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Operation Pegasus to relieve Khe Sanh. As part of Operation Pegasus, elements of the South Vietnamese Army 15th Cavalry Division (Airmobile) unload from CH-47 Chinook helicopters, May 3, 1968.

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On Sept. 25, 1966, Clifton Cushman was conducting a combat mission over North Vietnam when his plane was hit by anti-aircraft artillery fire and broke into several pieces. Observers saw his seat eject from the wreckage, but his body was not found. This extraordinary young man from Grand Forks, North Dakota, had known incredible success and heart-wrenching failure in his young life. He won a silver medal in the 1960 Olympic games in Rome in the 400-meter hurdles. After being eliminated during the Olympic trials in 1964, he wrote a remarkable letter encouraging people in his home town to set goals for themselves. Read his story and inspiring legacy here: https://bit.ly/36IEcRG

 

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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Clarke Long wears camouflage grease paint during a SEAL Team One operation south of Saigon.

 

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SEAL Team One member Clarke Long eats C-Rations on the stern of a landing craft cruising the Bassac River. Note the cigarette pocket sewn onto the top of his tiger stripe hat.

 

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A wounded soldier is helped to a helicopter by two of his comrades near Dau Tieng, about 12 miles east of Tay Ninh, during Operation Attleboro.

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Original description and photo sourced by Stripes.com

 

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A Hero returns home......

Air Force Col. Peter J. Stewart, 47, born in Glasgow, Scotland, raised in Winter Haven, Florida will be buried June 18, 2018 in Winter Haven. On March 15, 1966, Stewart, a member of Headquarters, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, was the pilot of a two-seater F-4C aircraft, the second in a flight of two on an armed reconnaissance mission over northern Vietnam. The lead aircraft spotted two vehicles as the flight approached the target area and Stewart responded he was going to strafe the trucks. The lead aircraft, while maneuvering to engage the targets, lost sight of Stewart’s aircraft, but saw a bright orange explosion over the trucks. The flight lead immediately attempted to contact Stewart’s aircraft without result. No parachutes or emergency signals were seen, and all subsequent attempts to contact Stewart and his aircraft commander were unsuccessful. An organized search was not possible due to hostilities in the area. Stewart was subsequently declared missing in action. His status was later amended to deceased.

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For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil

 

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M79 "The Blooper"

 

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A Hero returns home......

Army Master Sgt. James W. Holt, 26, of Hope, Ark., was buried May 14, 2015, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington D.C. On Feb. 7, 1968, Holt was assigned to Company C, 5th Special Forces Group, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam. Survivors of the attack reported that Holt was manning a 106-mm recoilless rifle in a mortar pit near the camp of Lang Vei, when he depleted his ammunition destroying an enemy tank. The survivors also reported that he was last seen running toward the ammunition bunker. Holt was reported as missing in action following the battle. A military review board later amended his status to presumed killed in action.

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For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil

 

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Private First Class Jack Brutcher of the 9th Infantry Division sits in the mud with an M-79 grenade launcher, at Mỹ Tho in the Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long (Mekong Delta), April 4, 1968.

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SP4 Ezekiel Hernandez of Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment (Riverine). He served from with the division from 1968-1969.

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A Hero returns home....

The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on January 14, 2016 that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth L. Cunningham, 21, of Ellery, Illinois, will be buried Jan. 21 in Albion, Illinois. On Oct. 3, 1969, Cunningham was assigned to the 225th Aviation Company, 223rd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, as a crewmember of an OV-1C aircraft. Cunningham and his pilot were conducting a night surveillance mission when they failed to return at their scheduled time. On Oct. 5, a search and rescue aircraft crew located OV-1 wreckage atop a 7,000-foot mountain peak north of Kon Tum Town, South Vietnam. Due to inclement weather, a ground party was unable to land, and hostile activity in the area further rendered recovery efforts unsuccessful. Cunningham was declared missing in action.

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For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil

 

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A Hero returns home....

Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy D. Hill, 21, of Wichita, Kansas, was buried Dec. 17, 2015 in Killeen, Texas. Hill was assigned to the 282nd Aviation Company, 14th Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, as a gunner on a UH-1D helicopter. On Jan. 21, 1968, the helicopter he was in with five other soldiers was struck by enemy fire and crashed near Khe Sahn, Vietnam. One of the two crew members who survived the crash stated he believed Hill was struck by enemy fire just prior to the crash. Hill was declared missing in action following the crash.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil

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American gunners of B Bty, 6 Bn, 27 Artillery fire a M-110 8 inch howitzer during a fire support mission at Landing Zone Hong approx 12 km north east of Song Be, South Vietnam, 26 March 1970.

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Evacuating the injured to LZ X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam in November 1965.

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A Hero returns home....

Air Force Col. Roosevelt Hestle, Jr., 38, of Orlando, accounted for on June 6, 2017, will be buried April 13, 2018 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On July 6, 1966, Hestle was a pilot assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Squadron, aboard the lead aircraft in a flight of four F-105s on a strike mission against surface-to-air missile sites in northern Vietnam.

As they approached the target, Hestle issued a missile launch warning, and all aircraft began evasive action by diving toward the ground. As the aircraft approached the town of Thai Ngyuen, anti-aircraft began firing at them. Due to the evasive action, the other aircraft lost sight of Hestle. Crews aboard one aircraft observed a large ball rising from the ground, though no crash was observed. Contact attempts were unsuccessful and no parachutes or distress signals were seen or heard. Due to hostile conditions in the area, search and rescue attempts could not be initiated and an aerial search of the area produced no results. Based on this information, Hestle was declared missing in action.

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For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

 

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Army Maj. Donald G. Carr, 32, of San Antonio, accounted for on Aug. 19, 2015, will be buried May 11, 2018 at San Antonio National Cemetery. On July 6, 1971, Carr was assigned to the Mobile Launch Team 3, 5th Special Forces Group, as an observer in an OV-10A aircraft that supported an eight-man Special Forces reconnaissance team. During his mission, his aircraft encountered bad weather. Shortly afterward, the ground team heard an explosion to their northeast, which they believed to be that of an OV-10A. They failed to locate the crash site, however, and Carr was declared missing in action.

In April 2014, a Vietnamese citizen contacted American officials, claiming to know about possible American remains in Kon Tum Province, Vietnam. Wreckage, photos, personal effects, and remains were located and transferred to DPAA, and later identified as Carr’s.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil

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US soldier, serving in Vietnam, carries a wounded comrade down "Hill Timothy".

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During Operation Cedar Falls, "B" Company, 65th Engineer Battalion clear vegetation from around the town of Phu Hoa Dong with a D-7 bulldozer.

 

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Lt. Col. Ransom being congratulated just after he finished his 100th mission over North Vietnam on Nov. 27, 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo)

On display (top right) Flight suit worn by Lt. Col. Jerald Ransom on his second tour. Note his 100 missions North Vietnam A-1E patch. Ransom’s 602nd Fighter Squadron (Commando) patch. A patch commonly worn by A-1 pilots, including Ransom. A-1 Skyraiders were used over the North on combat search and rescue missions, strikes, forward air control, and armed reconnaissance. (National Museum of the US Air Force)