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Larry S. Tyler, E-6/Major
U. S. Army
Dates of Service: 12/27/1965 - 09/02/1969
Avionics repairman, Company A, Fifth Trans Bn, 101st Airborne Div
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Larry Tyler of Longview, Texas, and a native of Logansport, Louisiana, served in Vietnam in an avionics company, repairing army aircraft. A devout Christian, he also began assisting the chaplain while there. Back home, after earning a psychology degree, he attended seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. In 1982 he re-enlisted in the army and served for a decade as a brigade chaplain.