 "I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it ... and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."
  
According to Robert Garwood, returned POW, the Vietnamese questioned him about
Burt Small, and asked if he was a relative of Garwood's. Some sources say that
Burt Small was seen being led away by the enemy, but Small's records are still
classified (1989), and there is no way to verify any of the reports relating to
him through official channels.
Burt was born September 2, 1946 in Long Beach, CA and graduated from high
school in Savannah, GA in 1965. He enlisted with his brother in the Army in
January 1966. He took basic training at Ft. Gordon, GA then went on to Ft.
Benning, GA for specialized training and jump school.
Burt took and passed all the tests for Special Forces at Ft. Benning, but he
did not receive his Beret until he was in Vietnam in September 1966 because of
his age. He worked with 35 Vietnamese, training them and accompanying them on
patrols.
Small was classified as a prisoner of war, yet the Vietnamese claim no
knowledge of him. The United States Government "assumes" he is dead, and is
apparently not vigorously seeking answers as to his fate. The U.S. Army will
not release information regarding him. His family would like to have Burt Small
home.
NOTE: Information sources: "Green Berets At War" by Shelby Stanton; interviews
with returned POW Robert Garwood; various news articles.
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