Veteran
Veteran
Gary Brixen KIA
Service Branch
Army
Service Period
1965-1967
War / Conflict
Vietnam
Country(s) Served In
Vietnam KIA
Vietnam Veteran
Vietnam Service Period
In Country. March 1967-November 1967. KIA
Units Served In, in Vietnam
S.Sgt CO A 22nd Infantry Regiment
served with 25th Infantry Division during
Operation code named 'Atlanta'
Positions and Jobs Held, in Vietnam
Infantry
Vietnam Story
Gary Brixen was the first Osseo fatality of the Vietnam War
S/Sgt Brixen's platoon were taking part in the military operation "Atlanta 11" in Binh Duong Province in South Vietnam, in the Iron Triangle area 30 miles north of Saigon. About 12:30 on November 21, 1967, S/Sgt Brixen's platoon came under heavy enemy shell fire, killing Brixen and five of his men and wounding 34 others
Date of Birth
24 October 1944
Date of Death
21 November 1967
Cemetery
Osseo Cemetery
Veteran Photos/Images
