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No ordinary man Sgt Mac and the Ben Cat orphanage
Sgt Mac D McMellon of the 1st Infantry Division died in a jungle ambush near Ben Cat on December 1, 1965. His men built the Arthur N McMellon Memorial Orphanage on Thunder Road to honor him, funded by allies and the community. The venture drew international support and stood as a lasting tribute to a remarkable cook who inspired villagers and soldiers alike.
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Ben Cat
Arthur N. McMellon
Sgt. Mac
Arthur D. McMel Ion
West Hamlin
W.va
Highway 13
Thunder Road
Mac
Viet Nam
William D. Brodbeck
Omaha
Neb
Charlie Company
3Rd Brigade
701St
Howard Johnson
Sgt. McMellon
Trung Si
West Virginia
Arthur McMellon
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Archer
Fortune
Sgt Mac
Bau Bang
Sgt
MacMelion
Associated Press
al Chang
Turkey
Mess Hall
Jean
Junction City
Kan
Charlene
Robert Vogel
Terry
Vogel
Brigade
CWO
John Parmiter
Buffalo
N.Y
Mae
Parmiter
McMellon
Col. Brodbeck
Omaha World-Herald
Ross Game
Napa
Calif
Big Red
Richard M. Harding
Marina
Truong Thai