THE WALL OF FACES

The day you died my grandfather was wounded while riding with you in the vehicle. He stills remembers your name and seeing you die. He never forgot you despite all the years. My grandfather is still alive and speaks of you often. Rest In Peace sir.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

First Lieutenant Charles Richard Guttilla, Served with the 3rd Platoon, 175th Engineer Company, 196th Infantry Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

1LT Charles R. Guttilla was a Combat Engineer Unit Commander serving with 3rd Platoon, 175th Engineer Company, 196th Infantry Brigade. At approximately 11:10 AM on February 20, 1967, 1LT Guttilla was a passenger in a dump truck carrying a load of crushed laterite, a material used in road construction. While traveling on a highway three miles northwest of Tay Ninh West Airfield, the dump truck detonated an anti-tank mine. Guttilla suffered fatal injuries in the blast. Another person was injured. The explosion reportedly caused serious damage to the vehicle’s front end. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Army 1967 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 25 Nov 1966 - 8 Apr 1967” at ttu.edu]

We can never truly repay the debt we owe our fallen heroes. Rest in peace 1LT.
Guttilla, I salute your brave soul.