fragment wounds from rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province last Sunday. A 1964 graduate of Wyomissing High School, he attended Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia, before enlisting in September, 1967.
Rodney was born in Burlington, NC. He was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Wyomissing Hills, and graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1965. Known as 'Scooter,' he played varsity football in school. He enjoyed the seashore, water skiing, hunting and drag racing. He was a member of the Junior Fire Brigade of the Wyomissing Fire Company. Rodney attended Morris Harvey College in West Virginia for two years before enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was selected as the outstanding recruit of his platoon in boot camp. Scooter told his family he did not like having to go to Vietnam, but he did not mind if his younger brother and sister would have the same good life and opportunities that he had. In Vietnam, Rodney was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment. In his only letter home, he told his family that all the training and all he'd seen and been told, didn't prepare him for what it was really like when he got there. Scooter was killed by enemy rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province. Surviving at the time were his mother, father, one sister and one brother. He was in Vietnam less than two weeks. He was 21 years old. Semper Fidelis, Marine! From the Berks County Vietnam Memorial dedication booklet. Jim McIlhenney
Rodney was a kind person. I remember when Rodney moved to Wyomissing from Charlotte, NC. We were in different classes but would run into each other every once in awhile, he always had a nice thing to say about everyone. I just learned of Rodney's death a few years ago, since I do not live in Pennsylvania anymore, news gets to me slowly, but when I heard he died in Vietnam I was very upset and still am, I was in the Women's Army Corp at the time of his death, this sort of makes us connected in my heart, I will always remember his smiles. I know he is missed by his family and friends. God Bless You Rodney Melton. Hendersonville, NC 28739, Ellen Lance
Rodney was my only brother. I will never forget the day the marine personnel came to our home with the telegram saying Rodney had been killed. I was 12 and our sister was 9. We were crying out of control and so so sad but I had never seen and will never forget the reaction from our Dad. He fell to his knees and was crawling around crying so hard. After a while he put his arms around me, my sister, and mom and held us so tight for so long and through his weeping said Rodney had died for us! For our freedom! That's when I first understood really what freedom meant. I think about Rodney all the time. I want to thank everyone who sent comments about Rodney and thank the person who made this web site available. I would like to here from anyone else that knew Rodney or any soldier that was with Rodney in South Vietnam the day Rodney was killed. Rodney will never be forgotten. 2215 Hwy 70, Mebane, NC 27302, Joe Buck Melton
Scooter worked on the farm of a friend of mine. He lived about three blocks from me. He was two years ahead of me in school, and we were only acquaintances. He died while I was in Marine Boot camp, and my Mother told me about it in a letter. Scooter's mother was a Gold Star Mother and was very active in the erection of a local Berks County Vietnam Memorial. She passed away about two years ago. Jim Margrave, 78 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing Hills, PA 19610
Always in my Heart: Rodney "Roddy" will always be in my thoughts and in my heart. Roddy, Niles(another cousin) and I were 1st cousins, born very close together. It was several years before we realized we weren't brothers & sister-we were together all the time! It was years before Roddy & Niles had siblings and I, never. So needless to say, Roddy's loss was deeply felt for that and many other reasons. One especially.he was so easy to love! I remember the evening we spent together before he left for Vietnam. We just couldn't seem to say "goodbye". He told me that night that he would never see me again. I didn't want to accept that and begged him to promise he'd be back home. A few minutes after he left my home, I heard a knock at the door. Answering it, I found him standing there with that sweet smile saying, "Just had to come back for one more hug, and tell you once more how much I love you". It was quite some time before the tears would stop and we could say "so long" (I refused to say goodbye). Like his brother Joe Buck,(who is also like a brother to me), I too remember that day (as though it was yesterday)when we received the sad sad news that Rodney had been killed in action. It's said that time heals all wounds - that's true, the wounds heals, but the scars are always there. For as long as I live I'll give thanks for MY HERO, Rodney Wayne Melton, and for the blessing of having him in my life. Thanks to all of you who have written to express your thoughts about this wonderful young man. To know him was to love him. Carolyn McCall, 304 Steelcrest Rd, Graham, NC 27253
35 Years Later and I still think of you often. Rodney and I were college classmates and room mates. We attended Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia. Rodney had long, dirty blond hair back then.actually almost all of us had long hair back then. I met Rodney in the summer of 1966, after our freshman year. We spent a Spring Break together in Ft Lauderdale and hitchhiked all over the place.we stopped at his home in NC to pick up some cash to get back to Charleston. He was funny, resourceful and just a great friend. I married a girl from Charleston (Nancy Lee Poland)in May of 1967 and Rodney was my Best Man. He was also dating one of my wife's friends. I think it was Susan Anderson but it could have been Suzanne Lane. We shared lots of beer and lots of bones together.it was 1966-1967 after all. We had started a fraternity (Sigma Epsilon Phi) and we had our own party house.sort of a decrepit bungalow but it served the purpose. I spent nights playing pool at that house with Rodney and others.and we didn't have a pool table, if you know what I mean. When I heard Rodney wasn't coming back to school I was surprised and, of course, disappointed. I later heard that money was an issue and his plan was to go to Vietnam and come back on the GI Bill. When I heard he'd been killed it tore my heart out. And now, 35 years later I still think of him.often. We walked a lot of miles together, we bummed money together, we laughed together and double dated together. Rodney, you were a great friend and always a class act. I miss you. Love, Alan Sandner, 759 Summit Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661
He is the son of Mr Belvin Webster Melton and the son of Mrs Tressie Melton Canton
He served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marines Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
US Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, Born in North Carolina, He later became a resident of Pennsylvania.
