[ladtx]

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on NOV 21. God bless them all.

1967 WO1 Michael J. Utter (USAR) -- A/1/9 CAV 1 CAV, Age 22, Davenport, Iowa
1968 WO1 Martin G. Given (USAR) -- 119 AHC, Age 20, Northfield, Massachusetts
1968 WO1 Gerald M. Ortego (USAR) -- 198 BDE 23 INF, Age 30, Simmesport, Louisiana
1968 WO1 Robert L. Storey (USAR) -- 119 AHC, Age 22, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
1968 1LT Clifford K. Welding (USAR) -- B/7/17 CAV, Age 27, Roca, Nebraska
1969 CW2 Donald R. Boyles (USAR) -- 4 INF DIV, Age 30, Stigler, Oklahoma

In memory of WO1 Gerald M. Ortego -- 198 BDE 23 INF: KIA, Quang Nam, South Vietnam.
Thank You Uncle Gerald
Uncle Gerald, I want to thank you for the sacrifice that you made for your country and your family. We know that you went to Vietnam willingly and that you served honorably. Thank you for what you meant to us in your life and for what you gave so willingly. I was only fifteen months old when you died but I have always felt a special connection to you. I love you and I miss you. You are my hero!
Jay Estes -- nephew

The OH-23 "Raven", the type of aircraft WO1 Gerald M. Ortego was flying at the time of his death.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, (((ladtx)))

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for posting the names and for the loving remembrance by Jay Estes of his Uncle Gerald. Gave me chills, it was so touching.