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This is a thank you to all the military who have served throughout the years.
52 years ago today my father was serving in the Air Force (20th SOS), and was shot down in Cambodia piloting a UH1 helicopter, while extracting special operations forces. Everyone on board survive the crash and spent the next eight hours on the ground defending their position against overwhelming enemy odds. My father took command of the troops on the ground and was directing the fire suppression runs by the two gun ships in his flight. Once the gun ships were low on fuel/ammo they would cycle back to the base and another pair would be dispatched.
My father only told me the entire story once. He told me his only prayer to God was, “ if something happens to me, take care of my family“. It took over eight hours to coordinate the extraction for the group. For his actions that day he was awarded the Air Force cross.
I have always counting my blessings for getting to have my father back in my life. So many children do not get their parents back, because they served their country, I was very blessed and fortunate.
Over the last couple of years, he has continually slipped into the grip of the disease of Alzheimer’s, and doesn’t remember a lot of the events in his life.
Thank you God, for protecting and returning my father to me, 52 years ago, today
52 years ago today my father was serving in the Air Force (20th SOS), and was shot down in Cambodia piloting a UH1 helicopter, while extracting special operations forces. Everyone on board survive the crash and spent the next eight hours on the ground defending their position against overwhelming enemy odds. My father took command of the troops on the ground and was directing the fire suppression runs by the two gun ships in his flight. Once the gun ships were low on fuel/ammo they would cycle back to the base and another pair would be dispatched.
My father only told me the entire story once. He told me his only prayer to God was, “ if something happens to me, take care of my family“. It took over eight hours to coordinate the extraction for the group. For his actions that day he was awarded the Air Force cross.
I have always counting my blessings for getting to have my father back in my life. So many children do not get their parents back, because they served their country, I was very blessed and fortunate.
Over the last couple of years, he has continually slipped into the grip of the disease of Alzheimer’s, and doesn’t remember a lot of the events in his life.
Thank you God, for protecting and returning my father to me, 52 years ago, today