Webster, Michael Warren, Sr., SSG

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Posted on 11/26/13 - by SSgt Robert L Goupil
 
I knew you father before he left for Vietnam ....I was married to Teresa Silva who was the maid of honor at our wedding ...Teresa and your mother were 1st cousins ...I remember the night before he left for Nam ...He said "Bob I'm not going to make it back". I told him "Mike I don't want to hear that ...Keep your head down and your ass down ...You have a wife and a child on the way ...that an order ". those were my last words spoken to your wonderful father ...there isn't a Veterans Day that goes by that don't shed tears for your dad...This year my second wife and I went to Branson for Vets Day and the traveling wall was there ... I found your dads spot on the wall and took an itching.... I cried like a baby ...Your father was not just a comrade but like a brother to me ...You see I was assigned to the 93rd Evac Hospital at Ft. Riley that went to Nam in 1965...then I reenlisted into the Air Force as a combat medic and flight medic I would be honored to meet his son...
 
 
Remembering An American Hero
Posted on 11/20/13 - by Curt Carter ccarter02@earthlink.net
 
Dear SSGT Michael Warren Webster, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter


Notes from The Virtual Wall
On the first day of the Tet Offensive of 1968 a mixed Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army battalion captured the village of Hoc Mon while enroute to join the attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Elements of the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, were tasked with kicking the VC/NVA out of the village. When the 27th Infantry found themselves grossly outnumbered, elements of B and C Troops, 3/4 Cavalry, were committed to provide armored support for the infantrymen.
The fighting in and around Hoc Mon continued until 12 Feb 1968, when air strikes and continued ground pressure finally destroyed the last remnants of organized VC/NVA resistance. American losses were heavy - 29 dead from the 27th Infantry, 14 from the 3/4 Cav, and a total of 177 wounded - but the VC/NVA left 623 dead on the field of battle.
 
21 Aug 2003
My father, SSG Michael W. Webster served with the 2nd Plt, C Troop, 3/4 Cav, 25 Infantry Division, from October 1967 until his death on 6 February 1968. He was a career soldier, and loved the Army. I was too young to have known him, but through many veterans who served with him I hope to learn more about him. On the 31st of January 1968, he was wounded and could have been evacuated, but he chose to stay in the fight. I have a great respect and admiration for the tremendous courage that all of C Troop showed in those days of Tet and afterwards.
From 1985 - 1989 I was an Army Medic and X-ray Tech, I have always felt pride in the statement, "To conserve the fighting strength." As a Medic I felt a tremendous loyalty to my fellow soldiers, I know my father felt the same. As of 2000 I serve again as a NCO, I was born into the Army and this will always be home, Hooah!!!
Michael W. Webster Jr
warwebjr@aol.com
26 Jan 2007
Mickey was always nice to me in Junior High School and French High School in Beaumont, Texas.
From a high school friend,
Gay Collins Dawson.