Remember Our Fallen ComradesThis guestbook will be used to remember those that are no longer with us.There are currently 89 messages.
As a child I lived across the street from the O'leary family and remember when Paul was killed. It was such a heartbreak for all of us. My father, hung the fist American flag rom out house upon hearing of Paul's death. I remember his brother Tom who writes so lovingly about his brother. It was a very difficult time in the world, and for our little part of Brooklyn, we felt as i the world had ended when we lost Paul. We were united in grief and love.
Welcome Home to all the guys that made it home from FSB Buell. My Brother Paul was KIA there Aug 22, 1968 his bunker was hit by RPG. Would love to hear from anyone that was at Buell in Aug 68. Tom O'Leary
Tomorrow marks the 3rd anniversary of the death of SSG Tyler E. Pickett, B Co, 2/22 Inf. in Iraq. To our our brother and comrade, "Deeds Not Words!". Pray for his family. God Bless You young man!!!
It is an honor to have been part of the 3rd and 22nd 4th infantry division 65 to 67. the memories and faces of our fallen comrades will always be with me, I can not forget. God bless to all those who has had the privilege to serve. I have always felt I was one of the Lucky one's to have returned. Mahalo Nui Loa and Aloha.
Thank you for creating such a beautiful page. Everyone was a hero and in loving memory we salute them all! theparks
I am hoping you might pass this on to the family of William E. Zimmerman was was killed in action on the 28th of April 1968 while serving with the 1st of the 22nd. I was sitting in my chair reading at my little beach house in California and I thought of a Lieutenant Zimmerman, who was a pretty good friend of mine at OCS; we were in the same class, and drank together at the Officers' Club bar at Fort Benning, just before our commissioning. I knew he was in the 4th Infantry Division as was I. We used to speak together frequently in Vietnam. If this was the same Lieutenant Zimmerman whom I knew, for a time, he went out on some LRRPs patrols. He was a great guy! I was staggered to see the website (http://1-22infantry.org/kia/zimmermanpers.htm) that made mention that Bill Zimmerman had been killed in action on 28 April 1968. I arrived in Vietnam during the first week of September 1967, and I departed Vietnam the first week of September 1968. I was a platoon leader with B Company, 2nd of the 8th, and I also served as commanding officer of the 4th Infantry Division Mortar Battery. I have recently written a book, titled, Crucible Vietnam; memoir of an infantry lieutenant, that is available on Amazon.com. I wrote about my experiences up in the Central Highlands. I keep looking at the photos on the website, and recognized my friend. I don't recall that we used first names very often; I think we just called each other Lawrence and Zimmerman, though perhaps I called him Bill, but I can't remember. If you are able, please convey my deepest condolences to his family. We had been in the same class in OCS, and we were friends then. In Vietnam, we were happy to see one another again, and we would often confide in one another. I recall that Lt. Zimmerman found himself confined at base camp for a certain period, which did not make him happy, and so he volunteered to go out on LRRPs, so this must have been during the time when I was CO of the Division Mortar Battery from late November 1967 until May of 1968. Afterwards I returned to the boonies to once again serve as a platoon leader with B Company, 2nd of the 8th. That would mean Bill was killed while I was still in base camp, but I was never apprised of his death. We were in different battalions. If he was in the 1st of the 22nd, and I was in the 2nd of the 8th, then we were both in the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, and that makes sense, because we had been friends in OCS, and whenever we had the opportunity to get together in Vietnam, we did so, and so now I realize that if we were in the same brigade, then those opportunities arose. Lt. Zimmerman was a very good man, a good American, a good soldier. He could have just spent the time he was in base camp in base camp, but that was not acceptable to him; hence he volunteered for LRRPs assignments, and he used to excitedly recount those high risk outings to me upon his return, and we would laugh together about the huge risks he had taken. I guess he went back out to his unit, 1st of the 22nd, as did I, to the 2nd of the 8th, most probably for the same reasons. I couldn't bear to be in base camp when I knew that my old comrades out in the boonies, living in foxholes, where exposing themselves to greater risks than I. I just wish to say that I salute Lt. Zimmerman; he was a bigger hero, and a bigger American, than what you read on his Bronze Star medal citation. Sincerely, Bert Lawrence
In memory of Terry Grube of Fort Wayne, In. The first fatality of company A 3/22 on this date Oct 27th 1966. 44 years have past.
To all the guys that were at FSB Buell 42 yrs ago (Aug 18-22, 1968), my brother Paul O'Leary was at Cu Chi processing in when he was sent up to FSB Buell to pull guard duty for the night. Unfortunately his bunker was hit by an RPG in the early morning of Aug 22, 1968 and he was KIA. I just wanted to say WELCOME HOME to the guys that made it home, please have a cold one for Paul and say a little prayer. Glad you guys made it HOME. Just a little more info about my brother Paul. My family came to the USA from St. John's Newfoundland, Canada in 1958 Paul was 12 yrs old, he was drafted in 1966 but was declined entry into the Army because of an accident that crippled his right hand when he was 16yrs old. He was again drafted in early 1967, once again he was declined, they say 3 times is a charm, the US Army drafted him once again and finally got their man, THEYsaid he was good to go (Hard to believe) A lot of people told Paul to return HOME to St Johns, there would be no dishonor in going home and not fight for USA, Paul never saw it that way, he said if he was going to live here, he would serve for his new HOME. That was my BROTHER, I'm as proud of him today 42yrs later than the day I said goodbye to him in 1968. WELCOME HOME
My husbands uncle was Jay Cee Dyer he was KIA on 2-26-68. He was part of charlie company 3rd battalion, 22nd Infantry. I would love to hear from anyone who knew him. I read about him in the book Absolution. From what was said about him in this book he was a great man. Please feel free to email me at SunnyDyer@aol.com God bless all of our men and women that keep us safe. With much love and respect Kathy Dyer
To all the guys that were at FSB Buell 42 yrs ago (Aug 18-22, 1968), my brother Paul O'Leary was at Cu Chi processing in when he was sent up to FSB Buell to pull guard duty for the night. Unfortunately his bunker was hit by an RPG in the early morning of Aug 22, 1968 and he was KIA. I just wanted to say WELCOME HOME to the guys that made it home, please have a cold one for Paul and say a little prayer. Glad you guys made it HOME. Tom O'Leary copper1308@aol.com
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