Seldon David “Ted” Irvine

1949 - April 1, 2021

Christopher Irvine sent Apr 2, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Mr. White, my name is Chris Irvine, and my Brother was a Lancer in '69-'70. Seldon Irvine. I am sad to tell you that Seldon passed away last night (April 1, 2021). I wanted to let his Brother's in Arms know.

Note from Ted some time back.

Ted Irvine (lancer16dg@...) Ron Defrain, Mr. Jones, Mr. Persinger, and myself were promised silver stars for an Emergency extraction on 2-12-70 of a LRRP team inside North Vietnam. We took heavy fire in and coming out of the LZ with many, many holes in the helicopter, and knocked out all radios except intercom. Miraculously, only 2 of the LRRPs were hit and I received some minor wounds. I don't think any of us got any valor award for that mission...

I did receive the Purple Heart sometime later, and someone put a Bronze Star medal on my bunk while I was out flying one day but I never got any orders, and it is not on my DD 214.

I think Air medals were awarded for number of hours flown...something like 1 for every 50 hours of direct support (Combat) and 1 for every 75 hours of indirect support. Not sure of those numbers. I wound up with 9 Air Medals although only one is listed on the DD214. That’s just the way the Army works, I guess.

Ted

Comments from other Lancers

Barry Beard Apr 2

Oh no!

Steve (RS16) Apr 2

R.I.P., hero. 😢

Carl Raastad Apr 2

So sorry for your loss.

Richard J Metzger Apr 2

🙏

Gary Bowman Apr 2

Goodbye, Ted. Loved you, Brother.

Gary B

Reggie Kenner Apr 2

Man, oh man. So sad.

Another brother gone but not forgotten.

Sail on, Brother.

Danny Busby Apr 2

RIP Brother!

Dan Bush Apr 2

It is with a heavy heart I share the story. Ted and I first met as door gunners with the Lancers and flew many of the same missions. Ted and I found each other 35 years later after Vietnam in Florida, Ted being from Clearwater and I would spend the winters in Saint Petersburg. Ted loved the Snowbird reunions of the 101st in Tampa and attended many of them. There is a great picture taken a few years back at one of the snowbird reunions in the CTB book under reunions, Chas Grabon, Dr. Strickler, Lanny, me and Ted and there is some other great pictures of Ted also in the book. I remember Ted as a fearless door gunner and often shared our experiences, you are clear left/clear right, so Long my friend, you will be missed. Daniel T Bush, Bushwacker 651, Once a Lancer always a Lancer!

Brian Weltch Apr 2

Rest Easy Brother!

Howard Strickler Apr 3

Thanks Dan and Walter for the nice note and photo. Ted was a good man and a good friend.

Tommy Taylor

Rip Brother

Timothy Pasquarelli

Another brother in our thoughts.

Randy Gilliam

🙏🏻

Barry Beard

Our prayers for peace and blessings for Seldon’s family.

Tim Delong

May you rest in peace Brother

Dennis Souza

R.I.P brother. Thoughts and prayer go out to the family.

Danny Busby

R.I.P. Brother!

Charles Grabon

😩

Dennis Forster

Prayers for our Brother

Tom Smith

Your work is done Brother, now go rest high on the mountain. 🙏🙏🙏

Mark White

We salute your brothers passing. RIP to our Lancer brother.

August Ed Hof

RIP BROTHER GOD BE YOUR FAMILY

Richard Bergquist

Slow salute to our Lancer brother. 🎚 Prayers up for his family to find God’s peace and comfort during this time of loss. 🙏🏻❤️

Bill Brown

Slow hand salute.