Memories of a Fallen Hero
Over at Kerry Haters a few months ago, we posted a link to an article written by a woman whose father had died in Vietnam. That touched off a chain of events that leads to this
post by Small Town Veteran.
Sgt. Jack Gell never made it home. He volunteered to carry the radio for Captain Tony Nadal on November 14, 1965. He was killed when crossing the creek bed to go help locate the lost platoon. His dying words....."Tell my wife I love her...." His body was the first to arrive to Ft Benning. Rebecca notified by a telegram, alone with three small children...Inconsolable and in shock, the EMTs gave her medication to help her sleep. Heartbroken, she asked..."Will it last forever?"
Read it all, it's a great post.