19 Apr 2004
Homer and I were in the same Platoon in Headquarters Company, 3/4 Cav, while we were stationed with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
I remember Homer as a very kind giant of a man. He must have been about 6'3" tall and I always wondered how he fit on those short Army cots or wiggled behind the wheel of his Jeep. He was quiet and introspective and a very nice guy. He seemed more destined to become a preacher than a soldier. He was also one of those guys you could always count on when things got nasty.
Homer was transferred out of the Cav just as we were preparing to leave for Vietnam and I lost track of him. Years later I was very sorry to hear his name was on The Wall.
Homer was a great guy and a true Patriot who gave his life in pursuit of better dreams for a people in need of our help. He will be remembered!
From a fellow Cav trooper,
Richard A. Fleming
flemingr@empnet.com
20 Dec 2004
I also knew the "Gentle Giant" Homer Tischler in Hawaii. I agree with Rich Fleming on what he said about Homer. He was transferred to C Troop when they deployed to Vietnam up to Pleiku, with 3rd Brigade. That is where he was killed in action.
Rich Fleming called me the other night to say that he did this, and I just wanted to let the family know that I have a Platoon picture of Homer and all of us in Hawaii, the really unique thing about this picture is that another one of us (Don Gardner) had the foresight to have all of us sign the back of that picture and put our home towns on it. Homer's signature is on that picture and his home town was Winters, Texas. I am sure that the family members may want a copy of this, so I am sending it to them in snail mail as Rich Fleming gave me their home address the other day also. Like Rich said he is the tallest one in the picture right in the middle of the back row.
I think of him often, and always leave something about him at either the WALL in D.C. or the Traveling Wall, when it is in my area.
We will never forget him or never let anyone else forget the sacrifice that he made. God Bless Homer and his family also. May the good Lord always hold him in the palm of His hands.
Roger A. McGill
34cav@sbcglobal.net
davy b
davybaker@suddenlink.net
Kilgore Tx.
remembrance
Remembering a patriot on his birthdate.Thank you for your service to our nation.May God bless and keep you Homer Erick Tischler,YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN!!!
Sep 2, 2009
Garnet Jenkins
garijen@bresnan.net
Grand Junction Co
Your Service And Sacrifice Are Forever Remembered
A Multitude of Thanks for your Courage, Service and Dedication to our Country and for Freedom. Rest in Peace, Pfc Homer Erick Tischler and know that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. My brother, Sgt. David Dickinson is a young hero, who also made the Supreme Sacrifice in Vietnam in 1967.....'FROM THESE HONORED DEAD, WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION, TO THAT CAUSE FROM WHICH THEY HERE GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION, THAT WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE, THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN'.....~Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address~
Sep 2, 2008
DOUG snyder
C2555D@AOL.COM
FELLOW SOLDIER 25TH INF.
2555 MIDDLE WAY
EASTON, PA 18040 USA
NOT FORGOTTEN HERO
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, HERO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, DOUG, CO.A 222ND MECH. INF., 25TH INF. DIV. 1968
Thursday, September 02, 2004
We Remember
Homer is buried at Lutheran Cemetery, Winters,TX.
Thank You Homer
am posting this for the Gridley High School Posting Project in Gridley, IL. I want to thank you for your bravery in the Vietnam War. I could never have done what you do for your country. Your life is irreplaceable and you are greatly missed. You and your family will be kept in my prayers. Thank you for giving up your life for my freedom. God Bless. Amber Kamischke
Dear Soldier
Dear Soldier,
Thank you for giving your life for your country. You will never be forgotten.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. Luke 9:24
Posted by: Bethany Witzig
Email: goneflyin21@hotmail.com
Relationship: GridleySchool: Student Project
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