Gunther Herbert Wald, Staff Sergeant, reconnaissance patrol member, Command and Control North, MACV-SOG. Born 7 January 1944 in Frankfurt, Germany. Entered army on 13 June 1967 with four years' marine service. Missing in action since 3 November 1969, when his reconnaissance patrol was attacked by a numerically superior force 30 miles inside Laos near Ban Chakevy Tai, whereupon he was hit by a grenade while trying to make radio contact; last seen lying on the ground with multiple wounds and possibly dead as their position was about to be overrun; related by an indigenous member, Pong, who evaded capture...

My POW/MIA bracelet found,

Somehow it got flattened, no longer round,

Got it back to normal, wear it again I am bound,

I hope this write seems close to profound…

SSGT Gunther H. Wald, US Special Forces,

Lost he was in 1969 in Laos,

I wish I could find if since he was found,

Even with the internet and my Google hound,

Nothing can I find, though he was from NJ,

Will have to check on the NJ wall…

Trust me, I will never him forget,

Supposedly some friend of my dad,

I was quite young if I met him,

I know when my dad got the bracelet for me he seemed quite sad…

© ed L 8/8/08