REMEMBER A COUPLE DAYS AGO ON THIS DAILY WHEN I PUT UP A PHOTO OF
A CHAIR THAT WAS USED FOR TWO DAYS AT THE VIETNAM MOVING WALL
BY THE WIFE OF A SERVICEMAN LISTED ON THE WALL? ABOVE, SHE IS PAT SCHROEDER BARNES OF MT. VERNON, IOWA AND POINTS TO THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND, JERRY. SHE SAID HE WAS A GREEN BERET IN THE SPECIAL FORCES AND DIED IN VIETNAM IN JANUARY OF 1968. SHE DID NOT SIT IN THAT CHAIR
FOR THE ENTIRE 48 HOURS BECAUSE SHE IS DISABLED AND SO SPENT THE
NIGHTS AT A MAQUOKETA MOTEL. SHE ALSO WAS IN THE SERVICE AND SPENT 18 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY. SHE AND JERRY WERE MARRIED IN OCTOBER
OF 1967 AND SPENT JUST 3 DAYS TOGETHER BEFORE HE WAS SENT TO
VIETNAM AND HE WAS WOUNDED DECEMBER, SENT TO TEXAS IN THE BURN UNIT AND DIED THAT JANUARY.
QUITE A STORY!
DENNIS VOY