Company commanders had a tremendous amount of responsibility for not only the mission, but the life of every soldier in their company. The weight of command can be a tangible thing. CPT Carl Kizer was Headquarters Co. Commander when I was with Recon Platoon, which reported to him. He later took command of one of the battalion rifle companies. He was an experienced, brave and highly capable leader, who cared deeply about the men under his command. He was liked and respected by his fellow officers and the enlisted soldiers. CPT Kizer was killed in action on June 19, 1968, with only 3 days left on his tour. He has a place on the Virtual Wall here: http://www.virtualwall.org/dk/KizerCS01a.htm
This photo was shared by my friend Charles "Recon Doc" Smith, who was with CPT Kizer when he was killed.