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March 22, 2004 Vietnam vet to be buried 32 years after his death Associated Press
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia veteran will be buried in Shepherdstown next month, exactly 32 years after he was killed in Vietnam.
Richard Simpson Schott was a lieutenant colonel in the Army when he was killed during a North Vietnamese attack at Loc Nihn, South Vietnam, on April 7, 1972. He left behind a wife, three daughters and two sons.
“It has taken a long time to get him home, but it will be comforting to welcome him home,” said Schott’s daughter, Cynthia Schott Cook, of Shepherdstown. Schott’s remains were recovered on July 15, 2000. A book and compact disc describing the recovery were prepared for his family by the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii. “The Army tries very hard to honor its motto ‘No Man Left Behind,”’ Cook said. Cook’s mother, Joan (Schott) Kartley, and siblings, Susan Schott of Kearneysville; Heather Schott of Martinsburg; Richard Schott of Kansas; and Christopher Schott of Georgia; have invited the Eastern Panhandle community to Schott’s funeral and burial services and to a reception in his honor. “Vietnam was not a popular war, but the community has been really touched by my father’s return,” Cook said. “People have been extremely supportive and kind, and we want them to be part of his services.” A casket containing Schott’s remains is scheduled for an April 6 family-only arrival at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., Cook said. “Dad loved the military,” Cook said. “He was proud of what he did, and he loved the Vietnam people despite all the war controversy.”
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Rest in Peace my brother, you are finally home. Lest we Forget!
------------------------------------------------------------ Out of every 100 men, ten shouldn't even be there, Eighty are just targets, Nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back." - Hericletus, circa 500 BC -----------------------------------------------------------
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Name: Richard Simpson Schott
Rank/Branch: O5/US Army
Unit: Advisor, Advisory Team 70, MACV
Date of Birth: 24 November 1929 (Brooklyn NY)
Home City of Record: St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Date of Loss: 07 April 1972
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 114946N 1063520E (XU731081)
Status (in 1973): Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered
Category: 1
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Refno: 1819
Source: Compiled 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 in 1998.
Other Personnel In Incident: Howard B. Lull (missing); Mark A. Smith;
Kenneth Wallingford; Albert E. Carlson (all POWs held in Cambodia and
released in 1973)
REMARKS: KILLED IN BUNKER AT X0731081
SYNOPSIS: On April 5, 1972, the 5th North Vietnamese Division suddenly
smashed against the Loc Ninh district capitol before dawn, attacking as no
enemy had yet attacked in that war. The Communist troops had Russian T-54
and PT-76 tanks, artillery and a conventional battle plan.
American forces in the area battled for two days before being overrun. On
April 7, 1972, Maj. Albert E. Carlson; MSgt. Howard B. Lull; LtCol. Richard
Schott; Capt. Mark A. Smith; and SFC Kenneth Wallingford were five advisors
on Advisory Team 70, MACV, at Loc Ninh when the city was completely overrun.
Radio contact was maintained until approximately 0800 hours, when the
tactical operations center began burning. Later in the day, one of the
advisors radioed that they were going into hiding, taking their radios with
them.
After the incident, South Vietnamese Army personnel reported intercepting an
enemy radio broadcast which stated that three United States advisors had
been captured. Subsequent information received through intelligence sources
reported that five Americans were taken prisoner. This report indicated that
four of the prisoners had been taken to a temporary PW camp and one to an
enemy hospital.
The Vietnamese captured Smith, Wallingford and Carlson whom they held in
Cambodia for the remaining 10 months. On June 28, 1972, the U.S. Casualty
division changed their status from missing to captured. The three were
released at Loc Ninh in the general POW release in 1973.
Although most details of this incident are still classified, Capt. Smith
indicated in his debriefing that he, Lull and Schott had been together in a
bunker shortly before he was captured. Lull left the bunker to evade
capture, while the severely wounded Schott knew he would not survive, and
lifted his own weapon to his head and shot himself to give the others a
chance to escape.
Lull, if captured, was not taken to the same prison camps as were Smith,
Carlson and Wallingford. Some reports say that he was killed by the North
Vietnamese, but the U.S. continued his status as Missing In Action pending
verification of death. Schott was carried as Missing until Capt. Smith's
debrief, at which time his status was changed to Killed in Action.
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s198.htm
Also.
AFTER ACTION REPORT THE BATTLE OF LOC NINH 4 - 7 APRIL 1972
Submitted by MARK A. SMITH, MAJOR, USA (RET)
Welcome home Sir. Well done, rest in peace.
"Here dead we lie because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life to be sure, is nothing much to lose; But young men think it is, and we were young." - A.E. Housman
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Welcome home SIR Rest in Peace
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Welcome Home Sir, may you rest in peace.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 "Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American Soldier.
One died for your soul; the other for your freedom."
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