Darrell was in my Class in Springfield HS, Springfield Tn. We both joined the Army out of HS. During my 1st tour in Korea, I ran into Darrell up on the DMZ in the western area where the 1st Cav was located. I was able to stay for the weekend, and we talked a lot about Springfield, and what we were going to do when we returned home. The camp I was stationed at was in the central area of the DMZ, so we only got together a few times during the remainder of our tour.
During my tour in Vietnam, about 6 months after arrival, we moved up the coast to a small village called Phu Tai, just out side of Qui Nhon. When I returned to Tennessee in October 67, I found out that Darrell had been killed in Vietnam. I latter found out that he was stationed in Pleiku, where we hauled cargo to daily. Darrell was working near Bong Son, at LZ English when it was hit by a very large VC attack. Darrell was killed by shrapnel from a mortar round hitting the Ammo Dump.
I Salute Darrell, and all my Fellow Soldiers that gave there lives for our Freedom.
Bruce Richards
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