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Larry Bullock

Name: Larry Alan Bullock

Rank/Branch: E3/US Army

Unit: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Birth: 01 January 1947

Home City of Record: Somerset, Kentucky

Date of Loss: 01 January 1967

Country of Loss: South Vietnam

Loss Coordinates: 142220N 1090739E (BR981896) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 4 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground Refno: 0557 Other Personnel In Incident: (none missing) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 June 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998.

REMARKS: SYNOPSIS: On his 20th birthday, Larry Bullock was on a company-size operation in Binh Dinh Province. He had been on patrol for several days, and at the time of this incident; his unit was at a landing zone. Because they had not encountered any enemy resistance in the area, the company was allowed to go to the South China Sea for swimming, near grid coordinates BR 981 896. When the men first entered the water, the winds and the surf were calm and suitable for swimming, however, a short time later, surf rose and strong undertow developed which caused a number of the bathers some difficulty. Once onshore, a headcount was taken and Bullock was discovered missing. An unsuccessful search was conducted along the beach and choppers circled over the sea where the unit was swimming, but Bullock was not found. Other units operating in the area were notified to watch for Bullock or his body, but no trace was ever found. Larry Bullock was a good soldier that got unlucky. His is one of the unfortunate accidental deaths that occur wherever people are. The fact that he died an accidental death in the midst of war is tragically ironic. He is listed among the missing with honor, because his body was never found to be returned to the country he served.

A lady who had his MIA bracelet contacted me, and she was trying to find family to give it to. At the time I had no idea that we had lost any family in the Vietnam War, and was quite shocked to find out that indeed we had. I did a little research on the Internet, and there are about a half dozen sites with Larry's information posted. I especially found it truly sad that he died not on a battlefield, but doing something country boys did all their lives, like swimming in the childhood swimming hole, and on his birthday, none the less. As I read the information about Larry, and his untimely demise, I just about cried, and every time I read it, I'm truly saddened by his death in a far away place, and knowing that his body was never found. I thought then that we needed a page to Honor Larry, to keep him alive in our hearts and minds, so we now have this page dedicated to his memory.