Raymond J Enners was an officer in the United States Army and a champion high-school lacrosse player.
19 Facts About Raymond Enners
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Raymond Enners attended and played for the United States Military Academy at West Point before serving in the army during the Vietnam War where he was killed in action.
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Raymond Enners received several posthumous awards for his service and several lacrosse awards are given out yearly in his honor.
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Raymond Enners's father, named Raymond, played football for a semi-pro team in Farmingdale, New York.
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Ray Enners attended Half Hollows High School in Dix Hills, New York.
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Raymond Enners excelled in lacrosse, fondly nicknamed "The Machine" by his teammates.
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Raymond Enners played varsity lacrosse for five-years and played in the first five Suffolk County championships.
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Raymond Enners continued to play lacrosse while he attended the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1967.
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Raymond Enners was inducted posthumously into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Lacrosse Category with the Class of 1991.
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Raymond Enners was serving as platoon leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division in a combat sweep near the village of Ha Thanh in South Vietnam.
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Raymond Enners's platoon was outflanked and ambushed by a camouflaged People's Army of Vietnam squad amongst the hills while they crossed a small valley.
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Raymond Enners dispersed his men to provide cover fire at the hostiles.
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Raymond Enners continued to maneuver his men closer to the enemy so they could provide better cover.
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Raymond Enners then ran into the crossfire to reach the wounded squad leader.
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Raymond Enners applied first aid and picked him up to bring him to the medics.
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Raymond Enners was within fifteen meters of the enemy, a PAVN machine gun barrage killed him.
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In 2016, Richard Raymond Enners authored the book "Heart of Gray", the story about his brother, Lt.
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Raymond Enners received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart posthumously for his service in South Vietnam.
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Raymond Enners's name is listed on the Vietnam War Memorial and one of the athletic hallways at West Point is named in his memory.