PFC HEARNE W BEAVER

 

01 Jul 2008 The Soldier Dedicated to Hearne W. Beaver Greater love has no one than this That he lay down his life for his friends. I was just a kid back then Too small for him to know I rode his bus to bible school Simple times of -- reminiscent glow Times were not so simple then Our country was at war Young men were being called to serve In foreign lands - on distant shores When it was time to say goodbye His family worried so Embraced their love and prayers for him And then - they let him go How can I, ever know the pain Loss, only expressed in groans News, that tears the heart in two Your son -- will not be coming home I didn't shed the many tears As did the family I didn't understand the loss Or what it meant for me Until - my heart received an invitation To attend his memory A name carved in cold dark stone An epigraph for history Along the narrow - hallowed path Were many names I didn't know Loved ones bowed in silence Letting go of - long held sorrows I found his name among the rest Then I began to see The meaning of his sacrifice And I - stood there silently The invitation my heart received I know it was from him Through tears and prayers I realized He counted me as friend I will never feel the loss As did the family My heart - will never be the same I know he died for me Greater love -- has no one -- Than this -- From the unpublished collection "Whispers of the Heart" by Clinton Bell 07-2008 - John 15:13 - From a childhood friend, Clinton Bell cbell382@gmail.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The Boi Loi Woods lay about 25 kilometers northwest of Cu Chi. Like the nearby Ho Bo Woods, the Boi Loi was a long-time sanctuary for VC (and increasingly NVA) forces. When the 25th Infantry Division arrived at Cu Chi in early 1966 a major objective was to reduce the value of these areas to the enemy - and that meant extensive search-and-destroy missions. On 19 July 1966, Company A, 1st Bn, 27th Infantry was conducting such a mission in the Boi Loi Woods when it was ambushed by a main force VC battalion. Twenty-four Americans died in the bitter fight which followed. They were PFC Hearne W. Beaver, Beacon Falls, CT PFC Kenneth M. Branaman, Seymour, IN PFC Dannie J. Brewington, Broadway, NC PFC Jack M. Brown, Washington, DC SP4 Thomas J. Butler, New York, NY SP4 Rodger D. Clawson, Allegan, MI SGT Charles H. Crane, Molokai, HI SP4 Bernard Dillard, Chicago, IL PFC John T. Doike, Honolulu, HI PFC Charles R. Fleming, Charlotte, NC SP4 Jose C. Gosse, San Francisco, CA PSGT Bernard A. Green, Los Angeles, CA PFC Dallas E. Green, Oliver Springs, TN SGT David W. Holmes, Crossville, TN SGT Meredith G. Hubbard, Detroit, MI SP4 Lamond J. Jackson, St Louis, MO PFC Allen L. Jelinek, Cleveland, OH PFC Douglas H. Knott, Dayton, OH SSG Michael J. Mummel, Reidsville, NC SP4 Leroy E. Peterson, Coon Rapids, MN PFC Eugenio Rosado-Rodriguez, Ponce, PR PFC Robert W. Ruhl, Lansdowne, MD CPL Turner L. Thompson, Talihina, OK PFC Lawrence H. Wilson, Lorane, OR

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