THE WALL OF FACES

WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE AN 8 X 10 PHOTO OF ERIC WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE NEW EDUCATIONAL CENTER THEY'RE BUILDING NEAR THE WALL. IT CAN BE A CIVILIAN OR MILITARY PICTURE AND YOU CAN SUBMIT IT RIGHT HERE WHERE IT SAYS "SUBMIT PHOTOS" THANK YOU.

Rangers Lead the Way

To learn what this unit actually did there is a non fiction book, "CHARLIE RANGERS" published in Feb, 1989 written by unit members Don Erickson and John Rotundo which was the first book ever published by men who were there. Rangers Lead The Way

Dear SGT Eric Stuart Gold, 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

E Company (Long Range Patrol) 20th Infantry (Airborne), First Field Force Vietnam (IFFV) was activated on September 25, 1967 in Pleiku, South Vietnam. The unit was organized with highly trained and motivated soldiers, most of whom had at least 6 months in combat and had undergone an intensive selection program before being assigned. The unit was organized to provide long range BRreconnaissance,surveillance, target acquisition, and special type missions in a corp level basis and BRusually operated in 4-6 men teams. The company also had the capacity to operate as a platoon size force and conduct regular recon-in-force missions. At times, they were attached to Special Forces units and were trained by them at the MACV Recondo School in Nha Trang, South Vietnam. On BRFebruary 1, 1969 E Company was inactivated and was redesignated as C Company (Ranger) 75th Infantry (Airborne), First Field Force Vietnam and continued its mission until it was deactivated on October 25, 1971 in An Khe, SouthBRVietnam. BRBR“RANGERS LEAD THE WAY”BR

Served with Eric on Team 47, 4th Platoon, Co E20 LRP and later C75 remember the day we visited him in the hospital we all filed past him in his bed, he was in a coma from his wounds but I told him to hang in there a get well. We were told later that day he had past from his wounds it was a hard loss for all that knew him. Rest in Peace Brother