During the Vietnam War, he was a Navy fighter pilot based on the USS Oriskany and flew 201 missions before he was shot down on Sept. 9, 1965. The highest-ranking naval officer captured during the war, he aided other prisoners at Hoa Lo Prison, known as the "Hanoi Hilton."
201 Fricking missions. The man served his country in a time that heroes served without notice. God bless that soldier and his family.
And I read daily that new heroes are being minted in Iraq.
7 posted on 07/16/2005 7:36:52 PM PDT by Thebaddog
(Hail Britannia!)