They not only managed to get the plane moved, but also located Capt. Sijan's old 1965 Corvette Stingray.
Posted on 03/11/2017 10:26:49 AM PST by ken in texas
Back in July, we reported on a car show fundraiser to help relocate Medal of Honor recipient USAF Capt. Lance Sijan’s F4 Phantom fighter jet memorial from its location at an abandoned Air Force base to a new site in Sijan’s hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the original story posted here, we included the extraordinary tale of Capt. Sijan’s bravery as a POW in Vietnam, but also as a red-blooded American boy with a love for Corvettes.
The story struck a nerve with Hemmings readers who identified with the sacrifice Capt. Sijan and so many other young men made in leaving their girlfriends, buddies, and favorite cars behind to fight a conflict on foreign soil– some never to return. Moreover, many readers took umbrage that it was left to Capt. Sijan’s family, led by younger sister Janine Sijan-Rozina, to fund the move of his F4 Phantom monument from the now-deserted 440th Air Lift Wing of the Air Force Reserve to a permanent location in front of the public terminal at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Field.
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They not only managed to get the plane moved, but also located Capt. Sijan's old 1965 Corvette Stingray.
Nice!!
BTTT
His story is amazing. Brave beyond belief. A hero. He was also quite the ladies man. The stories of his time at the Air Force Academy are legendary.
It’s great to see the old gal “fly” again!
Well done to all who made this possible
Great work - especially to the men who hauled the aircraft and crane operators. Excellent teamwork, MAGA!
As far as being a ladies man, he's not the only Academy grad with some legendary stories... ;-)
64751. Can’t remember if I worked on it.
I recall the F4’s in Vietnam. To this day I think of them as just simply wicked. Watching them fly down at about a 45 degree angle behind a mountain, then fly upwards at another 45. Then a second or so later a ball of smoke. And slightly later the noise of the bombs.
Don’t know what was more awesome, watching F4’s or a Spooky at night.
Thanks so much for letting us see and hear this story of an American family and their hero son.
We will never forget ..ever.
I assume Steve Richie has seen this already.
I assume Steve Richie has seen this already.
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