Frederick Nicholas Suttle Jr. ’67 was born in 1945 and grew up in Newport News, Virginia, where his father owned a car dealership. A member of Phi Kappa Psi at W&L, he also played lacrosse and was on the Interfraternity Council. He left school after three years, served four tours in Vietnam and rose to the rank of captain. “Fred loved the Army and what he was doing,” a fellow soldier wrote on the Virtual Vietnam Wall of Faces. Suttle was shot and killed on June 2, 1972, while piloting a helicopter trying to rescue the crew of another chopper that had been shot down south of Kontum. “I cried the day my Dad called and gave us the news,” the daughter of an Army colleague posted on the same website. “Even though I was only 7 when I knew him, he left the biggest impression on me. I thought Fred was the greatest.” Suttle, 27 and married, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. "Dave Crouse"
Frederick Nicholas Suttle Jr. ’67 was born in 1945 and grew up in Newport News, Virginia, where his father owned a car dealership. A member of Phi Kappa Psi at W&L, he also played lacrosse and was on the Interfraternity Council. He left school after three years, served four tours in Vietnam and rose to the rank of captain. “Fred loved the Army and what he was doing,” a fellow soldier wrote on the Virtual Vietnam Wall of Faces. Suttle was shot and killed on June 2, 1972, while piloting a helicopter trying to rescue the crew of another chopper that had been shot down south of Kontum. “I cried the day my Dad called and gave us the news,” the daughter of an Army colleague posted on the same website. “Even though I was only 7 when I knew him, he left the biggest impression on me. I thought Fred was the greatest.” Suttle, 27 and married, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. "Dave Crouse"
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