[ladtx]

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on DEC 5. God bless them all.

1967 CPT Gary L. England (USMC) -- VMO-2, Age 30, Greenvale, New York
1967 2LT Robert I. Terry III (USMCR) -- VMO-2, Age 22, Corpus Christi, Texas
1968 WO1 John A. Berry (USAR) -- HHC/1 BDE 1 CAV, Age 22, Naturita, Colorado
1968 WO1 William W. Breece Jr. (USAR) -- A/7/1 CAV, Age 20, Morrisville, Pennsylvania

In memory of CPT Gary L. England and 2LT Robert I. Terry III.

From VMO-2 Squadron Command Chronology:
Hostage 3-0 flight was on a mission working with two Air Force rescue helicopters attempting to reach the site of a crashed Army huey. The mission was aborted due to poor weather, and in attempting to return to Danang IFR (because of intense ground fire taken at low altitudes), both aircraft of 3-0 flight inadvertently crashed into the side of a mountain. All four crewmembers in the lead aircraft were killed, while the crew of the second aircraft escaped with minor injuries.

UH-1E -- Type of aircraft flown by CPT England and 2LT Terry.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

[lodwick]

Sierra Nevada sunrise

[GailA]

[JustAmy]

May God Bless and Comfort the families and friends of these four young men. Thank you for this post, ladtx.
God Bless our Military and God Bless America.