Gayle Begosh gmack49@aol.com Sister 21030 New Hampshire Ave Brookeville MD 20833 USA Inquires Welcome for this Hero.. Aug 22, 2006 |
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GAYLE MACK GMACK49@AOL.COM SISTER 3916 SAWBRIDGE RICHFIELD, OHIO 44286 USA REX FRANKLIN TUTOR Tuesday, May 30, 2000 |
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Homer,Jr. Tutor echoes@eohio.net Father 110 palmer rd. Deersville, Ohio 44693 USA Buried, Pattersonj Unjionj Cemetary Deersville.O inqueries welcome Wednesday, May 10, 2000 |
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Timothy Richards inspectort@earthlink.net Commanding Officer of Co B, 588th 6281 Briarcliff Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2207 USA I remember you, Rex Company B, 588th Engineers was assigned to reinforce Co A in the area of Parrots Beaks, north of Tay Ninh. Co A was building a Special Forces camp at Thin Ngon less than 10K from the Border of Cambodia. Cpt Siedel and I agreed to spit B Co into two jobs hauling soil for the camp walls and mine clearing the road in between. After starting the mine sweeping for three days in a row from the Special Camp, I came up with a plan to bivouac at the pit and sweep north in the AM. I had left the 2nd Platoon at the Camp with all the "Short Timers". PFC Rex Tutor was in that group. During our movement toward Camp, I was surprised to see one tank and 3 APC leave Camp heading our way. All of a sudden, a APC blew up and there was a lot of automatic weapons fire. They had been ambushed by a reinforced company size North Vietnam Unit. I formed the men around me into Westside and Eastside of the road units and counter attacked. The NVA were surprised and withdrew. All of the KIA and wounded were with the 2nd Platoon. No men in my section were injured. We secured the the site, evacuated the wounded and dead and moved into the Camp to reorganize. About noon we reopened the road without enemy contact. I have been in contact with about a dozen members of Co B through the Web and the 588th Engineers Web site. In August 2002, My wife and I left California and met SP5 Andy Begosh and SSG Jack Engle in Ohio and journeyed to Belleville MI., where SP5 Kenneth Fulton, a medic that was killed the same day as Rex, is buried. With Ken's wife and brother, we conducted a "Remembering A Fallen Comrade" service at his grave. There was a lot of healing that took place that day. Timothy Richards CPT Eng (Ret) Saturday, January 25, 2003 |
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Bobbi Martin Elliott harleynana_of2@yahoo.com friend 5614 Debra Drive Castalia, Ohio 44824 USA A lost Love I remember so well, those beautiful eyes, and smile. Homer was Homer, Charlotte was Mom, Gayle was my best friend and you my secret love. Time has passed but memories of all, are deep in my heart. Yes, you made me laugh and you made me cry, but it went hand in hand with growing up. My first love you will all ways be, dear to my heart and dear to me. I tell my grandchildren about you, and your family, that was my family too. What a Hero is and that name of a hero is you. Love, Bobbi Martin Monday, April 10, 2006 |
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