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GREG HERRING |
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"DOC" LAMBERT
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A SEA
photo that shows my office during 1969 as a Forward Air Controller flying over
the Ho Chi Ming Trail in Laos.
Our
airplanes bore no USAF markings and neither did our uniforms! Missions were ~ 4
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1969 - Nail 66 |
1970 - T-38 |
1977 - F4 |
1982 - F16 Kusan |
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Skymaster |
With '03 Vette |
F-4 |
80 Fighter Squadron
Reunion, Apr 2007: Brandi Maxwell, F-16 in 2005; Norb Ruff, P-38 in 1943 (WWII);
Doc Lambert, F-16 in 1982 |
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2007 - Christine & Doc |
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Doc at the Cowtown Warbird
Roundup that we hosted 23-25 Apr, 2009 -
here at Meacham IAP. He flew that black 0-2 aircraft
at night in SEA 40 years ago
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MARK KIRBY |
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American Legion Invisible Bullets |
July 1978 Airman Magazine |
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HECTOR SANDOVAL
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in "Nam" in 1967 |
during "Nam" Tet Offensive in 1968 |
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ALLEN SHANHOLTZ |
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FRANK TESTA
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Served in the US Navy
from 1964 through 1967. Served two tours in Viet
Name, 65-66 and 66-67 as PBR commander. I was in
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WALT ZSCHIRNT |
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1967-1970 Army Helicopter Pilot - Chief Warrant
Officer
Vietnam - Jun 1968 - Jun 1969
1st
Aviation Battalion 1st Infantry Division "If you're
going to be one, be a Big Red One"
III Corp north
of Saigon
I was just trying to stay alive,
but they gave me medals.
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross |
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If you served in the
Military, we would like to honor you by adding your
name and/or pictures to this pageIf you served in the
Military, we would like to honor you by adding your
name and/or pictures to this page |
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Cowtown Socials to Military Sites/Museums |
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Numerous CTV Cruises stop at War Memorials
Our Cruiser Program has a
section for War Memorials
Fort Worth Air Museum - 08/03/14
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Various
VETTE Veteran's Memorials |
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I have just finished the POW
Corvette to honor the Vietnam POWs and the rest of
us who are military Veterans. The car was Rolled Out
at H. Ross Perots house Memorial Day Weekend and
has just been inducted into the National Corvette
Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
POW
Vette Memorial Webiste |
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Various Veteran's Memorials |
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Burnett County Courthouse
(contributed by Doug McMahan) |
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Davison County, SD
Memorial
(contributed by Doc Lambert) |
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Erath County
Courthouse
(contributed by Doug McMahan) |
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Dixon, IL
Memorial
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Henderson County
Courthouse
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Hunt County War
Memorial
in Greenville, TX also hosts the
Audie Murphy Memorial |
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Audie Leon Murphy
and the MG-42 Machine Gun |
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City
of Itasca, TX
(contributed by Doug McMahan) |
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Gonzales County - Confederate Memorial |
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Lavaca County
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Lavaca County - Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
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Rural Iowa, the Freedom Rock
(some photos contributed by Doc Lambert)
Patriot Post about the Freedom
Rock
Tony Rodger's Freedom Rock
Website |
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Winnebago, IL
Veterans Memorial
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Palo Pinto County, TX - east of
Mineral Wells
(photos contributed by Richard Cross)
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Misc. Veteran's Links |
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A MILLION
THANKS
Cold War Certificate
In accordance with section 1084 of the Fiscal
Year 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, the
Secretary of Defense approved awarding Cold War
Recognition Certificates to all members of the armed
forces and qualified federal government civilian
personnel who faithfully and honorably served the
United States anytime during the Cold War era, which
is defined as Sept. 2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991.
Cold
War Certificate Information
Air
Force Memorial Foundation
Arlington National Cementry
Corvettes for
Freedom
Grief & Loss
Resource Center
(US &
Canada)
Korean
War Veterans Memorial
Military.com
Military
Community Relations
National
Cemetery
POW-MIA
Soldiers'
Angels
Texas
Department of Veteran's Affairs
Tomb
of the Unknowns
U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Navy
Memorial
USS
Arizona Memorial
Vietnam
Memorial
(Search the Wall)
Vietnam Veterans Memorials Around The World
Vietnam Women's Memorial Project
Women
Who Died in the Vietnam War
WELCOME HOME
HEROES
- get
a group together and support them today
Welcome Troops
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National
Holidays and Why |
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Labor Day
- First Monday in September
Memorial Day
- Last Monday in May
Veteran's Day
- November 11 |
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The Wars |
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Revolutionary War
(1775-1783)
War of 1812
(1812-1814)
The
U.S.-Mexican War
(1846-1848)
American
Civil War
(1861-1865)
Spainish
American War
(1898)
World War I
(1914-1918)
World War II
(1939-1945)
Korean War
(1950-1953)
Vietnam War
(1961-1975)
Vietnam War Facts:
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9,087,000 military personnel served on active
duty during the official Vietnam era from 5 AUG
64 to 7 MAY 75.
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2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam
which represented 9.7% of their generation.
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240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during
the Vietnam War
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58,148 were killed in Vietnam. The first man to
die was James Davis, in 1958. He was with the
509th Radio Research Station. Davis Station in
Saigon was named for him.
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75,000 were severely disabled of which 23,214
100% were disabled
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5,283 lost limbs & 1,081 sustained multiple
amputations
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Average age of men killed: 23.1 years. Of those
killed, 61% were younger than 21, 11,465 of
those were younger than 20 years old, and 17,539
were married
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Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years
old. The oldest man killed was 62 years old.
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As of 15 JAN 04, there are 1,875 Americans still
unaccounted for from the Vietnam War
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97% of Vietnam Veterans were honorably
discharged
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91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they
served
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74% say they would serve again, even knowing the
outcome
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Vietnam veterans have a lower unemployment rate
than the same non-vet age groups.
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Vietnam veterans personal income exceeds that of
our non-veteran age group by more than 18%.
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87% of Americans hold Vietnam Veterans in high
esteem.
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There is no difference in drug usage between
Vietnam Veterans and non-Vietnam Veterans of the
same age group (Source: Veterans Administration
Study)
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Vietnam Veterans are less likely to be in
prison. Only one-half of one percent of Vietnam
Veterans have been jailed for crimes.
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85% of Vietnam Veterans made successful
transitions to civilian life.
[Source: NM e-Veterans News 9 Jan 06 - Research
accredited to Capt. Marshal Hanson, USNR (Ret.) &
Statistical Source Capt. Scott Beaton]
Gulf War
Chronicles
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