Roger Crunk was notified by Julie Thunander of the passing of Dennis Thunander. Dennis was a 2nd Brigade LRRP in 1967/1968. He was buried in the Middle Tennessee State Veteran’s Cemetary in Nashville, TN after a graveside service. No other information was available.
This is the only photo available at this time. (L-R) Malan West, Dennis Thunander, Robert Smyers, Charles Matthews.
This was extracted from an article by Bob Smyers. Smyers full article is located here on the website:
SSG Dennis Thunander
Dennis was a strong man. He was well liked by the men and was a fierce combatant in contact with the enemy, which earned him the Silver Star on one occassion before I left. I appreciated his contribution to the platoon and his loyal support to me as Platoon Sergeant during my tenure. He truly was a professional soldier and LRRP. I last saw him in 1969 in Fort Benning and he had been promoted to Sergeant First Class E-7. I do not know where he is exactly. Word is he lives in and around Fort Campbell, Kentucky. T-Bird, you are ranked among this country’s best. Thanks, and welcome home, my brother.
