Barry Lee Siders

To the VFW and VNVDV:
I want to thank you for everything you have done for our family since being made award of my husband's passing. He was very proud of his military service. Barry and I had the privilege of visiting both Lohne and Baumholder, Germany in late 2007. These are the two locations he was stationed in while in Germany in 1966-1968. In Lohne we were personally greeted and thanked by the mayor and two German Officers that Barry served with while in the US Army. In Baumholder...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars - Post #75 in Danville, California sends their deepest sympathy to the Siders Family. Barry was a longtime Danville attorney and well respected in the community serving in the Army Reserves. He was U. S. Army veteran who served in Korea and Germany - prior to sreving in-country in Viet Nam during the war. Barry retired as a LTC. from the USAR. The VFW salutes and honors Barry Siders service to his country and the community. From... the Officers and members of...

Many of us in the VietNam Veterans of Diablo Valley did not know or meet Barry Siders. Some of our members who lived in Danville knew him well through his active involvement with his family. We only wish - as fellow VietNam veterans he was a member and we had the opportunity to know him as we do our active members who through our organization serves the community & veteran causes.

We do know from his son, Jonathan his father was extremely proud of his military service in the...

Dear Claudia, our love and condolences to you and your family. May you find comfort in knowing that we care.

Dad, I love you with all of my heart and I will never forget you. You have touched so many lives and were such a great person, I know that your memory will live on in others. I will miss you being in my life but I hope that someday the pain of missing you is replaced by the great memories I have had with you.

I grew up in Diablo with Barry, babysitting Jonathan since he was 2 months old. Barry was a great friend and mentor. My sympathy for his family who will miss him Breeda(Dineen) Fitzpatrick Millstreet Co. Cork Ireland

Barry told me that after he found a fused hand grenade under the seat of his jeep in VietNam he lived each day as if it was to be one extra granted beyond his last had that wartime booby-trap gone off. In the words of General MacArthur, "Old soldiers never die, . . . " The Bear will be missed but not forgotten.