US Marine Private First Class Rodney Wayne Melton was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Melton served our country until May 5th, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that Rodney died from artillery fire. His body was recovered. Rodney was born on January 1st, 1947 in Burlington, North Carolina. PFC Melton is on panel 55E, line 022 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, 21, son of Mrs. James A Caton, of 19 Vista Road, Reading, Pennsylvania. PFC Melton died of fragment wounds from rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province last Sunday. A 1964 graduate of Wyomissing High School, he attended Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia, before enlisting in September, 1967.
Rodney was born in Burlington, NC. He was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Wyomissing Hills, and graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1965. Known as 'Scooter,' he played varsity football in school. He enjoyed the seashore, water skiing, hunting and drag racing. He was a member of the Junior Fire Brigade of the Wyomissing Fire Company. Rodney attended Morris Harvey College in West Virginia for two years before enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was selected as the outstanding recruit of his platoon in boot camp. Scooter told his family he did not like having to go to Vietnam, but he did not mind if his younger brother and sister would have the same good life and opportunities that he had. In Vietnam, Rodney was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment. In his only letter home, he told his family that all the training and all he'd seen and been told, didn't prepare him for what it was really like when he got there. Scooter was killed by enemy rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province. Surviving at the time were his mother, father, one sister and one brother. He was in Vietnam less than two weeks. He was 21 years old. Semper Fidelis, Marine! From the Berks County Vietnam Memorial dedication booklet. Jim McIlhenney
Rodney was a kind person. I remember when Rodney moved to Wyomissing from Charlotte, NC. We were in different classes but would run into each other every once in awhile, he always had a nice thing to say about everyone. I just learned of Rodney's death a few years ago, since I do not live in Pennsylvania anymore, news gets to me slowly, but when I heard he died in Vietnam I was very upset and still am, I was in the Women's Army Corp at the time of his death, this sort of makes us connected in my heart, I will always remember his smiles. I know he is missed by his family and friends. God Bless You Rodney Melton. Hendersonville, NC 28739, Ellen Lance
Rodney was my only brother. I will never forget the day the marine personnel came to our home with the telegram saying Rodney had been killed. I was 12 and our sister was 9. We were crying out of control and so so sad but I had never seen and will never forget the reaction from our Dad. He fell to his knees and was crawling around crying so hard. After a while he put his arms around me, my sister, and mom and held us so tight for so long and through his weeping said Rodney had died for us! For our freedom! That's when I first understood really what freedom meant. I think about Rodney all the time. I want to thank everyone who sent comments about Rodney and thank the person who made this web site available. I would like to here from anyone else that knew Rodney or any soldier that was with Rodney in South Vietnam the day Rodney was killed. Rodney will never be forgotten. 2215 Hwy 70, Mebane, NC 27302, Joe Buck Melton
Scooter worked on the farm of a friend of mine. He lived about three blocks from me. He was two years ahead of me in school, and we were only acquaintances. He died while I was in Marine Boot camp, and my Mother told me about it in a letter. Scooter's mother was a Gold Star Mother and was very active in the erection of a local Berks County Vietnam Memorial. She passed away about two years ago. Jim Margrave, 78 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing Hills, PA 19610
