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some day traffic was blocked by local city and county law enforcement all the way on us 1 from the college to wickham park people lined the highway waving american and pow mia flags gesturing the peace hand sign waving us on it was so exciting american flag at entrance to wickham park turning into the park we rode underneath a huge american flag hoisted over the entrance the escort meandered through the park to the area where the traveling wall would be assembled the park was filled with people and campers and rvs all gearing up for the week s festivities this is one if not the largest veteran reunions in the country as we dismounted the bikes rested and refreshed i could see the people starting to unload the panels for the wall i noticed they were working on the west side of the wall first this is the side where herby s name along with the names of firebird nine one s crew are listed on he s on panel 14w west line 22 i walked over to get a closer look as it appeared they must be getting close to panel 14 and sure enough the next one to be installed was panel 14 i mentioned to one of the guys installing it that my brother s name is on this panel would you like to help install this panel yes i would love to thank you i was so touched that i got to help install his panel it made my day truly made my day i didn t plan on doing this timing just fit into place our escort mission was completed and my unexpected mission of assisting in installing panel 14 was completed i felt satisfied and so happy i decided to do this ride as i rode back to cocoa with j j justice rtfl1 president i felt so good about the whole experience it makes my heart happy to ride with this group of people the rtfl1 and be a part of setting up the traveling wall especially installing panel 14w i ll be heading back saturday may 11 for the missing man table ceremony which our rtfl1 chapter will be hosting if you re in the neighborhood do stop by our rtfl1 tent never forget posted in capt crosby pow mia rolling thunder salute stories the journal tagged all veterans reunion escort herb crosby rollling thunder florida chapter 1 traveling wall vietnam reunion vn3kt wickham park 1 comment gold star 50th vietnam lapel pin posted on may 1 2019 by marylou crosby wade i was honored and pinned sunday april 28 by the vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation vn3nk from orlando at the rolling thunder florida chapter one monthly meeting what an unexpected surprise it s a beautiful lapel pin which i will proudly wear in recognition of my brother and all the 58 000 who died in service in vietnam i registered with vn3nk for a viet nam 50th anniversary gold star lapel pin last month while working with them for the viet nam 50th anniversary commemoration held at cape canaveral national cemetery i had mentioned to h d hoan doang when it was approved to just give me a call or mail it to me the united states of america vietnam war commemoration established the commemorative partner program an organizationally based hometown centric initiative to assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring vietnam veterans and their families where they live the vn3nk is a registered commemorative partner with the department of defense and therefore officially honors and pins viet nam veterans and their families certificates of honor and lapel pins have been designed to honor and give special recognition to four categories of veterans and their families one being in memory of which is the gold star version for immediate family members parents spouses siblings and children of a veteran who is listed on the viet nam veterans memorial the wall in washington d c a form is submitted to the department of defense which when approved a certificate of honor and the 50th anniversary gold star pin is sent to the commemorative partner in this case vn3nk who officially presents it to the recipient vietnam 50th gold star lapel pin and certificate of honor the vn3nk is very special as their organization is comprised of ladies who escaped the fall of saigon in 1975 thanks to our soldiers and veterans these ladies represent a full circle of what our soldiers were fighting for freedom i remember the words my brother wrote in a letter home on his last birthday may 30 1969 he wrote nobody even said anything about it being memorial day i guess that doesn t count all the men that have died over here you d think somebody would say something about them it kinda looks like people are ashamed because they died in this war that nobody wants i don t see it like that though we re fighting and they died for our country and the flag freedom if something happened to me over here i sure hate to think that people thought i died for no reason you know what i mean i ve got 267 days left today i can tell you all that not only did my brother not die in vain but neither did any other viet nam veteran who lost their life in viet nam or at home after service the vn3nk ladies are living proof no one died in vain as they have received freedom because of our viet nam veterans who saved their lives christina doa founder of vn3nk pinning gold star on marylou i was so thrilled and touched deeply to receive this special certificate of honor and gold star pin from this very special group of ladies christina doa the founder of vn3nk pinned with me her brother served in viet nam on our side for the south vietnamese army as a helicopter pilot who was shot down in 1968 we have similar brother stories as my brother was also a helicopter pilot who went down in january 1970 mia 37 years it s truly an honor to know these ladies and their families i was pleasantly surprised to see them standing in front of the veterans memorial center as i approached the building for the rolling thunder meeting when i saw them i realized why they were there although i don t know how they knew i was a rolling thunder member i ll have to ask they also brought some delicious vietnamese appetizers for break time during the meeting everyone at the meeting enjoyed meeting these gracious ladies and their spouses who were invited to several more local events which i hope they can attend to help spread their grateful thanks to our viet nam veterans and families the vietnam 50th gold star lapel pin just below the gold star lapel pin i received on behalf of the president at herby s funeral there is also a special blue star lapel pin and certificate of honor for a deceased viet nam veteran s surviving spouse these are of a death of a veteran who served on active duty in the u s armed forces at any time during the period from november 1 1955 to may 15 1975 regardless of location if you would like your deserved vietnam 50th anniversary gold star or blue star recognition certificate and pin please contact the vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation at their facebook site you may also email vn3nk yahoo com or call 407 489 2936 posted in capt crosby pow mia salute stories the journal tagged gold star rolling thunder vietnam 50 vietnam gold star vn3nk leave a comment vietnam 50th anniversary commemoration 2019 posted on april 26 2019 by marylou crosby wade the ceremony was opened with a huey helicopter flyover hat tip to brevard county sheriffs office the most iconic symbol of the vietnam war every vietnam veteran felt some relief when hearing the sound of a huey coming their way while in vietnam the rhythmic thumping of its rotor blades is unmistakable a uh 1c huey helicopter does a flyover