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Charles Thomas Daniels Apr 27, 1945 - Jun 11, 1997

"TOM" was a purple Heart recipient that volunteered to help the people in Vietnam in a time when many were running away from the huge responsibility .The first time I met Tom (as he called himself in 1983) he was near the train tracks in Newark Delaware with his 2 Sheep dogs (as nearly always )Arden and Brava who also would respond to dog A and dog B or "alpha " and "Beta". I think tis had significance to his Vietnam experience Went by his middle name "Tom", which separated him from a little of the confusion of famous other Vietnam veteran Charlie Daniels from Texas . Tom had a great sense of humor and was an awesome story teller he would draw things in diagrams at a big hallowed out wooden tree stun he used as a table , He described to me that he was in a jeep in Vietnam i think he said 1967 because i think i remember saying " that was before i was born " when the jeep he was traveling in hit a mine ... he told me that when he came to consciousness he could not remember even who his mother was at first , he had a pond handlebar mustache that did not hide the sharp diving scar on his lip and another huge scar on his forehead ?( also covered with pulled back tied long hair . I remember I was 15 and he showed me photos of him going in service with horse on shield symbol looking innocent and insnared by war and smiled and said " isn't that neat " i said " your licky to be alive and with a grandfather like semi giggle then said " We are A L L lucky to be alive . I was looking at the difference in the two faces the scared one in front of me and the one in the photograph . He described that he still had headaches that didn't get much better no matter what he did . When I wrecked my first car and thought it was the end of the world he was smiling in amusement to his brother Richard Daniels ( who i had bought a few guitar books of ) . He was great with people and reassured them a lot but it was easy to see in every visit his family loved him and was greatly worried deep inside for him , indeed they had nearly lost him and the recovery from amnesia to reassuring encourager he was must have been quite a path . aI believe he told me he gave his purple heat back... many years later i visited him with my wife at that time in about 1990 , he had a girlfriend who had a brother who was missing in action in Vietnam and she described to me the pain of not having any closure , i could see Tom was deeply supportive and cared a great deal for her feelings and did something i have tried to learn from ... he just intently with all his focus listened .

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Charles William Daniels Mar 7, 1946 - Aug 18, 2001

Charles William Daniels was born on March 7, 1946, and died at age 55 years old on August 18, 2001. Charles Daniels was buried at Ft. Custer National Cemetery Section FF Site 538 15501 Dickman Road - No. Entrance Svc Maintenance Bldg, in Augusta, Mi. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles William Daniels.

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