Roy Louis Ryse, Jr

Private First Class
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAV RGT, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
07 February 1944 - 17 November 1965
Hawthorne, CA
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1 CAV DIV 7TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!
Roy L Ryse

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04 July 2003 MY OLDER BROTHER

He was there to teach me when I needed taught.
He was there to fight me when I needed fought.
He was there to tease me and that he did very well.
He was there to pick me up when sometimes I fell.

He would loan me his car when I needed a ride.
If I argued with others, he was on my side.
He endured the presence of his sibling tag-a-long.
And sometimes as he left would look up and say "Come on".

And as I grew older and didn't need his help anymore,
He left for the distant Vietnam shore.
He left truly happy and with always a grin.
I wonder when he got there if someone taught him?

He like many others did not come home.
He like many others lies under a stone.
Sometimes when I'm alone I'll still hear his advice.
Your memory is with me, my brother, Roy Ryse.

PFC Roy Louise Ryse
died in the fighting in the
Ia Drang Valley
November 1965.

Visit the
Landing Zone X-Ray site

and The Virtual Wall's
Ia Drang Memorial

He is remembered,
together with other men from Hawthorne, California,
who died in Vietnam on the
Early 60's Hawthorne Homepage



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his brother.
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04 Jul 2003



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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