Vietnam magazine recently ran an article about Chuck Butler. LTC Butler, KIA near An Loc, RVN on June 21, 1972, was the last member of the class to die in combat. Thank you to LTC Butler’s son for sending in the article.
“DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY”
FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS OF KOREA TO VIETNAM, CHUCK BUTLER WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM
By John D. Howard
… As in the early 1960s, the only Americans fighting on the ground were a handful of U.S. advisers with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). One of them was Lt. Col. Charles L. “Chuck” Butler, an adviser with the 31st ARVN Regiment, 21st ARVN Division, who I met the first week of May ’72.
…Chuck Butler was a seasoned combat veteran. He had been an adviser in Vietnam from 1963- 64 and an infantry platoon leader during the Ko- rean War. He was a true font of knowledge and had a great perspective on the war. His counsel proved to be invaluable to me as I was getting my feet on the ground. Because Chuck was a modest man, I didn’t learn of his heroism in Korea until years later.
