Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fun honor the first casualties of the Vietnam War in Washington

A military color guard participates in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first two American combat casualties of the Vietnam War, near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on July 8, 2009. The ceremony, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, honored Army Master Sgt. Chester Ovnand and Maj. Dale Buris who died on July 8, 1959 when their compound was attached by North Vietnamese communist. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)