Military Monday posts are made to honor those in my family tree who have served in the United States military.
Gary Dorsey Tapley
SP4, U.S. Army
I don't know much about Gary's time in the service. He was drafted in the early 1970's and may have served in Vietnam. I know he was stationed in Thailand at some point. He never talked about that period of his life.
Gary was my 1st cousin. Our fathers, Hugh Dorsey "Dorse" Tapley (1919-2007) and Gilbert Earl Tapley (1928-2008) were brothers. Gary was 19 years older than me, so I wasn't around him much when I was a child. However, as adults, we bonded over our shared love of genealogy and the family history.
Thank you, Gary, for serving your country.
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