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I served in the Army with Roger Fulkerson in 1968. He and I served as Forward Observers with the 2nd Battalion 9th Artillery regiment. I became his caretaker when he was KIA on 9/25/68 at Duc-Lap. At some point I'll possibly be able to put into words what his sacrifice mean't to his fellow Soldiers. I promised Roger, as I sent him back home, that I wouldn't allow him to become forgotten. I must thank Betsy Savery and this class for allowing me to have another opportunity to do this. Roger was a person of courage and conviction. I'm sure if we could ask him today where he got those traits he would say "from my family, friends, and classmates". Celebrate Roger for what he did. It's sad that we lost him, but he provided a great lesson for us and as long as we have these places we still have him. You can visit Roger the Soldier at www.Themightyninth.org. It's my hope that each of you remain well and happy with each other.
