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

Allen McCabe, with the National Park Service, makes a rubbing of the name of the first casualty of the Vietnam War during a ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of the first two American combat casualties of the Vietnam War, 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) .