To Judy and daughters; Keri, Laura and Martha • Our sincere condolences to you and the family and friends of Richard Deter. His fellow troopers of the 11th Armored Cavalry’s Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia, salute our fallen brother. Robert served courageously with in Headquarters troop of the 2nd Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry in 1970, and it was our privilege to have him in the ranks of the Legendary Blackhorse Regiment. Our loss is that of another brother down and we will continue to honor his memory at our gatherings and at our annual reunion. A Combat Medic and an exemplary soldier, he served his brothers in a very precarious position. His name will be listed on the roll of our honored dead and in our newsletter, Thunder Run. But as our Burial Liturgy clearly states: “life has not ended, merely changed” and Richard’s soul continues on an endless path. As we were together then (in Vietnam), we will be together again in the life hereafter, comfortably enfolded in the loving arms of our Merciful Father.
• Chaplain Blandin W. Karabinos, 11th ACVVC (Vietnam 71-72)
