I looked him up on the Viet Nam Wall Memorial site this morning. I've thought about him every Memorial Day since I heard of his death back in 1967. I was eleven years old and the soldiers sister was my classmate and neighbor. I remember them telling us in the classroom that her brother was killed in action. I remember one of the moms in the neighborhood going door to door, taking up a collection and having a sympathy card signed. I stood there with my mother while she signed the card. I remember always seeing the gold star hanging from their front window. I remember feeling sad even though I never knew him, yet he was a kid from the neighborhood so I felt connected in some small way and I guess that is why I felt the need to look him up today on the wall. His name was Louis, he was born on April 6, 1946 and died few days after his twenty-first birthday. Thank you to Louis and all those who served and sacrificed.
LOUIS LLOYD GOERS
HM3 - E4 - Navy - Regular
Length of service 2 years
Casualty was on Apr 21, 1967
In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER CAUSES
Body was recovered
Panel 18E - Line 58
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