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JOHN M LOOSEN
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| Loosen arrived at Fort Campbell, KY in 1967 and was assigned to Weapons Platoon. He went with A Company to South Vietnam, December 1967. He presently lives in Matawan, NJ. Few people realize the many kind deeds that John has done for members of Alpha Company. John will go out of his way to help anyone in need. I am not going into details about all the things John has done for others because he would not want that. I just want to say, Thank You John, from all of us. John was one of the troopers wounded December 29,1967. |
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| Medals and Awards: Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Ribbon Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Jump Wings Unit Citations: |
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 Troopers training for Nam. Fort Campbell 1967. Loosen, McBroom, Clark, Keefhauver, Moreno. (John was one of the ones wounded December 29,1967) |
 John Loosen - Cu Chi, Vietnam - December 1967 Photo provide by Jim Lanning |
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John Loosen is on the Board of Directors of The Wounded Warrior Project. This is a great organization helping severely injured vets. Go to www.woundedwarriorproject.org |
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| John Loosen was the chief of the VA’s Network 3 Prosthetics from 1975 to 2010.Loosen served in Vietnam as an airborne infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division in 1967.He was wounded, resulting in the amputation of his left leg above the knee.John Loosen was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge. Loosen graduated from St. John’s University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He is an alumnus of the Federal College for Healthcare Executives. |
| OBITUARY |
| John M. Loosen, 72, of Sea Girt, NJ passed away on February 1, 2021 surrounded by his loving family after a prolonged battle with COVID-19. John was born November 17, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY to Ann and John Loosen. He was the oldest of three sons, with brothers Dennis and Ronnie. He graduated from St. Augustine High School where he was an All City track star specializing in the half mile. He turned down scholarships to enlist in the US Army to fight in Vietnam. He became an Airborne paratrooper and LRRP with A Co, 2nd BN, 501st PIR 101st Airborne Division. While in combat, John was wounded by a mortar round, and was rushed back to base camp where his left leg was amputated above the knee. As a result of his Vietnam service John was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Combat Infantryman Badge. Read the Obituary. |
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