LCpl Brewer #
MOS:
I knew Joe all my childhood life and heard he was the glue that held his unit together too. I can truly believe it. He was a born leader and a friend to all that knew him. What a terrible loss to humankind..Bob Howland
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ELMIRA MARINE, 21, KILLED IN VIETNAM
Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer, 21, who requested battle zone duty in preference to a safe desk job, was killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brewer of 448 Cypress Street. The last letter his parents received was on the day he died.
Marine personnel from Rochester visited the family Saturday morning to notify them of the death. Cpl. Brewer was shot in the body while on patrol near Quang Nam.
A 1963 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Cpl. Brewer was named to the All-City football team in 1962. He was an outstanding lineman for the Crusaders.
Cpl. Brewer, also a graduate of Corning Community College, enlisted for a four-year hitch last February. He was called to active duty last June. After training at Camp Lejeune, NC, he was home for the last time during a 23-day leave in October.
He left for Vietnam on 15 Nov for a one-year tour. The patrol he was with was in Quang Nam Province, south of Da Nang.
Cpl. Brewer recently informed his oldest brother, John of 717 Riverside Avenue, that he had been granted a request to join his company in the battle zone. Because of his education, he had been assigned to a desk job in headquarters company out of the skirmish area.
Prior to the service, Cpl. Brewer was employed by Carrier Corp. He had been working in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. While attending Corning, he was an attendant for Erway ambulance of Elmira.
His father, a retired Elmira policeman, is a guard at the Remington Rand plant.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, John F. of Elmira and Tracey of Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Catherine) Robinson of Elmira and Mrs. Louis (Virginia) Karb of Syracuse.
The body will be returned to Elmira in about two weeks.
DON’T TELL MOM AND DAD
“Don’t tell mam and dad I’m back on the front line. They’ll worry about it.”
That was the final request of Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer in a recent letter to his oldest brother, John, of 717 Riverside Avenue.
Corporal Brewer, killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam, also mentioned in letters how important it was to the fighting men to have support back home.
“He believed in what he was fighting for over there,” his brother told The Sunday Telepgram.
The bachelor Marine, who enlisted for four years, strongly resented draft card burning and similar antiwar demonstrations, his brother said.
“He had no use for demonstrators,” John recalled. The philosophy written in the young man’s letters was along the line that a job had to be done and he felt the risk worthwhile for the sake of the United States.
“It’s better we fight them (Communists) over here than over there,” Cpl Brewer wrote. He would have been 22 on 8 May. The Vietnam tour would have continued until October.
[Elmira Star-Gazette, Sun 11 Feb 1968, p1]
Contributor: Matt M (47421691)
MOS:
I knew Joe all my childhood life and heard he was the glue that held his unit together too. I can truly believe it. He was a born leader and a friend to all that knew him. What a terrible loss to humankind..Bob Howland
===
ELMIRA MARINE, 21, KILLED IN VIETNAM
Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer, 21, who requested battle zone duty in preference to a safe desk job, was killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brewer of 448 Cypress Street. The last letter his parents received was on the day he died.
Marine personnel from Rochester visited the family Saturday morning to notify them of the death. Cpl. Brewer was shot in the body while on patrol near Quang Nam.
A 1963 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Cpl. Brewer was named to the All-City football team in 1962. He was an outstanding lineman for the Crusaders.
Cpl. Brewer, also a graduate of Corning Community College, enlisted for a four-year hitch last February. He was called to active duty last June. After training at Camp Lejeune, NC, he was home for the last time during a 23-day leave in October.
He left for Vietnam on 15 Nov for a one-year tour. The patrol he was with was in Quang Nam Province, south of Da Nang.
Cpl. Brewer recently informed his oldest brother, John of 717 Riverside Avenue, that he had been granted a request to join his company in the battle zone. Because of his education, he had been assigned to a desk job in headquarters company out of the skirmish area.
Prior to the service, Cpl. Brewer was employed by Carrier Corp. He had been working in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. While attending Corning, he was an attendant for Erway ambulance of Elmira.
His father, a retired Elmira policeman, is a guard at the Remington Rand plant.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, John F. of Elmira and Tracey of Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Catherine) Robinson of Elmira and Mrs. Louis (Virginia) Karb of Syracuse.
The body will be returned to Elmira in about two weeks.
DON’T TELL MOM AND DAD
“Don’t tell mam and dad I’m back on the front line. They’ll worry about it.”
That was the final request of Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer in a recent letter to his oldest brother, John, of 717 Riverside Avenue.
Corporal Brewer, killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam, also mentioned in letters how important it was to the fighting men to have support back home.
“He believed in what he was fighting for over there,” his brother told The Sunday Telepgram.
The bachelor Marine, who enlisted for four years, strongly resented draft card burning and similar antiwar demonstrations, his brother said.
“He had no use for demonstrators,” John recalled. The philosophy written in the young man’s letters was along the line that a job had to be done and he felt the risk worthwhile for the sake of the United States.
“It’s better we fight them (Communists) over here than over there,” Cpl Brewer wrote. He would have been 22 on 8 May. The Vietnam tour would have continued until October.
