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Pfc. Steven James Wright served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, M Company. He was Killed In Action during Operation SWIFT. His name stands proudly on the Mike 3/5 Wall of Honor. Semper Fi, Brother Marine. We will never forget.

Operation SWIFT

Courageous Hero

Pfc. Wright was one of my heroes on the 4th of Sept, 1967 and the reason so many survived that battle. I had been with M Co. 3/5 for most of the first 15 months in Vietnam, but the battle on 4 Sept. 1967 was by far the most fierce battle I had experienced. Although I had never been in another war, my readings of other Marine battles such as Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc. leads me to think ours was just as fierce. Steven, like the others who gave their lives on the 4th, is a true hero who saved us that day. We have honored those courageous Marines and Sailors of M Co. who gave thier lives for us on 4 Sept. 1967 with a dedication in the Memorial Walkway at the Marine Corps Museum that opened Nov. 10th, 2006. Steven is with each of us who fought that day. Semper Fi~ JD Murray