Although most of this blog is dedicated to “The Men and The Mission” of Charlie Troop, from time to time I write about other people, other times and just my beliefs.
This time I want to write about a Childhood Friend of mine who gave his all in Vietnam. When I first met Larry, he and his family lived in a small community called Oakwood Hills in Illinois. Larry was a fun-loving eager young man. This carried over into his, although short, adulthood. Larry was a Proud Marine. Below is his last letter home.
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LAWRENCE THOMAS MYERS
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| CPL – E4 – Marine Corps – Regular Length of service 1 years His tour began on Mar 6, 1968 Casualty was on Oct 6, 1968 In QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE Body was recovered Panel 41W – Line 19 |
Larry in Dress Uniform Larry and his Prom date Barbara.
RIP Larry. You will Always be Honored and Never Forgotten.
Charlie Troop 1st Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment 
Mary Severinghaus (nee Charles)
November 30, 2012
Thank you so much for doing this, Patrick!
patrickbieneman
November 30, 2012
Mary, I may have some of the information on Larry’s wall wrong but my intentions were true. I had sent a photo to be added to Larry’s post on the Virtual Wall but evidently someone goofed. I am resending it now.