Always in my Heart: Rodney "Roddy" will always be in my thoughts and in my heart. Roddy, Niles(another cousin) and I were 1st cousins, born very close together. It was several years before we realized we weren't brothers & sister-we were together all the time! It was years before Roddy & Niles had siblings and I, never. So needless to say, Roddy's loss was deeply felt for that and many other reasons. One especially.he was so easy to love! I remember the evening we spent together before he left for Vietnam. We just couldn't seem to say "goodbye". He told me that night that he would never see me again. I didn't want to accept that and begged him to promise he'd be back home. A few minutes after he left my home, I heard a knock at the door. Answering it, I found him standing there with that sweet smile saying, "Just had to come back for one more hug, and tell you once more how much I love you". It was quite some time before the tears would stop and we could say "so long" (I refused to say goodbye). Like his brother Joe Buck,(who is also like a brother to me), I too remember that day (as though it was yesterday)when we received the sad sad news that Rodney had been killed in action. It's said that time heals all wounds - that's true, the wounds heals, but the scars are always there. For as long as I live I'll give thanks for MY HERO, Rodney Wayne Melton, and for the blessing of having him in my life. Thanks to all of you who have written to express your thoughts about this wonderful young man. To know him was to love him. Carolyn McCall, 304 Steelcrest Rd, Graham, NC 27253
35 Years Later and I still think of you often. Rodney and I were college classmates and room mates. We attended Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia. Rodney had long, dirty blond hair back then.actually almost all of us had long hair back then. I met Rodney in the summer of 1966, after our freshman year. We spent a Spring Break together in Ft Lauderdale and hitchhiked all over the place.we stopped at his home in NC to pick up some cash to get back to Charleston. He was funny, resourceful and just a great friend. I married a girl from Charleston (Nancy Lee Poland)in May of 1967 and Rodney was my Best Man. He was also dating one of my wife's friends. I think it was Susan Anderson but it could have been Suzanne Lane. We shared lots of beer and lots of bones together.it was 1966-1967 after all. We had started a fraternity (Sigma Epsilon Phi) and we had our own party house.sort of a decrepit bungalow but it served the purpose. I spent nights playing pool at that house with Rodney and others.and we didn't have a pool table, if you know what I mean. When I heard Rodney wasn't coming back to school I was surprised and, of course, disappointed. I later heard that money was an issue and his plan was to go to Vietnam and come back on the GI Bill. When I heard he'd been killed it tore my heart out. And now, 35 years later I still think of him.often. We walked a lot of miles together, we bummed money together, we laughed together and double dated together. Rodney, you were a great friend and always a class act. I miss you. Love, Alan Sandner, 759 Summit Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661
He is the son of Mr Belvin Webster Melton and the son of Mrs Tressie Melton Canton
He served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marines Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
US Marine Private First Class Rodney Wayne Melton was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Melton served our country until May 5th, 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and was not married. It was reported that Rodney died from artillery fire. His body was recovered. Rodney was born on January 1st, 1947 in Burlington, North Carolina. PFC Melton is on panel 55E, line 022 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for less than a year.
Marine PFC Rodney Wayne Melton, 21, son of Mrs. James A Caton, of 19 Vista Road, Reading, Pennsylvania. PFC Melton died of fragment wounds from rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province last Sunday. A 1964 graduate of Wyomissing High School, he attended Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia, before enlisting in September, 1967.
