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Don Carter Baker
Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 27TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Ogema, Minnesota January 25, 1942 to April 01, 1966 DON C BAKER is on the Wall at Panel 6E, Line 70 |
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SP4 DON CARTER BAKER
SP4 DON CARTER BAKER
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Don was one of four from my home area who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. The others were David Stiyer, Errol Kent, along with Don from Ogema and Bob Rassel from Waubun. Don was the first person I knew who died in Vietnam. I remember hearing the news just days before high school graduation in 1966. After my own tour of duty in Vietnam I went on to become a career high school teacher. As a reminder to myself, and others, I created a tribute wall in the corner of my classroom dedicated to Don, Bob, David and Errol. I created it as a reminder as to how lucky and blessed I was to survive the Vietnam experience and to go on and have a successful teaching career. My wall included "rubbings" from both the National and Minnesota Vietnam Memorials as well as from the Moving Wall when it was in our area. In addition I added to it information I would find about them on the Internet. Over the years many, many students would ask me who these people were, how I knew them and what they were like. My answer was always: "Four of the finest people God ever placed on this earth!" As a teacher I was very privileged to have Don's niece and nephew in my classes. That will always be very special to me! Time eases the pain, memories come and go, but the loss is forever. Errol, Don, Bob, and David - you are not forgotten.
Terry Teiken |
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