10/21/1957 – First U.S. Fatality in Vietnam
Green Beret Captain Harry G. Cramer, of the newly formed 1st Special Forces Group, becomes the first US soldier killed in Vietnam, by an explosion during a training mission. Capt. Cramer’s son is the well known folk singer Hank Cramer, who was quite persistent in uncovering the details of his father’s death, and earning him [...]