Vietnam Zippo Photo Galerie: Henry W Tarwater

Henry Tarwater, F Troop 2/11 ACR

Ich hatte das sehr grosse Glück, dieses Zippo sowie ein anderes Vietnam Feuerzeug direkt vom Vorbesitzer, Henry Tarwater, erwerben zu können !

Hi Rolf, Well first of all I will tell you a little about my service in the Army in Viet Nam. I was there from 8/67 till being wounded in 2/68. I was F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment  I was on a M-60 machine gun on an armored personnel carrier, which was hit by an RPG during an assult on an enemy held village. I was medivaced to Japan and eventually back to the states. I was in the hospital for a year after that. I am 56 now and still disabled from my wounds. I did put 20yrs in with the federal govt working for the Army. Now I am retired. Your website is nice. I plan on looking at it some. The Zippo lighter I purchased and had engraved at the Blackhorse base camp PX. The Zenith lighter I purchased from a roadside stand around Long Binh and it was engraved by the Vietnamese. I was asked by a few people why I would want to sell these. My medals and a few of my other possessions from that era mean something to me but these I have thrown in a drawer since I came home and no one ever sees them. I thought if a collector had them at least other people would see them. Thanks again and looking forward to hearing from you. Hank

Weitere Informationen sind unter folgendem Link erhältlich:

http://www.kysales.com/ftroop/tarwarter.htm

Eintrag in der Veteranendatendank des Vietnam Krieges (http://www.militaryusa.com)