John Ripley (USMC), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1939
Place of Birth: Keystone, West Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 28-Oct-2008
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John Ripley (USMC)
- John Walter Ripley (June 29, 1939 – October 28, 2008) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Navy Cross for his actions in combat during the Vietnam War.
- On Easter morning 1972, Captain Ripley repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy fire over a three-hour period as he prepared to blow up an essential bridge in Dong Ha.
- His actions significantly hampered the North Vietnamese Army's advance into South Vietnam.
- The story of "Ripley at the Bridge" is legendary in the Marine Corps and is captured in a gripping diorama at the United States Naval Academy. On October 28, 2009, the first biography about Col.
- Ripley was published.
- It was written by Norman Fulkerson and is titled An American Knight, The Life of Col.
- John W.
- Ripley.
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