Gary's 31: KIA, Vietnam
"Dead upon the field of glory, Hero fit for song and story." - John Randolph Thompson This picture is of Gary Ascher taken in Vietnam by his friend, David, who was killed soon thereafter. I wrote a post about Gary on March 13, 2019 and I'm going to write another one about the battle of Tam Dinh that he was in on October 7, 1968 when he lost seven from his platoon within minutes. He lost a total of 31, two friends and 29 from his company - Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th
Gary Ascher, Vietnam veteran
After a few emails back and forth, Gary asked for my address so he could mail me something but he wouldn't say what it was. Others had written reviews of my book, but they had simply emailed links to it. I wondered what it could be that he would have to send it through the mail. I just had to wait. So you can wait too, until I'm done telling you about Gary. He grew up in Oregon in the 1950s. Like me and Eddy, he had nieces barely over a year younger than he was and a nep
