Central Identification Lab, Hawaii

Like many young men of his generation, Jerry Evert overflowed with enthusiasm. The tall lanky youth – known affectionately as, Big Ev – excelled at sports, especially basketball. At some point Evert developed a fondness for airplanes. But more important, Jerry Evert loved his country. That love would guide his decision to join the Army National Guard in 1955 when he was a senior in high school. In 1958, while attending Brigham Young University, Evert’s unquenchable desire to …

…surrounded Evert’s death. On July 6th the family will lay Evert to rest in a cemetery in Mesa, Arizona. “I don’t have the words to describe how valuable that experience has been in my life,” says Dan. “I know my father loved us, and we all loved him. He was lost, and this was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. That we could go to Vietnam and help bring my father back.” End