Gary Dean Bowling

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26 May 2007 Well, pard, here I sit wondering what to say to you. Ya know I still ain't bought that Harley like we were gonna buy and be just like "Easy Rider" across this great country we live in. Oh buddy, I sure miss what could have been. We were brothers in arms in the bush but closer than that closer than brothers could ever be. The loss and heart-felt sorrow will never subside as long as there is a breath in this body. See ya one of these days, pardner. From his Platoon Leader, Jack (Tex) Reed popsicle@hyperusa.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall Landing Zone NANCY, located a few kilometers from Quang Tri City, was built by the 1st Cavalry Division around the beginning of 1968 as part of the US build-up of forces in Quang Tri Province. By mid-August 1968 LZ NANCY was home to artillery and engineer units as well as infantrymen. On the night of 16 August LZ NANCY was attacked by NVA forces which penetrated the perimeter. While the NVA/VC withdrew before dawn, the bloody fight resulted in at least 20 "killed in action" among the LZ's defenders. They were B Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry SP4 John D. Strate, Alden, NY D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry CPL George R. Anderson, St Louis, MO SGT Darrel E. Barnhouse, Richmond, CA PFC David R. Boever, St Louis, MO PFC John E. Cumbry, Kemp, TX PFC Charles M. Hardy, Tempe, AZ (Bronze Star "V") PFC Otis L. Hartry, Detroit, MI E Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry SP4 Gary D. Bowling, Seven Mile, OH SP4 Jerry L. Wilson, Doniphan, MO A Co, 14th Engineers PFC Elliott L. De Cora, Wyeville, WI SSG Jeppie J. Payne, Copper Hill, TN PFC Joseph F. Ribeiro, Mineville, NY HQ Btry, 1st Bn, 77th Artillery PFC John L. Began, Elyria, OH B Co, 8th Engineers SP4 Robert M. Cravens, Olney, IL 630th Eng Co, 70th Engineers PFC John P. Cook, La Grange, NY SP4 Paul L. Huff, Pilot, VA SGT Patrick L. Kortesmaki, Silver Bay, MN PFC Thomas L. Mericantante, Solana Beach, CA SP4 Robert M. Reynolds, Imperial, PA SP4 Terry R. Zimmerman, Des Moines, IA

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his Platoon Leader, Jack (Tex) Reed popsicle@hyperusa.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 26 May 2007
Last updated 05/30/2007