Bristol native Fred Worley, 80, holds a photo taken of him standing guard behind President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin, Germany, on June 26, 1963.
Tom Netherland | For the Washington County News
A longtime basketball player, Worley played on a servicemen’s team, the Berlin Bears, while serving in Germany from 1959 through 1963.
Tom Netherland | For the Washington County News
Fred Worley displays the medals given and the flag that draped the coffin of his brother, Gary Worley, who died at age 18 in 1970 during the Vietnam War.
Tom Netherland | For the Washington County News
Gary Worley, age 18, killed in action during the Vietnam War in 1970. He is buried in Bristol, Virginia.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — As straight as a preacher’s word, Fred Worley stood upright. Arms folded behind his back and dressed prim and properly, the then-26-year-old soldier performed his duty well.
"Hello Mom & Daddy & Gary..." A letter home, written by Fred Worley while serving in West Berlin, Germany, in the U.S. Army as part of the Delta Demons.
Fred Worley displays the medals given and the flag that draped the coffin of his brother, Gary Worley, who died at age 18 in 1970 during the Vietnam War.
"Hello Mom & Daddy & Gary..." A letter home, written by Fred Worley while serving in West Berlin, Germany, in the U.S. Army as part of the Delta Demons.
