 Hi, my name is Jim Cersely, a United States Army combat Vietnam veteran. On March 1, 1968, I deployed to Vietnam and was assigned to F-Troup, 17th Armored Cavalry, 196th Light Infantry, part of the American Division. And one of the first people I met when I got in country was a young man by the name of Jim Starkey, who was a Specialist 4 at the time from San Jose, California. Jim was one of those people that we immediately hit off because we both like cars, sports, and of course girls. During a combat mission on May 21, 1968, while Jim was driving an armored personnel carrier, they rolled over a land mine, killing him and all the other occupants of the track. So there's not a single day in my life that goes by that I don't think about Jim. But most importantly, I choose to honor Specialist 4 Jim Starkey this Memorial Day for his service and sacrifice to our country.