Julius Cartwright Foster, known as “Corky,” gave his life in combat in Quang Tri Province in South Vietnam during the battle for Khe Sanh as a member of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He believed deeply in fighting for the freedom of the people of South Vietnam from communism. Before his service there, he made a historic four hundred mile march from Welch to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to show his support for U.S. policy in Vietnam, and he was critical of draft card burning and desecration of the American flag. He then requested immediate assignment to Vietnam, where he fought for these same causes. Less than three months after arriving in Vietnam, he was mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire. In 1969, Lance Corporal Foster was honored at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, when the main entrance to Camp Geiger was named Julius C. Foster Boulevard.