Richard Gerald Godbout

Sergeant
A CO, 4TH BN, 23RD INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
11 January 1948 - 30 December 1967
Manchester, New Hampshire
Panel 33E Line 002

25 INF DIV

23RD INF RGT
Richard G Godbout

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Richard Gerald Godbout

13 Dec 2001

My Brother, My Friend

I had a brother, Richard was his name
He was also my friend, I am not shamed
We shared fun, laughter and joy
Most of all, his motorcycle, his toy
People stared as they drove by
I'd give them a smirk, pretending he's my guy
Most of the time we spent together
Were during our teens, thought we'd live forever
He was so special my brother, my friend
I can't believe it all came to an end
Only the good die young, that's what they say
I think about Richard whenever I hear that, to this day
We had a special bond, he and I
The saddest day of my life was when I said "good-bye"
As I stand here beside his grave
I think of all that he gave
It's written "killed in Vietnam Dec 30th 1967"
I'm sure my brother the hero is in heaven.

Cecile Corson
btrflywmn1@aol.com

21 Dec 2004

My name is Dave Lefebvre, and Richard was my friend, my fishing buddy. I recall the day I learned of his death. I was sad and very angry, because, as I recall he was near the day he would return to the US, and I would have been one to be there when he did. For a long time, I would see his mom and dad at BiWise, and all our eyes would well up.

I still miss him. We had fun.

From a friend,
David Lefebvre
d.lefebvre2@verizon.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 30 Dec 1967 four men from A Company, 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, were killed during an artillery/mortar attack:


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his sister,
Cecile Corson
btrflywmn1@aol.com 
11 Feb 2001



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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