THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your Craig Parler is especially poignant. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever....

I James E Lockhart Sp4 took the red cross call the day Donald's baby boy was born . He came in each night to check and see if he had been born , and the night he was born Sp4 Donald Hair was KIA. I was heartbroken to not be able to share the news he was waiting so excited to receive.. I Debra ,James wife in his dying days would love to pass this story to his son. God Bless you all.

SP4 Donald R. Bair was an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist serving with D Troop, 17th Cavalry, 199th Infantry Brigade. During the time that D Troop was in Vietnam, they served as a ground reconnaissance element for the 199th Infantry Brigade. These missions could include water-bourne patrols on the many rivers within their area of operations. On the evening of February 6, 1967, SP4 Bair was the radioman on an ambush patrol in inflatable boats on the Dong Nai River in Bien Hoa Province, RVN. At approximately 10:15 PM, the patrol made contact with two sampans near Ap Long Dat, six miles northwest of Long Thanh city. When the Americans attempted to halt the sampans, they were fired on by Viet Cong with small arms and automatic weapons. The patrol returned fire with M60, M79, and M16 fire. Bair was fatally wounded in the exchange, and the platoon leader, a lieutenant, was wounded twice in the shoulder. A the platoon sergeant also took a round in the leg. Both sampans were destroyed, and an unknown number of Viet Cong were killed. The engagement damaged a M79 grenade launcher and Starlight scope the patrol was using plus caused damage to three boats. A search was made in the river following the action for the enemy dead. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

We can never truly repay the debt we owe fallen heroes.

Donald.......Honoring you on your birthday,,,,Never forgotten....God Bless