Fred Frappiea - Vietnam Wall

Fred is my uncle, my dad's little brother. He graduated in 1966 from Bellows Falls High School. Bellows Falls Vermont. He enlisted in the US Army and reported for training in April 1967. After basic and airborne school he was transferred to Vietnam in Dec 1967. On Mar 22, 1968 he was killed by a rocket round. His brother (my dad a marine who was in Japan after Vietnam) escorted his body home. Because they have different last names the connection was not realized until my dad's commander asked him if he would like to go home with the condition of escorting a body, his brother. That is how my father found out his brother was killed. I was just 15 months old when he died. He came home just before shipping out to Vietnam (Sep/)ct '67) we celebrated his 20th birthday early and he... read more

Fred is my uncle, my dad's little brother. He graduated in 1966 from Bellows Falls High School. Bellows Falls Vermont. He enlisted in the US Army and reported for training in April 1967. After basic and airborne school he was transferred to Vietnam in Dec 1967. On Mar 22, 1968 he was killed by a rocket round. His brother (my dad a marine who was in Japan after Vietnam) escorted his body home. Because they have different last names the connection was not realized until my dad's commander asked him if he would like to go home with the condition of escorting a body, his brother. That is how my father found out his brother was killed. I was just 15 months old when he died. He came home just before shipping out to Vietnam (Sep/)ct '67) we celebrated his 20th birthday early and he let my older brother and I blow out the candles. I can't remember him but I can honor him as a true American Hero. read less