It is Memorial Day....

and I am reminded of some of my comrades-in-arms. The first one who comes to mind is Captain Chet Lee. As you will learn from this link, Chet was well thought of. He was an officer who truly cared about the men he was responsible for and to. I held him in high esteem when we served together and to this day as well. To para-phrase Zane Gray,"Chet, you'll do to ride the river with."

He always put the need of the troops first.

As I recall, the story at the time went something like this. He had stopped by the Victoria hotel to check on the security post and had moved on. He had hardly gotten more than a couple blocks away when he hear gunfire. He directed the driver to return to the Victoria. He and his driver were only armed with their .45 caliber sidearms. The guard at the front door only had a shotgun. The VC sapper team were armed with AK 47's when they attacked. This did not stop Chet. He continued on and was met with overwhelming firepower. He paid the ultimate price to take care of his troops.

The reason for the disparity of weaponry is another story. Who knows it may be the next war story. Stay tuned.