We saw the Jolly Green Giants leave NKP and had high hopes that soon turned to despair. Knife flight would lose one Jolly in country before the fight even began. The raid on Koh Tang Island cost 40 lives, USAF, US Navy and USMC. The 23 USAF members on Knife 13 were not listed as KIA, they were listed as killed in an aircraft accident. They died attempting to free the crew of the Mayaguez. They dies as heroes.
Bob, another of your brothers has finally returned to rest in honored glory.
