Pascal Poolaw: Difference between revisions

Poolaw's son Pascal Jr. had also joined the army and was serving in the [[Vietnam War]] in February 1967, when he got wounded in both legs by a landmine and had to have his right leg amputated [[below-the-knee amputation|below the knee]]. Poolaw's youngest son Lindy was also drafted and set to deploy to Vietnam shortly. Poolaw rejoined the Army to prevent Lindy from having to serve, by taking his place. Lindy had already shipped out and Poolaw had hoped to catch up with him in time, but when he arrived on the West Coast, he discovered his son had already left the day before. He decided to follow his son to Vietnam.

Poolaw was deployed on May 31, 1967, as the first sergeant of the [[26th Infantry Regiment (United States)|26th Infantry Regiment]]'s C  Company. On November 7, while on a search and destroy mission during the [[Firstfirst Battlebattle of LộcLoc Ninh]], Poolaw and his unit were ambushed by the [[Viet Cong]]. He was killed while attempting to pull a unit casualty to safety, and posthumously awarded a fourth Silver Star.{{sfn|Hall of Valor|2010}}