DELBERT LEON REESE

Company D 1/22 Infantry 4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/02/1968

Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Aug 21, 1947
From: ESTHER, MO
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Single

SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
4th Infantry Division

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Aug 11, 1967
Casualty was on Feb 2, 1968
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

Panel 36E - Line 83

Mike MacCallum
mmaccallum@earthlink.net
A fellow platoon member
Long Beach, CA

In Memory of Delbert

Delbert was the medic of the 1st Platoon, D Company, 1/22nd Infantry and I was a rifleman in the same platoon.
Delbert always put the men of the platoon first. We could always go to him with a medical problem or injury, no matter how small.
He was always there for us. When our platoon was ambushed in Kontum during the Tet Offensive, our platoon leader,
Lt. Omart was shot. Ignoring heavy enemy fire, he ran to help Lt. Omart and was shot and killed himself.
He was the bravest man I knew in Vietnam. I don't know what anyone could possibly ever do to properly recognize
or repay him for his selfless courage. Even after 37 years, he is still in my thoughts and prayers.

Rest in peace my friend.

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

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