Our Precious Gift

Although I can not verify if SSGT Deering actually received his purple heart he deserved one thus deserving a spot on Our Precious Gift

GALE EDWARD DEERING
is honored on Panel 48W, Row 53 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name:
GALE EDWARD DEERING

Wall Name:
GALE E DEERING

Date of Birth:
8/12/1945

Date of Casualty:
8/19/1968

Home of Record:
GRAND RAPIDS

State:
MI

Branch of Service:
ARMY

Rank:
SSGT

Casualty Country:
SOUTH VIETNAM

Casualty Province:
BINH LONG

I have actual written an 8,000 word summary with photos of my experiences in Vietnam in 1966 and the combat wound I received.    I have it posted on my web site and ncourage you to see and read it.  The link to it is provided below.  When the link is opened, one needs to scroll to the [...]

Hi, my name Robert C Sargent Jr. Time of service was 1964 thru 1968. USMC E-4 corp. Date of Purple Heart was On March the 4th of 1966. We were up in the Quang NGAI Area On a operation called UTAH We met NVA Hostile Forces, We were out numbered and the Battle went on [...]

Good Evening,

I just saw the news with your report included for remembering our hero’s. My father did three tours in Vietnam and received 3 purple hearts the only thing is he would never talk about it, and we lost him in 2003 with no so called “war stories”. I know he was in [...]