Donald Faye Spicer

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23 Mar 2002 REMEMBERED by a friend, Shirley Sullivan Nagy gnsnagy@surfside.net

06 Aug 2006 S/Sgt Spicer was the 1st Platoon Sergeant of Company A-9-2, Fort Jackson, S.C., while I was in basic training (28 March 1966-27 May 1966. I was in the 2nd Platoon but I came to know him as he taught the entire company numerous military classes. He was a great guy. At the closing of one of his classes, he said these words: "Before long, many of us will go to Vietnam - some of us won't return". The way he said it, the tone in his voice - I think he had a gut feeling that he wasn't going to return. After Basic, I kept in touch with some of the personnel from Co A-9-2. One of them told me about S/Sgt Spicer. It has been 40 years since Basic - I still remember S/Sgt Spicer and many of the great personnel who trained us. I located one of my sergeants - a Sergeant Wiltherspoon. He now lives in Macon, Georgia. I plan to travel to Macon to see him - and thank him. Thank him for being an inspiration. From one of his trainees, Steve Gilbert 1901 Crestwood Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37415 stevegilbert@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 28 June 1967 the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, lost seven men at Dam Tra-O in what came to be known as the battle of An Quang: B Company: SGT Arnel J. Davis, Owosso, MI D Company: SSG Donald F. Spicer, Candor, NY SP4 Robert D. Snyder, Canton, OH PFC Duane E. Cavarzan, Weed, CA PFC David A. Moore, New Baltimore, MI PFC Jose H. Ortiz, Lorain, OH HQ Company: SP4 Joseph D. Nichols, Gary, IN

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, Shirley Sullivan Nagy gnsnagy@surfside.net

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 23 Mar 2002
Last updated 08/17/2006