Lieutenant Colonel Richard Schott

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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.”


http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s198.htm

AFTER ACTION REPORT THE BATTLE OF LOC NINH 4 - 7 APRIL 1972
Submitted by MARK A. SMITH, MAJOR, USA (RET)