THE WALL OF FACES

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..

On November 22, 1966, approximately twenty mortar rounds were received by Headquarters & Headquarters Battery (HBB), 3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division at Suoi Da in Tay Ninh Province, RVN. The 9:55 PM attack inflicted fifteen casualties, including one enlisted man who was killed. Artilleryman SP4 Gerald E. Chastain sustained metal fragment wounds to the head and burn injuries. He was taken to the 45th Surgical Hospital at Tay Ninh where he expired at 10:30 PM. Two officers and another twelve enlisted men were injured. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Army 1966 25th Inf Div AAR Op Wahiawa - Combat Operations After Action Report for Operation Wahiawa” at ttu.edu]

What a dancing fool, he loved it so... the dearest friend, co-hort in all things, always the gentleman. Fun loving, filled with a true love of life always ready to go for a piece of it. He filled our lives to the brim, "Thank YOU,Jerry Chastain", for being a part of the lives of two people who you helped get togehter, get married, have children, grand and great grand children, all the things you and we all hoped for you. GOD blessed you Jerry, and us, by giving us you for the time that we all had. Thank you for that. We salute the most full of life and laughter indivdual we have ever or hope to ever have known. With continued love and fond memories Skip and Betty

Specialist Four Gerald Edward Chastain, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.