THE WALL OF FACES

This is my brother I never got to meet. I was 2 years old when he died. If you knew anything about him please let me know anything you can remember. I've always felt a connection to his pictures when I look at them. By the way he wasn't from Jacksonville, Ar. He was from Waco, Tx.
Robert Fisher
Houston,Tx.
832-649-1278

Dear PFC Dennis Wayne Fisher, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

Dennis is buried at Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County,TX.

Cameron native among 3 to be honored May 15



By SONYA CAMPBELL

The Cameron Herald

13 May 2010



A Cameron native is among three soldiers killed during the Vietnam War to be honored during the rededication of the Waco Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 15...



Dennis Wayne Fisher was born July 1, 1949, in Cameron.



At some point, he went to live with his grandmother in South Wace.



Fisher later opted to join the Army, choosing to volunteer at a time when all he had to do was wait to be drafted.



At 19, he received orders to become a member of the 9th Infantry Division, better known as the Old Reliables, located at Bear Cat in swamps and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta in South Vietnam.



Fisher was assigned to the 3rd Brigade’s Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment.



The regiment was dubbed the “Go Devils” for their fierce ability to hit and run, turning the Viet Cong into high casualty figures.



Fisher arrived on Oct. 12, 1968, just in time to be thrown into the heat of battle as the 5/60th was locked in combat in Binh Phuoc for weeks with the Viet Cong among the waterways of the Delta.



The 5/60th Infantry had just finished a round of vicious fighting 12 miles west of My Phuoc Tay, which registered 138 Viet Cong killed. They had expected some time to kick back a bit and regroup but were instead deployed to Binh Phuoc.



Within a few short weeks of combat, Fisher became a war-seasoned veteran and was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for wounds incurred during combat.



The 5/60th Infantry was withdrawn from Binh Phuoc in early December 1968 and moved to Rach Kien to join the start Operation Giant Slingshot.



The 3d Brigade returned to operate in Long An Province.



Casualties mounted as this deployment moved the riverine-organized 3d Brigade away from the area that the Mobile Afloat Force concept had designated for follow-up riverine operations - the area south of the My Tho River.



Fisher had served 77 days in Vietnam, most in combat, when he became Vietnam War casualty number 36,099 on Dec. 29, 1968, in Long An Province.



He was buried in Section “M” of Rosemound Cemetery in Waco.



Fisher will be recognized in Remembrance & Tribute at 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Association

You will never be forgotten. Will always love you.