Rodney was born in Burlington, NC. He was a member of the First Church of the Brethren, Wyomissing Hills, and graduated from Wyomissing High School in 1965. Known as 'Scooter,' he played varsity football in school. He enjoyed the seashore, water skiing, hunting and drag racing. He was a member of the Junior Fire Brigade of the Wyomissing Fire Company. Rodney attended Morris Harvey College in West Virginia for two years before enlisting in the Marine Corps. He was selected as the outstanding recruit of his platoon in boot camp. Scooter told his family he did not like having to go to Vietnam, but he did not mind if his younger brother and sister would have the same good life and opportunities that he had. In Vietnam, Rodney was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marine Regiment. In his only letter home, he told his family that all the training and all he'd seen and been told, didn't prepare him for what it was really like when he got there. Scooter was killed by enemy rocket fire while on patrol in Quang Nam Province. Surviving at the time were his mother, father, one sister and one brother. He was in Vietnam less than two weeks. He was 21 years old. Semper Fidelis, Marine! From the Berks County Vietnam Memorial dedication booklet. Jim McIlhenney
Rodney was a kind person. I remember when Rodney moved to Wyomissing from Charlotte, NC. We were in different classes but would run into each other every once in awhile, he always had a nice thing to say about everyone. I just learned of Rodney's death a few years ago, since I do not live in Pennsylvania anymore, news gets to me slowly, but when I heard he died in Vietnam I was very upset and still am, I was in the Women's Army Corp at the time of his death, this sort of makes us connected in my heart, I will always remember his smiles. I know he is missed by his family and friends. God Bless You Rodney Melton. Hendersonville, NC 28739, Ellen Lance
Rodney was my only brother. I will never forget the day the marine personnel came to our home with the telegram saying Rodney had been killed. I was 12 and our sister was 9. We were crying out of control and so so sad but I had never seen and will never forget the reaction from our Dad. He fell to his knees and was crawling around crying so hard. After a while he put his arms around me, my sister, and mom and held us so tight for so long and through his weeping said Rodney had died for us! For our freedom! That's when I first understood really what freedom meant. I think about Rodney all the time. I want to thank everyone who sent comments about Rodney and thank the person who made this web site available. I would like to here from anyone else that knew Rodney or any soldier that was with Rodney in South Vietnam the day Rodney was killed. Rodney will never be forgotten. 2215 Hwy 70, Mebane, NC 27302, Joe Buck Melton
Scooter worked on the farm of a friend of mine. He lived about three blocks from me. He was two years ahead of me in school, and we were only acquaintances. He died while I was in Marine Boot camp, and my Mother told me about it in a letter. Scooter's mother was a Gold Star Mother and was very active in the erection of a local Berks County Vietnam Memorial. She passed away about two years ago. Jim Margrave, 78 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing Hills, PA 19610
Always in my Heart: Rodney "Roddy" will always be in my thoughts and in my heart. Roddy, Niles(another cousin) and I were 1st cousins, born very close together. It was several years before we realized we weren't brothers & sister-we were together all the time! It was years before Roddy & Niles had siblings and I, never. So needless to say, Roddy's loss was deeply felt for that and many other reasons. One especially.he was so easy to love! I remember the evening we spent together before he left for Vietnam. We just couldn't seem to say "goodbye". He told me that night that he would never see me again. I didn't want to accept that and begged him to promise he'd be back home. A few minutes after he left my home, I heard a knock at the door. Answering it, I found him standing there with that sweet smile saying, "Just had to come back for one more hug, and tell you once more how much I love you". It was quite some time before the tears would stop and we could say "so long" (I refused to say goodbye). Like his brother Joe Buck,(who is also like a brother to me), I too remember that day (as though it was yesterday)when we received the sad sad news that Rodney had been killed in action. It's said that time heals all wounds - that's true, the wounds heals, but the scars are always there. For as long as I live I'll give thanks for MY HERO, Rodney Wayne Melton, and for the blessing of having him in my life. Thanks to all of you who have written to express your thoughts about this wonderful young man. To know him was to love him. Carolyn McCall, 304 Steelcrest Rd, Graham, NC 27253
35 Years Later and I still think of you often. Rodney and I were college classmates and room mates. We attended Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia. Rodney had long, dirty blond hair back then.actually almost all of us had long hair back then. I met Rodney in the summer of 1966, after our freshman year. We spent a Spring Break together in Ft Lauderdale and hitchhiked all over the place.we stopped at his home in NC to pick up some cash to get back to Charleston. He was funny, resourceful and just a great friend. I married a girl from Charleston (Nancy Lee Poland)in May of 1967 and Rodney was my Best Man. He was also dating one of my wife's friends. I think it was Susan Anderson but it could have been Suzanne Lane. We shared lots of beer and lots of bones together.it was 1966-1967 after all. We had started a fraternity (Sigma Epsilon Phi) and we had our own party house.sort of a decrepit bungalow but it served the purpose. I spent nights playing pool at that house with Rodney and others.and we didn't have a pool table, if you know what I mean. When I heard Rodney wasn't coming back to school I was surprised and, of course, disappointed. I later heard that money was an issue and his plan was to go to Vietnam and come back on the GI Bill. When I heard he'd been killed it tore my heart out. And now, 35 years later I still think of him.often. We walked a lot of miles together, we bummed money together, we laughed together and double dated together. Rodney, you were a great friend and always a class act. I miss you. Love, Alan Sandner, 759 Summit Avenue, River Edge, NJ 07661
He is the son of Mr Belvin Webster Melton and the son of Mrs Tressie Melton Canton
He served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marines Division, 3rd MAF.
He was awarded The Combat Action Ribbon(CAR), The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal.
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