James Dale Brewer, KIA Vietnam
"It is sweet and right to die for your country....an old and dangerous lie. It might be necessary, but it is never sweet and rarely right. It's a tragedy." --Louise Penny, Bring Your Dead On September 21, 1946 identical twin boys, James and John, were born in Huntington, West Virginia. Two brothers were later born, making this a family of 4 boys. When James and John were twelve, the family, including their mom and step-father, moved to a small farm near Chester, Ohio. Th
Michael Doolittle
"American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag...they fight for one another." - LTC Hal Moore, CMDR 1/7 Cav. la Drang Valley, Vietnam Michael Doolittle is front and center in this newspaper photograph attached to the article about one of the worst battles in Vietnam, the battle of Soui Tre. It was his first taste of combat, although he had enlisted in the U.S. Army 4 1/2 years prior to b
