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manny g
Fellow Veteran 69-70 An Khe
Union Gap, WA. 98903
“You are Remembered”
Peace and condolence, to the family and friends. “He which hath no stomach, to this fight, let him depart. But we in it, shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother.” Rest in peace brave soldier, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare) May God Bless you, for your Sacrifice!!!
Apr 23, 2007

Randall Waller
wallasan10@sbcglobal.net
Served, in same unit
6006, Rocky Point Drive, Arlington, Texas, 76018, USA
Looking for relatives, of Thomas
OPERATION EMBRACE
11thacrkia@gmail.com
http://www.11thcavnam.com
Thomas James Davidson, was assigned, to the 11th, Armored, Cavalry Regiment, (Blackhorse) at the time, of his death. 11th, Armored Cavalry, Veterans, of Vietnam and Cambodia, are attempting, to locate relatives, of all of our Troopers, who made the ultimate sacrifice, in Vietnam. Please contact us, at: 11thacrkia@gmail.com, or through our website. Or contact me, at wallasan10@sbcglobal.net
Oct 31, 2006

Dear PSGT Thomas James Davidson, 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, Sir Curt Carter

Funeral services for Platoon Sgt. Thomas J. Davidson, 35, who died of gunshot wounds in Vietnam April 23, will be held at the Post Chapel at Fort Knox, Ky. Burial will be in the Fort Knox Cemetery. The exact date is not known. Sgt. Davidson was born April 5, 1933 at Calumet and came to the Gogebic County area in 1944 with his parents. They lived at Marenisco where he attended school and later moved to Wakefield. The deceased enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1950, serving in Korea with the Amphibious Tank Unit, and had been in service since then, having also served in Germany and the United States. He volunteered for Vietnam duty and had been there since February of this year as platoon sergeant with Company M, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. On July 20. 1962 he was married at Fort Knox to HazeI McGrew, who survives him, together with a stepdaughter, Mrs. Philip McCloskey, and one son, Thomas Roy of Valley Station, Ky.; his parents, Mrs. Ellen Davidson of Wakefield, and, William Davidson of Lac du Plambeau: two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Schade of Waukegan, and Mrs. Reino Hill of Zion, Ill; five brothers, Bruce of Waukegan, Sfc. Grant, with the U. S. Army in Germany, Allen of Wakefield, Jerome and Brian of Zion’ and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Sofia Maki of Detroit. Mrs. Davidson left this week by plane for Fort Knox, to join her daughter in law, Mrs. Thomas Davidson, and family

Soldier's family gets medals after 40 years WAVE TV 3Louisville, Kentucky Dec 27, 2008 11:19 PM EST By Lindsay English LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The son of a Vietnam veteran got a gift this holiday season that his family has been working toward for 40 years. Tom Davidson's father, Tom Davidson, Senior, lost his life in the Vietnam War back in 1968. AS WAVE 3's Lindsay English reports, now his son feels his father has finally gotten the recognition he deserves. For Tom Davidson, the memories of life with his father, living on post at Fort Knox, are still fresh in his mind. "I went to work with him at Fort Knox. I rode in the tanks, jeeps, trucks. I messed with the soldiers. I went to eat in the mess hall with him," says Davidson. He also remembers when his father, Sgt. Tom Davidson, a long time soldier and Korean War veteran, went to fight in the Vietnam War. "He sat down, had a talk with me. Said take care of your mother, I'll be alright, whatever. I'd sit in front of that TV looking at the news, looking to see if I could see my dad," Davidson said. But Sgt. Davidson didn't come back. "Right before my 5th birthday in May, my dad was killed. April 23rd, 1968," says Davidson. He says his family was told Sgt. Davidson had earned several medals but they only had one. "For forty years, everybody told us we should have gotten these medals. The only one we got was the bronze star," Davidson says. Getting those remaining medals, ten in all, was something Davidson's mom talked about tracking down, but never did. "We don't know, they never did give them to us," says Davidson. So this year, Tom Davidson, Junior worked on getting those medals in honor of his dad. The day after Christmas, finally, months of paperwork and calls paid off. "When I got these medals, I was so excited. After all these years, I thought it was the greatest honor. And the greatest Christmas present I could've ever gotten, was to get these medals," he says. Davidson says he still doesn't know why his dad didn't get the medals, but he's just glad to have them

Thomas was assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) at the time of his death. 11th Armored Cavalry Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia are attempting to locate relatives of all of our Troopers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. Please contact us at: 11thacrkia@gmail.com or through our website: http://www.11thcavnam.com POST-TO-POST HORSE-TO-HORSE AND ONTO FIDDLERS GREEN ALLONS AND AMEN.

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.....Be not ashamed to say you loved them....Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own....And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind...."Quote from a letter home by Maj. Michael Davis O'Donnell KIA 24 March 1970. Distinguished Flying Cross: Shot down and Killed while attempting to rescue 8 fellow soldiers surrounded by attacking enemy forces. We Nam Brothers pause to give a backward glance, and post this remembrance to you, one of the gentle heroes lost to the War in Vietnam:Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop your steel pot alongside. Shed those magazine-ladened bandoliers away from your sweat-soaked shirt. Lay that silent weapon down and step out of the heat. Feel the soothing cool breeze right down to your soul ... and rest forever in the shade of our love, brother. From your Nam-Band-Of-Brothers

Davidson, Thomas James, SFC