THE WALL OF FACES

In Remembrance

Donald is buried at Perry Mount Cemetery in Pontiac, MI. BSM/3 OLC PH

The Juniors at Hayward (WI) High School would like to thank Donald for his ultimate sacrifice. Donald has been added to their US History II classes’ virtual wall.

BUSSE WAS MY POINT MAN.1/28 BLACK LIONS.VERY UPBEAT GUY WHO NEVER SEEMED TO TIRE!WOULD WALK ALLDAY SWINGING THAT MACHETE IN THE THICKIST OF JUNGLE!WAS EVERYONES FRIEND HANNER,WALAWITZ,WATTS,WINSTON,FAVORITE,DOC,TO NAME A FEW.NEVER SEEMED TO WORRY ABOUT CONTACT WITH ENEMY.WOULD BLAZE A TRAIL LIKE A BULL GOING THROUGH THE FOREST.NOONE WANTS TO WALK POINT BUT HE SEEMED TO LIKE IT.HE HAD EVERY DAM SKIN PROBLEM THE JUNGLE COULD THROW AT A PERSON.WE WERE KIDS DOING WHAT WE WERE TOLD.I REMEMBER TALKING TO BUSSE ALOT,WE ALL JUST WANTED TO GO HOME. ITS BEEN TO LONG TO REMEMBER FINE POINTS BUT I WAS UPSET TO HEAR HE WAS KIA .I HAD BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE MONTHS AND WAS SHIPPED TO THE 25TH INF DIV WHEN THE FIRST DIVISION WENT HOME.WE WORKED FIRE BASE APOLLO ,GILA,THUNDER, WE WERE LOTS OF 20 YEAR OLD KIDS PLAYING ARMY ,GROWING UP FAST ,PLAYING A VERY DANGEROUS BUT EXCITING GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK.ILL ALWAYS REMEMBER BUSSE WITH A SMILE, AND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH HIS SKIN-----GOD WE WERE DIRTY IN THE FIELD I THINK WE ALL ISSUED RINGWORM AND BOILS AND IT NEVER STOPPED RAINING ----BUSSY WAS A GREAT POINT MAN

Don, you were too nice of a guy to have been killed.