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| Author | Topic: Gary W. Buchanan |
| J. Freemyer |
posted 6/30/09 0:03 AM
Gary Wayne Buchanan was a good friend. We attended technical college together in Okla. Gary was killed in action 11/26/1969. Can anyone provide me details of the circumstances? I understood that he had volunteered to be a helicopter door gunner. I also served in RVN from 1969 to 1971 with the Corps of Engineers. Thank you. |
| Eric "Gus" Gustafsson |
posted 11/22/09 7:38 PM
I was in the same platoon as Gary. I was right near him on that day and very aware of the circumstances that took his life. He truly was a hero. |
| John Freemyer |
posted 11/30/09 3:05 AM
I first met Gary in August of 1966 at Oklahoma State Tech (Okmulgee) where he had both enrolled in Building Construction Tech. Gary and I hung out together and become good friends. We both graduated in the Spring of 1968 and both lost our student deferrments. I joined the Army Corps of Engineers and ended up in RVN in November of 1969. I assume Gary was drafted. I first learned of his death after I had been in country for about one month. If you are comfortable with describing it, I would like to hear about his heroism. If not, I fully understand. |
| R ick Emanus |
posted 1/26/10 7:50 PM
I knew Gary well, he was a machine gunner in our sqaud. Like Eric said he was a hero. If you want email me and I'll tell you what I remember to the best of my ability after all these years. |
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