[Elmira Star-Gazette, Sun 11 Feb 1968, p1]
Contributor: Matt M (47421691)
LCpl Brewer #
MOS:
I knew Joe all my childhood life and heard he was the glue that held his unit together too. I can truly believe it. He was a born leader and a friend to all that knew him. What a terrible loss to humankind..Bob Howland
===
ELMIRA MARINE, 21, KILLED IN VIETNAM
Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer, 21, who requested battle zone duty in preference to a safe desk job, was killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brewer of 448 Cypress Street. The last letter his parents received was on the day he died.
Marine personnel from Rochester visited the family Saturday morning to notify them of the death. Cpl. Brewer was shot in the body while on patrol near Quang Nam.
A 1963 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Cpl. Brewer was named to the All-City football team in 1962. He was an outstanding lineman for the Crusaders.
Cpl. Brewer, also a graduate of Corning Community College, enlisted for a four-year hitch last February. He was called to active duty last June. After training at Camp Lejeune, NC, he was home for the last time during a 23-day leave in October.
He left for Vietnam on 15 Nov for a one-year tour. The patrol he was with was in Quang Nam Province, south of Da Nang.
Cpl. Brewer recently informed his oldest brother, John of 717 Riverside Avenue, that he had been granted a request to join his company in the battle zone. Because of his education, he had been assigned to a desk job in headquarters company out of the skirmish area.
Prior to the service, Cpl. Brewer was employed by Carrier Corp. He had been working in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. While attending Corning, he was an attendant for Erway ambulance of Elmira.
His father, a retired Elmira policeman, is a guard at the Remington Rand plant.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, John F. of Elmira and Tracey of Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Catherine) Robinson of Elmira and Mrs. Louis (Virginia) Karb of Syracuse.
The body will be returned to Elmira in about two weeks.
DON’T TELL MOM AND DAD
“Don’t tell mam and dad I’m back on the front line. They’ll worry about it.”
That was the final request of Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer in a recent letter to his oldest brother, John, of 717 Riverside Avenue.
Corporal Brewer, killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam, also mentioned in letters how important it was to the fighting men to have support back home.
“He believed in what he was fighting for over there,” his brother told The Sunday Telepgram.
The bachelor Marine, who enlisted for four years, strongly resented draft card burning and similar antiwar demonstrations, his brother said.
“He had no use for demonstrators,” John recalled. The philosophy written in the young man’s letters was along the line that a job had to be done and he felt the risk worthwhile for the sake of the United States.
“It’s better we fight them (Communists) over here than over there,” Cpl Brewer wrote. He would have been 22 on 8 May. The Vietnam tour would have continued until October.
[Elmira Star-Gazette, Sun 11 Feb 1968, p1]
Contributor: Matt M (47421691)
MOS:
I knew Joe all my childhood life and heard he was the glue that held his unit together too. I can truly believe it. He was a born leader and a friend to all that knew him. What a terrible loss to humankind..Bob Howland
===
ELMIRA MARINE, 21, KILLED IN VIETNAM
Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer, 21, who requested battle zone duty in preference to a safe desk job, was killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brewer of 448 Cypress Street. The last letter his parents received was on the day he died.
Marine personnel from Rochester visited the family Saturday morning to notify them of the death. Cpl. Brewer was shot in the body while on patrol near Quang Nam.
A 1963 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Cpl. Brewer was named to the All-City football team in 1962. He was an outstanding lineman for the Crusaders.
Cpl. Brewer, also a graduate of Corning Community College, enlisted for a four-year hitch last February. He was called to active duty last June. After training at Camp Lejeune, NC, he was home for the last time during a 23-day leave in October.
He left for Vietnam on 15 Nov for a one-year tour. The patrol he was with was in Quang Nam Province, south of Da Nang.
Cpl. Brewer recently informed his oldest brother, John of 717 Riverside Avenue, that he had been granted a request to join his company in the battle zone. Because of his education, he had been assigned to a desk job in headquarters company out of the skirmish area.
Prior to the service, Cpl. Brewer was employed by Carrier Corp. He had been working in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. While attending Corning, he was an attendant for Erway ambulance of Elmira.
His father, a retired Elmira policeman, is a guard at the Remington Rand plant.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, John F. of Elmira and Tracey of Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Catherine) Robinson of Elmira and Mrs. Louis (Virginia) Karb of Syracuse.
The body will be returned to Elmira in about two weeks.
DON’T TELL MOM AND DAD
“Don’t tell mam and dad I’m back on the front line. They’ll worry about it.”
That was the final request of Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Brewer in a recent letter to his oldest brother, John, of 717 Riverside Avenue.
Corporal Brewer, killed by enemy fire Wednesday in Vietnam, also mentioned in letters how important it was to the fighting men to have support back home.
“He believed in what he was fighting for over there,” his brother told The Sunday Telepgram.
The bachelor Marine, who enlisted for four years, strongly resented draft card burning and similar antiwar demonstrations, his brother said.
“He had no use for demonstrators,” John recalled. The philosophy written in the young man’s letters was along the line that a job had to be done and he felt the risk worthwhile for the sake of the United States.
“It’s better we fight them (Communists) over here than over there,” Cpl Brewer wrote. He would have been 22 on 8 May. The Vietnam tour would have continued until October.
[Elmira Star-Gazette, Sun 11 Feb 1968, p1]
Contributor: Matt M (47421691)
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