Francis W. "Frank" Rayer
Frank Rayer volunteered for the draft a year after attending Central High School in Omaha Nebraska. He served for seven and a half months in the Central Highlands of Vietnam with the 4th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. His duties included going on mine sweeps and being a demolition expert. He voluteered to be a part of a special platoon for rappelling from a moving helicopter to carry out rescue operations. He was awarded a bronze star for one of these harrowing missions where the wounded from three infantry companies under siege needed to be evacuated from the Chu Pa Mountain.
To my courageous sweetheart, Frank. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your service.