THE WALL OF FACES

As we fish every day at the local pond I think how much fun we had slaying all the fish we can eat
i will always remember those days
your friend

Tom was assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) at the time of his death. 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia are attempting to locate relatives of all of our Troopers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. Please contact us at: [email protected] or through our website: http://www.11thcavnam.com

Tom fought a tought fight and we are 'all'proud of him. I was there that night and it should have never happened! I drove C-16 and had the LT on it. We should have never left them there. We still are paying for it. Thank you Tom. He was going on R&R the next day to see his wife.

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

1970
Curtis J. Frank

Tom Lovley was a trooper in C Troop of the 11th ACR. I was a friend and fellow state-of-Mainer.

Tom (for some reason we called him Jim) was a hard worker with a dry sense of humor. He took his job seriously because to him it was life or death.

I remember that night in March when several ACAVs of his platoon went to station themselves at an NDP. It was to listen and watch for enemy movement.

After several hours we had heard on the radio that the unit was under fire from the NVA. They were ordered to withdraw and break the engagement.

Tom's fellow troopers stated that he stood on the berm wall and returned the fire so his fellow troopers could escape the area. For his efforts he was hit in the chest by an RPG.

The men made it back with Tom in a vehicle. Our troop was very quiet as he entered the NDP. We were very angry at a sortie that turned ugly and that we had lost a friend.

I don't know much else about Tom but he was a good person who did his best at all times.

Dan Lawless
Atlanta GA