SGT STANLEY WILLIAM DRIZA

STANLEY WILLIAM DRIZA

Rob Pearce
Marine Sgt Nam 66' 67'
Remembering a fellow Pa Vet on the date of his loss. Rest In peace.
Dec 22, 2014

Thomas Boyle
thomas.boyle@us.army.mil
Grade school classmate
Box 400 Tuckahoe NJ 09250
Stanley and I were classmates in grade school and lived only two blocks apart in Philly. We had a large class and were seperated in 1960, when we went to different High Schools. We both served in the Army, but I was never asked to make the sacrifices that Stanley made. I am proud to have known him and routinely say a prayer for him every time the Vietnam War is mentioned. The fact that he died attempting to aid a buddie was typical of him.
MSG Tom Boyle US Army (RET)
Aug 1, 2007

Manuel Pino Bco 2/8th 1st Cav 68-69
mpjr54@msn.com

HHC/2/27th Inf Rgt 25th Inf Div
Feb 16, 2007

Manuel Pino Jr.
mpjr54@msn.com
Fellow Medic
Prayer of Remembrance "They grow not old, as we who remain grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we shall remember them. We shall remember them."
Friday, February 11, 2005

Rich & Carol Burke
RTBURKESR@EXCITE.COM
Stan's Dad, was my Godfather(Carol)
1335, Park Lane Road, Swarthmore, PA., 19081, USA
I will always, remember the Thanksgiving Night, that you were going, to be late reporting back, to Fort Dix and your sister, Barbara and her husband, Frank Carol and myself, drove you back just in the nick, of time. I will never forget, what I, was doing and where I was, when that phone call came, regarding you. You are missed and always, in our prayers.
Friday, July 27, 2001

Cynthia Ann nee Wharton Cox
ccox@wcasd.k12.pa.us
grade school and high school
2635 Barclay St.
Coatesville, PA 19320 Chester
A person who sacrificed his life so I could be here today
http://www.ccox@wcasd.k12.pa.us
Remember picking up two service men over in NJ who needed a ride to Philly. We chatted and found out that they knew Stanley. I was so sadden to find out that someone I knew had died in the most controversial war to date. I made it a point to see the Vietnam Memorial Wall and to trace his name. I wanted to say that people do remember and pray for those who have fought and died for our country. God bless Stanley for making the ultimate sacrifice. Cynthia
Monday, March 11, 2002

DOUG SNYDER
C2555D@VERIZON.NET
FELLOW, 25TH, INF., DIV., BROTHER
2555, MIDDLE WAY, EASTON, PA., 18040, USA
NOT FORGOTTEN HERO
JUST, TO LET YOU, KNOW, THAT YOU, ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, HERO. THANK YOU, FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. DOUG, CO., A, 222ND, MECH., INF., 25TH, INF., DIV., 1968.
Friday, August 06, 2004

Jack Newell
jackson97@comcast.net
Brother Viet Vet.
Driza's passion, for life and compassion for others shone, during his childhood, years and later, as a battlefield, medic, in Vietnam, although he would never fulfill, his dream of a career, in medicine. "Stan was always a short, skinny kid, but who had, the heart and the courage, every football coach looks for," his mother recalled. "Stan woud do almost anything, he was, dared to. He did, a lot of foolish things, but they were the thing, other boys, in their own minds wished, they could do. In all, his roughness and recklesness, there was, a big loving heart. there were no homeless, or hungry dogs, or cats in our neighborhood." Driza enlisted in the Army, in August, 1965, after attending Lincoln, Preparatory School and began, airborne training. He had to drop out, because of a vision, problem and ended up training, to be a medical corpsman. The 21-year-old, sergeant was assigned, to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, of the 2nd, Battalion, 27th, Infantry, 25th, Infantry Division, in Vietnam. He died, near Xom Bao Dung three days, before Christmas Day, 1967, while trying to help, a wounded soldier to safety. He was, posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Survivors included his parents, a brother and two sisters. Stanley lived on Windsor Avenue, in Southwest, Philadelphia. Source: Philadelphia Daily News 10/26/1987
Thursday, October 23, 2003

Jack Newell
jackson97@comcast.net

Thursday, October 23, 2003