Lance Corporal Kopacska (1945-1967) graduated top of his class in Automotive High School in 1965 and dreamed of opening his own Texaco service station. When Lance Corporal Kopacska was around, friends, neighbors and even strangers’ cars ran like new. He willingly wanted to fight for his country and enlisted in the Marines in 1965. Tragically, he was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War in May 1967 at the age of 21.