Portions of an article printed in the Kentucky VFW News appear here with permission.
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Samuel Calvin Martin, "Sammy" to all who knew him was born on December 22, 1946. He graduated from Green County High School, Class of '64. Sammy enlisted in the United States Army and completed Advanced Individual Training at the Army Security Agency Training Center at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Sammy served two tours of duty in Vietnam. His first tour from January 1966 thru April 1967. His second tour began in early 1968. It was during this tour of duty that Sammy, a member of the 101st Radio Research Company, 509th Radio Research Group, was Killed in Action by a land mine explosion on May 17, 1968. |
Ceremony honoring Samuel Calvin Martin
Veterans of Foreign War Building, Legion Park
Greensburg, KY 42743
Saturday, December 1, 2001 - 6:00 p.m
| *Hymn - "America" | |
| *Opening Prayer | Reverend Gilbert Larimore |
| Introduction of VFW Commander | Reverend Gilbert Larimore |
| Opening Remarks | Richard Davis, VFW commander |
| *Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Deceased Comrades | Wendell Houk |
| MIA's | Maxideen Pruitt |
| Solo - "Searching for a Soldier" | Lois Myers |
| Tribute | Amanda Martin |
| "The Old Soldier and the Flag" | Voris Whitlock |
| Introduction of Tom Downs | Mary Lois Martin |
| Presentation of Samuel Calvin Martin's dogtag to family | Tom Downs |
| Song - "Go Rest High" | Joel Eade and Greg Ford |
| "A Prayer for Our Country" | Reverend William Karnes |
| Song - "Forever Young" | Joel Eade and Greg Ford |
| * Indicates congregation to stand |
Why I cross three thousand miles of rolling waves.
Like so many others my friend was killed in action.
So I'm here searching for his grave."
-Lyrics adapted from "Searching for a Soldier"
On a hill at his home, Greensburg, KY