We had a gig last Wednesday when Jeff Munson got together with some old friends of ours from high school. I asked him how everybody was and he said there were a lot of pot bellies but it was great to see them all. They got around to talking about a classmate who died in Viet Nam. Jeff told us he went downtown with Rex when Rex reported for duty, trying to talk him out of it all the way there. I wish he had been successful.
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 01/15/1971
Incident Date: 04/16/1971
Casualty Date: 04/16/1971
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Misadventure (Friendly Fire)
played baseball, football and generally hung out with Rex from 2nd grade until high school. powerhouse of fun and energy. war sucks
my touchstone memory of that war involves Turner Percy was cherub faced boy who excelled at geography, social studies and laughing. His passing came at his own hand after returning from combat in that despicable war.