Vietnam Service of Tom Dier

Yesterday, I wrote about this man giving a talk at the Northbrook, Illinois, Memorial Day service and he was going to talk about his buddy, Jerry Corp who died in Vietnam.

Tom Dier himself was drafted at Christmas 1968 and served ten months and 29 days in Vietnam.  he won a Silver Star there for gallantry.  Moving to Tennessee in 1972, he worked as a house painter and raised three boys.

As was the case of many Vietnam veterans, at first he tried to distance himself from the memories, but later wrote a book about his experiences titled "Miss Li Thi Van & Other Stories of Vietnam."

"I wasn't a great fan of the war, but I have never felt that the country owed me anything because there were a lot of guys who didn't come home."

A picture accompanied the article of Tom Dier in Vietnam in 1970 and Tom Dier today, who is standing next to Jerry Corp's mother, Irene Corp.

--Cooter