Dan Bolster served with the 366th Security Police Squadron at Đà Nàng Air Base with me. He was a quick wit of a man who always smiled. My recollection is that he was cleaning a .45 in his hooch during the rainy season and according to his hooch mates was pulling the charging handle and dry firing the weapon again and again and again, when somebody suggested they would shove the thing up his ass if he did it again because it was annoying. Apparently at the same time the comment was made, Dan was sliding the magazine in to the weapon and said something to the effect of, "Well I'd just kill myself if that happened" and put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. It discharged of course as it had stripped a round the last time the charging handle was pulled. I'm sure it was an accident.

I'll look for pictures but I'm pretty sure I don't have any of Dan.

Dan Stokes