Terry Austin Ruth

Terry Austin Ruth September 8, 1968 Operation Toan Thang II – Hau Nghia Province - X. Sa Nho (2) Please contribute a written memory, verbal memory, video, picture, or simply speak his name. They say a soldier dies twice. Once when he takes his last breath. Twice when his name is spoken for the last time. Speak his name... Featured Pictures See More Photos Share Photos Featured Video Watch More Videos Share Video Featured Audio Hear More Audios Share Audio Featured Written Story Read Written Stories Share Written Stories   Terry Austin Ruth Terry Austin Ruth deployed with the 3/187th in December of 1967 during Operation Eagle Thrust. Terry initially served with Bravo Company but took over Recon Platoon in the late summer of 1968. Terry was killed in action on September 7, 1968 during a combat operation near the village of X. Sa Nho (2). Due to the intensity of the extended firefight, his body was recovered on September 8, 1968. Terry was from Anderson, Indiana and was twenty-two years of age. He is buried at Anderson Memorial Park, Anderson, Indiana. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 44W, Line 6. RIP soldier! Never forget. Never forgotten. Photo obtained from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Information obtained from 3/187th documents obtained by TSTP during research trips to the National Archives and Records Administration as well as from the Coffelt Database.