BARRY LEE MOYER
SP4 - E4 - Army -
Regular
42E37
11th Armored Cavalry
19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Jun 30, 1948
From REINHOLDS, PENNSYLVANIA
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Jul 13, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 02, 1968
in GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Religion
LUTHERAN & MISSOURI SYNOD
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Thomas K. Healy remembers Barry Lee Moyer
September 16, 2002
"He Died In My Place"
Posted By: Thomas K. Healy
e-Mail: TKHNY@HOTMAIL.COM
Relationship: Fellow Trooper
I was assigned to K Troop from August 10, 1967 until August 20, 1968. Barry and I
were part of a convoy that was going from Tan Son Nhut to K Troop which was about 15
Kilometers West. Before the convoy left, I was seated in the driver's seat of a 3/4
ton truck and Barry was on my right. Barry asked me if he could drive out then
switch positions on the way back. Reluctantly, I agreed to switch positions with
him. At the edge of an apparent VC village, Barry Stuck a land mine, which killed
him instantly. I was blow through the windshield and later sent to a hospital in
Saigon. So you see, Barry died in my place and to this very day, I ask the Good Lord
why? In a very real sense I owe my life to Barry.
