More detail on this person: If it helps, my godparents were Millie and Joe Gayheart (sp?) in
Dothan, AL whom I believe was in my father's company. Sorry if I have the terminology wrong. I
vaguely remember seeing slides he took with DMZ but no recollection of what else was on the sign and
I believe I remember China Beach being in one of the slides. I know he was wounded during one of
his evacuation missions and took a bayonet to the left thigh. I believe he received a Purple Heart
for it but not sure. Burial information: Centre County Memorial Park, State College, PA
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My father passed away August 25 or 27, 1975 while on a job for the Department of the Interior
surveying migratory waterfowl in Saskatchewan, Canada. Not sure if I spelled that correctly either.
I was four years old and my brother had just turned one, so I'm sorry I don't know the exact date.
My mother rarely speaks of him, I don't fault her, but I would love information about him and the
type of guy he was. At least with his family he went by Mike.
From: Katherine (Cox) Zurlo