Remembering Lt. Ray Bosworth Jr. on his 70th birthday

Today, Jan. 29, 2015, would be the 70th birthday of First Lieutenant Raymond Paul Bosworth Jr., who was killed in Vietnam when two helicopters collided on the Fourth of July 1968. He was married and the father of a young son. His wife gave birth to a second son a week after his funeral. Both sons grew up to serve in the military.

Four other men did in the incident: Major Frederick Terry, First Lieutenant Daniel Glowacki, SP5 Larry Collier, and SP4 Dirk Jon Westra.

Lt. Bosworth is buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.