To: StarCMC
Thank you. My father was awarded the DFC in Vietnam.
To: conservative cat
Your father is a hero. We are honored to have you here, conservative cat. I just read the story of Captain Francis J. Cuddy above and am in awe...
34 posted on
03/04/2007 7:14:24 PM PST by
La Enchiladita
(Hunter/Poe 2008 "Once again, our government is on the wrong side of the border war")
To: conservative cat
WOW! That's awesome! You must be so proud of him!
66 posted on
03/04/2007 8:15:28 PM PST by
StarCMC
(After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan. - Ann Coulter)
To: conservative cat
Same here. I thank your father for his service.
My dad was awarded his DFC in Vietnam, 1969. He was a flight engineer on C-123s, C-130s, and C-141s. Not sure if he was in a 123 or 130 that mission. He was lighting a cigar and dropped his lighter. He bent down to pick it up and heard a loud bang. Where his instrument panel was and his head would have been had he not dropped his lighter was now a large hole on the aircraft caused by ground fire. The wiring took severe damage and the lading gear wouldn't extend. He ran some jumpers, the landing gear worked and the aircraft was able to land safely. He said he was just doing his job.
213 posted on
03/05/2007 2:06:31 AM PST by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: conservative cat
Thanks to your father for his service to our country, and how proud you must be of his receiving the DFC.
368 posted on
03/05/2007 11:18:32 AM PST by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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