John Cecil Driver was born on May 16, 1936, in Ireland. John joined the U.S. Army at 27, he had seen plenty of action already. He was with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, known as the Gary Owen, who went into a war zone by helicopter. John progressed through the ranks and finally made the breakthrough into Officer Candidate School, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant and serving in Company B, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.

During the war, Driver undertook dangerous missions, including exploring the Cu Chi Tunnels, a network used by the Viet Cong. 1Lt Driver was Killed in Action on April 17, 1969, during an ambush in Thua Thien, Vietnam. He is now buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

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