Fallen Vietnam Hero, age 20
Private First Class Gary William Bruhn
Army of the United States
HHC Company, 5th Batallion, 7th Cavalry
1st Air Cavalry Division, US Army Reserve
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1949
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Medical Corpsman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal & Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Death Date: 24 Oct 1969
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Phuoc Long
Burial: On 4 Nov 1969, Gary William Bruhn was lovingly laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park, a place of peace and beauty.
Tribute
"Gary Bruhn was a neighbor of mine and I knew him all of his short life. Gary was born on August 21, 1949. He died October 24, 1969.
Gary was drafted into the U.S Army during the Vietnam War and became an Army medic. He was killed in action on October 24, 1969 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam. He was killed by an enemy rocket explosion.
Gary was an extremely likeable young man and his death was an extreme tragedy for all that knew him."
By Bruce Hoyt (13 Jan 2013)
GARY W BRUHN is on the Wall
at Panel W17, Line 111
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Honored be his name
Private First Class Gary William Bruhn
Army of the United States
HHC Company, 5th Batallion, 7th Cavalry
1st Air Cavalry Division, US Army Reserve
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1949
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Medical Corpsman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal & Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Death Date: 24 Oct 1969
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Phuoc Long
Burial: On 4 Nov 1969, Gary William Bruhn was lovingly laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park, a place of peace and beauty.
Tribute
"Gary Bruhn was a neighbor of mine and I knew him all of his short life. Gary was born on August 21, 1949. He died October 24, 1969.
Gary was drafted into the U.S Army during the Vietnam War and became an Army medic. He was killed in action on October 24, 1969 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam. He was killed by an enemy rocket explosion.
Gary was an extremely likeable young man and his death was an extreme tragedy for all that knew him."
By Bruce Hoyt (13 Jan 2013)
GARY W BRUHN is on the Wall
at Panel W17, Line 111
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Honored be his name
Fallen Vietnam Hero, age 20
Private First Class Gary William Bruhn
Army of the United States
HHC Company, 5th Batallion, 7th Cavalry
1st Air Cavalry Division, US Army Reserve
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1949
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Medical Corpsman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal & Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Death Date: 24 Oct 1969
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Phuoc Long
Burial: On 4 Nov 1969, Gary William Bruhn was lovingly laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park, a place of peace and beauty.
Tribute
"Gary Bruhn was a neighbor of mine and I knew him all of his short life. Gary was born on August 21, 1949. He died October 24, 1969.
Gary was drafted into the U.S Army during the Vietnam War and became an Army medic. He was killed in action on October 24, 1969 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam. He was killed by an enemy rocket explosion.
Gary was an extremely likeable young man and his death was an extreme tragedy for all that knew him."
By Bruce Hoyt (13 Jan 2013)
GARY W BRUHN is on the Wall
at Panel W17, Line 111
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Honored be his name
Private First Class Gary William Bruhn
Army of the United States
HHC Company, 5th Batallion, 7th Cavalry
1st Air Cavalry Division, US Army Reserve
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1949
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Medical Corpsman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal & Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Death Date: 24 Oct 1969
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Phuoc Long
Burial: On 4 Nov 1969, Gary William Bruhn was lovingly laid to rest at Green Hills Memorial Park, a place of peace and beauty.
Tribute
"Gary Bruhn was a neighbor of mine and I knew him all of his short life. Gary was born on August 21, 1949. He died October 24, 1969.
Gary was drafted into the U.S Army during the Vietnam War and became an Army medic. He was killed in action on October 24, 1969 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam. He was killed by an enemy rocket explosion.
Gary was an extremely likeable young man and his death was an extreme tragedy for all that knew him."
By Bruce Hoyt (13 Jan 2013)
GARY W BRUHN is on the Wall
at Panel W17, Line 111
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Honored be his name
Inscription
Gary W Bruhn
California
PFC 1 Air Cavalry Div
Vietnam BSM & OLC-AM-PH
Aug 21 1949 - Oct 24 1969
[Private 1st Class Air Cavalry Division,
Vietnam, Bronze Star Medal & Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Purple Heart]
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Memorial previously maintained by Susan, GreenHills Stones Calling
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