Received the following from Captain John Fallon of the 36th Combat Engineers.

I am always sorry to hear of the loss of one of our great comrades. I will pass on the word and we will pray for him and toast his memory. I like to remind the survivors of my great fellow Seahorses that there is a special place reserved for valiant soldiers like Walter.

This was the email he received. God bless Walter and his family. A salute to another great Seahorse!

John,

We regret to inform the 36th Engineers that Walter Bucci passed away on August 6, 2006 due to complications from a broken hip. Joan, his daughter, and I, son-in-law, have been to a few of the reunions with Walter and we enjoyed then, and we know that Walter really enjoyed them. I hope you can continue to have them, even thought the original crew has been diminished greatly in numbers.

Our thanks for your excellent work,

Stay RUGGED!!!!

Bob and Joan Smith