In Memory OfSP4 Lindsay D. Baldoni Jr.

SP4 Lindsay D. Baldoni Jr., 21, U.S. Army, born August 21, 1946, was killed in action on August 22, 1967. Baldoni served as a Scout Dog Handler with 39th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog), 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. In country, he was tasked with detecting ambushes, booby traps, and hidden enemy troops before ground units advanced. While conducting a high-risk reconnaissance patrol in the Kontum jungle, Baldoni and his four-legged brother-in-arms, Grief, were killed by an enemy sniper. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!