Boyd Keith Newbold

An American Hero

Early life

Boyd was born in Ogden, Utah on the 31st of January in 1948

Early life

On Boyd’s tenth birthday the first successful American satellite, Explorer

1, was launched into orbit.

Early life

Boyd attended Ogden High School from 9th through 12th grade.

Military Life

When Boyd was called into service for his

country, he chose to join the Army of the

United States of America.

Military Life

After completing basic training,

Boyd and the rest of his regiment

headed for Vietnam. He

began his tour of duty Wednesday,

the 18th of December, 1968.

To receive this badge a soldier must be an must be assigned to an infantry unit

and must actively participate in ground

combat.

Combat Infantryman Badge

Boyd Keith Newbold received this award within the first few months of his time served.

Despite being one of the smallest units engaged in the Vietnam conflict, the Group colors fly twenty

campaign streamers, and its soldiers are among the

most highly decorated in the history of our nation.

5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Boyd Keith Newbold was a member of this regiment.

Like all of his comrades, Boyd had an ID number:

528608333

While in service Boyd missed many events, such as the Boeing 747 making

its maiden flight on Febuary 9th 1969

Mark died on

August 21st 1969…

He was only 21 years old

His death was classified as Non-

hostile. His life was lost when a

driver lost control of a vehicle and

crashed.

Boyds body was recovered in Hau

Nhia, South Vietnam

Like many of his fallen comrades, Boyd only served a period of

1-2 years…

“Boyd and his family believed in what he was doing.My son was named after his uncle Boyd and his Grandpa Newbold.

You never leave my thoughts.” – His brother, Steve Newbold

“I'm not sure what to say other than "I love you!" Mom, Dad and you are all gone, but Nancy, Steve & I keep your memories alive in our children.

My son is so proud of his Uncle Boyd whom he never met and my Grandchildren are even starting to know who you are by the pictures in the

stairway. “ - Sister, Judy Kase

You can find Boyd’s name engraved on

the wall:

Panel 20W Line 031

Works Cited

 Fall, Bernard, and George C. Herring. Street Without Joy : The French Debacle in Indochina. New York: Stackpole Books, 1994.

Brigham, Robert K. "Battlefield Vietnam: A Brief History." PBS.org. PBS. 5 Feb. 2009 <http://pbs.org>.

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"Boyd Newbold." Virtual Wall. 5 Feb. 2009 <http://www.virtualwall.org>.

"Specialist(rank)." Wikipedia. Feb. 2009 <www.Wikipedia.org>.

"Vietnam Veterans Memorial." Wikipedia. 05 Feb. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org>.

"Vietnam war." Vietnam. 08 Feb. 2009 <http://hypergene.net/blog/images/uploads/vietnam-wall-halo.jpg>.

"Airforce Brigade." Air Force. United States Airforce. 08 Feb. 2009 <http://www.usmilitary.com/>.

"Welcome to Ogden City." Ogden City. Ogden City. 08 Feb. 2009 <http://www.ogdencity.com/>.

"Combat Infantryman Badge." Americal. 9 Feb. 2009 <http://www.americal.org/>.

Thank you all Vietnam Veterans, whether you made it back or not. We appreciate what you’ve done

for our country.