Corp000085 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 First guy shot down in the 1991 Gulf War on the first night of fighting. He was MIA since then. Today, the DoD announced that they recovered his remains. RIP http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/02/us.gulf.w...ains/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 R.I.P. Captain. Respecfully, MMC(SW) USN RET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 RIP, Captain. It sucks that the hope he is still alive is gone, but hopefully his family can finally have some closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 It's difficult to understand why/how it took so long to locate and recover his remains. His Flight Orders, and the people he was flying with, should have had enough information to locate the crash site a long time ago. Rest in Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 It's difficult to understand why/how it took so long to locate and recover his remains. His Flight Orders, and the people he was flying with, should have had enough information to locate the crash site a long time ago. Rest in Peace! There was a lot of intelligence that indicated he may have survived the crash and possibly held as a POW under Saddam's regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 RIP Captain, welcome home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 First guy shot down in the 1991 Gulf War on the first night of fighting. He was MIA since then. Today, the DoD announced that they recovered his remains. RIP http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/02/us.gulf.w...ains/index.html RIP Captain...we all owe our freedoms to people like you. Prayers to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damj Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Welcome home Captain ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 First guy shot down in the 1991 Gulf War on the first night of fighting. He was MIA since then. Today, the DoD announced that they recovered his remains. RIP http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/02/us.gulf.w...ains/index.html I read about this too. It's good for his family to finally get closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 R.I.P. sailor... The poem High Flight, by Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee , No. 412 squadron, RCAF (died 11 December 1941)... http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/spitfire/hiflight.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 God bless you, Captain....may you rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 It's difficult to understand why/how it took so long to locate and recover his remains. His Flight Orders, and the people he was flying with, should have had enough information to locate the crash site a long time ago. Rest in Peace! They did find his crash site long ago. It was searched several times dating back to 1995. Tough to find a body when bedouins bury it in the desert. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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