...they died to make men free...While God is marching on.
Bless their souls, Oh Lord...
Welcome home.
Sounds as if they were heading in to rescue SOG personnel rigging nice little surprises along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Words cannot express how I feel right now. God bless these men and their families.
...they died to make men free...While God is marching on.
Bless their souls, Oh Lord...
I don't know if you or someone else has a Vietnam ping list, but if you do know of someone, feel free to ping them with this news.
Big fat dittoes to that!!!!!!
Thank you for your service.
All from the Army's 101st Airborne Division, they are Maj. Jack L. Barker of Waycross, Ga.; Capt. John F. Dugan of Roselle, N.J.; Sgt. William E. Dillender of Naples, Fla.; and Pfc. John J. Chubb of Gardena, Calif.
This is from "The Wall" website. I posted it yesterday on another thread on this subject (I believe the "tour of duty began on" data must be in error):
Maj. Jack L. Barker
MAJ - O4 - Army - Reserve
101st Airborne Division
31 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on Mar 22, 1939
From WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
His tour of duty began on Mar 20, 1971
Casualty was on Mar 20, 1971
LAOS
Hostile, died while missing
HELICOPTER - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Religion
BAPTIST
Capt. John F. Dugan
CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve
101st Airborne Division
23 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Nov 10, 1947
From ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY
His tour of duty began on Mar 20, 1971
Casualty was on Mar 20, 1971
LAOS
Hostile, died while missing
HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Sgt. William E. Dillender
SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Oct 06, 1951
From NAPLES, FLORIDA
His tour of duty began on Mar 20, 1971
Casualty was on Mar 20, 1971
LAOS
Hostile, died while missing
HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Religion
BAPTIST
Pfc. John J. Chubb
PFC - E3 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Dec 09, 1950
From GARDENA, CALIFORNIA
His tour of duty began on Mar 20, 1971
Casualty was on Mar 20, 1971
LAOS
Hostile, died while missing
HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
A long journey home.
Rest well brave warriors.
And the Hunter Home from the Hill
Words by R.L. Stevenson, Music & additional words by Tom Lewis
The lights here burn brightly, the welcome is warm,
And this is a haven from many's the storm,
A poet once said: "You can never go home.";
But now the wind's blowing chill,
Home is the sailor home from sea, and the hunter home from the hill.
So lay out a new course, North, South, East or West,
Make weight your anchor, sail on your last quest,
Steer for the one port you're sure to find rest,
Lay alongside with all skill,
Home is the sailor home from sea, and the hunter home from the hill.
Under the wide and the bright starry sky,
Dig me a grave, there let me lie,
Glad did I live and gladly I die,
I lay me down with a will,
And this be the verse that you 'grave for me:
Here he's at rest where he wanted to be,
Home is the sailor home from sea, and the hunter home from the hill.
Welcome home.
HEROS
You've been missed.
May you rest in peace. Job Well Done.
Welcome Home!
I wonder if they were in Phoenix, C/158 Avn. These guys did a hell of a lot of this kind of flying.
The time of their loss makes it during Lamson 719, too.
My deepest gratitude and respect.
God Bless their families. Now they can be at rest and can remove the MIA flag.