I did not know Larry in Vietnam, but had the
privilege of meeting him and his wife Sherry in Las Vegas at our last reunion.
I received the following note from Bob
Heckendorn in early June.
"It is with great sadness that I report the
passing of Larry Walls. Larry had cancer several years ago and was cancer free
for quite some time. Last winter his cancer came back and he went through the
chemo process and things looked good this spring. But then it came back again
and he just did not have the strength to do chemo again. He had a couple of
seizures about 2 weeks ago and passed Sunday morning [6/3] at 04:00. His
wife Sherry has advised me that in lieu of flowers, she thinks it would be a
good idea to give to the (not sure if this name is correct) Travelling Viet Nam
Wall with a request that they bring the Wall to Enid, OK where it has never
appeared. I sent flowers anyway and if you so desire, contact me for the
location of the church. His memorial is this coming Friday.
Sincerely,
Bob Heckendorn"
Larry was a Pilot / Crew Chief / Mechanic in the following Units; 7th Army Avn Safety & Stand. Det.
'63 - '65 Stuttgart, Germany,
225th Avn Co., PhuHiep, RVN 69 - 70. 131st MI, Ft. Hood '72 - '73
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