First Honor Flight Out of Puget Sound
Lawrence Boyd Sr flies to Washington D.C. to honor his fallen friend
April 15, 2022 at 8:52 a.m.
(left) Lawrence Boyd Sr will fly to visit the Vietnam War Memorial on April 24 to honor his fallen friend, PFC Watson (right)
Mr. Boyd entered the service right out of high school and served in combat during the Vietnam War.
He had been earning $95 per month. From that, he sent his mother $50 plus a $6.50 savings bond each month. He kept just $17 for himself. For a bit more pay he decided to train, join the 173rd Airborne Brigade and sign up to go to a place called Vietnam.
Lawrence Boyd experienced a life changing moment during his service in combat. He was going into a Fire Base and witnessed an incredible act while on the first patrol of the day. Mr. Boyd was accompanied by another Black soldier, PFC Watson, who was suddenly killed at the base.
On April 24, the local organization Puget Sound Honor Flight will fly Lawrence Boyd to Washington D.C. to pay tribute to his fallen friend from years ago and to make an etching of is friend’s name at the Vietnam War Memorial.
Puget Sound Honor Flight is a non-profit providing transportation for America’s veterans to visit and reflect at the D.C. memorials built in their honor. The April 24th flight is the first in two years since the pandemic restrictions began.
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