during saturday s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war ceremony at cape canaveral national cemetery courtesy florida today the huey was so much more to a vietnam solider than just a helicopter it was a friend a lifesaver and a brother in arms what a perfect way to open this event a big shout out to all the vietnam veterans your families and friends who are here today thank you for your service and sacrifices we really are a grateful nation from sea to shining sea i was chair for this year s vietnam 50th event which turned out to be a beautiful event thanks to all the volunteers on our 50th committee super job team for those of you who don t know i am a volunteer for the support committee at cape canaveral national cemetery my trade is graphic design so this is what i mostly do for ccnc i also work at the front desk once a month our all volunteer support committee assists the cemetery staff for all the major events held at the cemetery along with reception office work as needed the cape canaveral ladies are also part of our support committee this year s vietnam 50th was the largest so far every year attendance gets a larger and larger it really turned out to be a super event hal kushner and marylou wade vietnam 50th at cape canaveral national cemetery our guest speaker was hal kushner a former vietnam prisoner of war for five and a half years hal doesn t speak of his ordeal much so i was honored that he accepted my invitation to be our speaker for this event you see hal spent five and a half years as pow with a friend of mine frank anton frank was from the same 71st assault helicopter compan y that my brother served in frank was already captured 1968 when my brother arrived in vietnam 1969 so herby never personally knew him although he certainly knew of him i am a member of herby s comrades association the rattler firebird association and through the association i came to know frank frank also lives in the same county in florida as i it was through frank and reading his book why didn t you get me out that i learned of dr kushner hal kushner was captured 2 dec 1967 and returned to american control on 16 mar 1973 he is a successful ophthalmologist in daytona beach florida i have given a lot of talks about medicine about ophthalmology even about the d day invasion as i was privileged to go to normandy and witness the 50th anniversary of the invasion in june 1944 but not about my captivity i don t ride in parades i don t open shopping centers i don t give interviews and talks about it i have tried very hard not to be a professional pow my philosophy has always been to look forward not backward to consider the future rather than the past hal kushner m d col retired hal kushner speaks to vietnam veterans family members and many others during saturday s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war ceremony at cape canaveral national cemetery photo courtesy of florida today he has spoken at a few special events and was recently featured in the pbs documentary series the vietnam war by ken burns and lynn novick in 2018 he endured horrible brutal unimaginable conditions he was a 26 year old flight surgeon when the helicopter went down and he was captured in the vietnam war captain hal kushner hopes that people will understand the deep change it caused in american culture he also hopes that americans will value and understand the sacrifice and contribution of ordinary service people his story is truly remarkable his story truly captured our estimated 450 audience who were glued to his every word you can read some of hal s words here from the florida today which highlighted our event on the front page the following day you can also hear dr kushner s similar presentation he gave at the vietnam veterans memorial foundation on memorial day 2018 compelling story the vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation ladies we were so fortunate to also have the vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation attend this is an organization of vietnamese women who escaped vietnam during the fall of saigon in 1975 thanks to our vietnam era soldiers who helped get them to freedom they are so very thankful to our vietnam soldiers for saving them that they started the foundation to thank them by pinning the vietnam 50th official lapel pin on our vietnam veterans one of our attendees wrote a message to the leader of this organization thanking them for their presence and pinning of the lapel pin on her husband she wrote that her husband felt healed after meeting these ladies he could see that his service was not in vain that he was part of the whole who brought freedom to the south vietnamese awesome taps the rolling thunder florida chapter one contributed the missing man table and presented the pow mia wreath we had a 1953 studebaker duece and a half on display an army jeep and a airboat decked out pow style along with the traveling vietnam mobile museum a great display of artifacts for people to see 1953 studebaker duece and a half with vietnam mobile museum after dr kushner s presentation members of the support committee read the 602 names of the vietnam era veterans who were buried at ccnc from march 29 2018 until march 29 2019 all vietnam veterans names were read the following year which was well over 1 200 names it is a very emotional experience not only to read the names but to hear them read especially if you have a loved one whose name is read singer suzy cunningham nasa employee sang our national anthem star spangled banner and later in the program during her rendition of america the beautiful an american icon a bald eagle soared ahead the crowd with her two young amazing timing we closed the ceremony with a tribute from our wwii fathers and comrades with a c47 the tico belle flyover tico belle wwii c47 flyover at saturday s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war ceremony at cape canaveral national cemetery the valiant air command warbird museum is honored to share its world war ii c 47 the tico belle as a tribute of sacrifice for our vietnam war 50th commemoration ceremony dr hal kushner pinning vietnam veteran the tico belle served in the wwii normandy invasions cherbourg bastogne and berlin airlifts just to name a few today the valiant air command offers her to honor vietnam veterans interred here at cape canaveral national cemetery as well as to all those that have sacrificed for our great country immediately following the ceremony we held a vietnam 50th lapel pinning to pin any vietnam veteran who had not already received his or her long deserved outward recognition for their service in vietnam pinning is not only for vietnam veterans but also for their loved ones if you are a family member of a vietnam veteran who is deceased there is a process one must follow to request the various pins for families vietnam veterans family members and many others attend saturday s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war ceremony at cape canaveral national cemetery veterans who attended the event received a lapel pin as part of the ceremony photo courtesy of florida today the blue star lapel pin is for surviving family members of a vietnam veteran who passed away here in the united states after the war the gold star lapel pin is for surviving family members of a vietnam soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice while in vietnam if you wish to get a blue star of gold star lapel pin i refer you to the 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