2-12-05 
Hi Marines,
Has anybody ever mentioned that a brother Marine and a Vietnam Vet, was murdered on
the left front steps, just outside the side exit of the club, in Bldg 58? This happened
during filming up at post, "Heritage of the Corps". It was Aug 1971 and I had the sad
duty of mopping up the blood which was all over those steps. What's even worse is, that
I can't remember his name. He was new to the drill team and therefore, could not
participate in the filming. He was a Corporal and was from Texas and after all of his
Vietnam service, he had to be murdered in DC. Can anybody shed some light on this?
Was anybody ever caught? What was his name? Why was he forgotten? General Pace
was our Plt commander at the time.
Bill Roadfuss (Color Guard) 70 - 72
JULY 2010 UPDATE 
8th & I Marine William Roadfuss, Ceremonial Guard Company, 1st Platoon and Color Guard, 1970-1972, Croydon, PA, previously reported (see above narrative) the August 1971 murder in Building #58, Marine Barracks, Washington Navy Yard ("Naval Gun Factory"), Washington, DC, of an 8th & I Marine. Unfortunately, the names of the murdered Marine and his murderer were unknown. 
Based on information obtained by 8th & I Marine Fred Kirven, Ceremonial Guard Company, 2nd Platoon/Drill Team, 1956-1958, Boardman, OH, it was determined that the murdered Marine was CPL. E-4 CHRISTOPER S. BRADY, D.O.B. 2-26-49. Cpl. Brady (believed to be from Texas) had just returned from Vietnam, was assigned to the Silent Drill Platoon (had not yet received drill training), and was serving as Duty NCO at the time of his murder. He was pronounced dead at the Rogers Memorial Hospital; suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and numerous defensive wounds to both forearms and hands. Cpl. Brady was buried in the Houston National Cemetery, Harris County, Texas: 
Houston National Cemetery - Surnames Bou-Bra - Harris County, Texas 
Brady, Christopher S, b. 02/26/1949, d. 09/02/1971, US Marine Corps, CPL, Res: Eldorado, KS, Plot: D 0 1601, bur. 09/08/1971. Brady, Clarence, b. ... 
October 1971, the Washington, DC Police Department arrested a 17 year old, male, civilian (he unlawfully entered the Washington Navy Yard/Building #58) and charged him with the murder of 8th & I Marine Cpl. E-4 Christopher S. Brady. The final court disposition is unknown. 
REST IN PEACE, CPL. E-4 CHRISTOPHER S. BRADY!	
Please see Memories of the 70’s page for newspaper articles (PDF format) related to Cpl. Brady's murder.