TBS 2-67 Cruisebook_Updated_7Jan23

Charles W.F. Warner
Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his
actions on May 26, 1967. Company L was
assigned the mission of securing a battalion
landing zone during the initial phase of the
operation. The company came under intense
automatic weapons and mortar ire from a force
of 300 North Vietnamese Army Regulars and
sustained heavy casualties. 2nd Lieutenant
exposed himself to the heavy volume of ire to
deploy his men, to rescue a seriously wounded
corpsman and to direct accurate suppressive ire
against the enemy positions. This forced the
enemy to shift their ire on his platoon, thereby
enabling the arriving helicopters of his battalion
to land safely. His actions contributed
signiicantly to the accomplishment of his unit's
mission.
Remembrances
...from my Mother, your cousin. I was 13 when I
learned of your bravery the irst time. When I
learned that you met your end by insisting on
being the irst in the tunnel, before any of the
young men entrusted to your care. I found your
name on the memorial on my 8th grade trip to
Washington DC in 1989. Knowing your story
made the discovery that much more special, that
much more meaningful, that much more
relevant to a young girl.MEGAN ELLIOTT
DICICCIO, 5/29/16
Charles was a friend of Jim Webb, who recounted
this in a book by Robert Timberg:
A packet of letters greeted Webb in Annapolis
when he returned from irst class cruise in
September 1967. One was from Chuck Warner,
who as an upperclassman bet his ass against
Webb's on the "Louie, Louie" ight, then became a
close and valued friend. Warner, a Marine, was
recuperating on Guam from a chest wound, but
said he would soon be returning to Vietnam.
Glad you're okay, Webb scribbled back, keep your
head down, write when you can.
With the Class of 1968 taking over the Academy's
leadership posts, Webb was named brigade
administrative oficer, a four‐striper position.
His duties were relatively light, though they
included one somber element. His in‐box was the
irst stop for reports of Annapolis men killed in
Vietnam.
Soon after classes resumed, Webb made his daily
visit to the Main Ofice to pick up oficial
correspondence. Walking back to his room, he
saw that the mail included three death notices.
He didn't know the irst two KIAs. The third name
turned him to stone. Charles W. F. Warner, '66.
Warner had gone back in‐country and taken
another round to the chest. In a nearby room,
Glen Campbell was singing "By the Time I Get to
Phoenix." Webb used to love the song. Since that
day, he has gotten sick every time he's heard it.
In a letter published to a blog , John Warner, his
brother, said that the initial wound had been to
his leg and that Charles' inal action resulted in a
Bronze Star. Except for recuperating from the leg
wound, he was in combat from his arrival in
Vietnam on March 25, 1967 until his death.
Married to Linda Voorhees in September 1966.
POSTED ON 4.22.2020
POSTED BY: KIP DELLINGER
YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN
I can still see and feel you looking across the
M‐101