Meta tags:
description= Capt. Herbert C Crosby, MIA Vietnam 1970-His Journey Home and Beyond;
Headings (most frequently used words):
firebird, one, years, nine, the, herby, fifty, 50th, vietnam, day, ten, ago, national, pow, mia, of, history, guy, 71st, assault, helicopter, company, and, five, remembering, oh, my, escorting, traveling, wall, to, wickham, park, gold, star, lapel, pin, anniversary, commemoration, 2019, always, sad, january, 10, 1970, may, 25, 2007, crosby, burial, at, arlington, cemetery, he, coming, home, recognition, 2016, league, families, sister, rattler, association, recent, posts, archives,
Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (312), and (163), was (85), vietnam (76), for (76), you (61), that (58), this (52), our (52), his (51), one (46), with (43), herby (42), crosby (40), mia (38), all (37), who (37), pow (35), day (35), #national (33), have (32), had (32), were (32), their (30), years (28), from (28), not (28), #cemetery (28), they (26), firebird (25), veterans (25), are (24), been (24), home (24), may (23), 50th (23), brother (23), family (22), capt (22), star (22), about (21), war (21), posted (20), but (20), remains (20), would (20), families (19), never (19), also (19), nine (18), january (18), pin (18), today (18), them (18), what (18), gold (17), lapel (17), crew (16), helicopter (16), know (15), when (15), her (15), people (15), every (14), which (14), cape (14), canaveral (14), stories (13), thunder (13), time (13), your (13), identified (13), marylou (13), memorial (13), him (13), 2011 (12), rolling (12), can (12), buried (12), over (12), here (12), anniversary (12), event (12), vietnamese (12), kushner (12), name (11), honor (11), very (11), 1970 (11), wade (11), year (11), still (11), will (11), more (11), there (11), ceremony (11), hal (11), veteran (11), florida (11), comment (10), these (10), give (10), after (10), arlington (10), thank (10), comrades (10), missing (10), just (10), members (10), support (10), ladies (10), vn3nk (10), viet (10), nam (10), get (9), november (9), 2009 (9), 2010 (9), 2019 (9), wall (9), park (9), league (9), many (9), don (9), always (9), service (9), tell (9), heart (9), story (9), only (9), hope (9), some (9), herbert (9), see (9), much (9), american (9), foundation (9), commemoration (9), escort (9), september (8), april (8), five (8), recognition (8), tagged (8), forever (8), member (8), could (8), army (8), mom (8), even (8), out (8), dog (8), tag (8), back (8), ago (8), ride (8), meeting (8), died (8), memories (8), panel (8), like (7), website (7), 2016 (7), funeral (7), salute (7), traveling (7), history (7), leave (7), has (7), because (7), read (7), gave (7), country (7), way (7), 2006 (7), friends (7), action (7), knew (7), since (7), being (7), committee (7), any (7), truly (7), frank (7), those (7), unforgettable (7), special (7), december (6), wickham (6), assault (6), bracelet (6), yet (6), served (6), military (6), received (6), why (6), two (6), alive (6), lives (6), ever (6), soldiers (6), life (6), freedom (6), department (6), friend (6), coming (6), she (6), where (6), went (6), table (6), down (6), though (6), later (6), good (6), did (6), than (6), last (6), pinning (6), loved (6), during (6), site (5), com (5), now (5), march (5), august (5), 2013 (5), across (5), america (5), rattlers (5), firebirds (5), 71st (5), company (5), posts (5), association (5), sister (5), close (5), page (5), remember (5), everyone (5), finally (5), ones (5), then (5), paul (5), tragic (5), dna (5), amazing (5), through (5), officially (5), beautiful (5), hard (5), believe (5), got (5), flyover (5), blue (5), saturday (5), part (5), names (5), chapter (5), awesome (5), huey (5), certificate (5), rtfl1 (5), wordpress (4), comments (4), july (4), june (4), 2012 (4), 2015 (4), wreaths (4), journal (4), rotc (4), news (4), guy (4), fifty (4), remembering (4), didn (4), pows (4), wwii (4), love (4), young (4), grateful (4), work (4), waiting (4), listed (4), changed (4), bittersweet (4), beyond (4), especially (4), while (4), organization (4), defense (4), most (4), following (4), birthday (4), come (4), burial (4), full (4), too (4), tooth (4), said (4), left (4), word (4), everything (4), teeth (4), bone (4), shards (4), happened (4), dear (4), office (4), searching (4), taken (4), other (4), couldn (4), help (4), long (4), ten (4), attend (4), hear (4), lot (4), contact (4), held (4), several (4), video (4), 2007 (4), wear (4), honored (4), return (4), pins (4), documentary (4), sure (4), flag (4), tico (4), belle (4), few (4), museum (4), half (4), along (4), wrote (4), felt (4), thanks (4), captured (4), events (4), 1969 (4), pilot (4), rode (4), made (4), started (3), email (3), view (3), sign (3), already (3), 2008 (3), february (3), 2014 (3), 2017 (3), bracelets (3), rattler (3), forget (3), days (3), honoring (3), mias (3), month (3), must (3), touched (3), well (3), once (3), think (3), became (3), success (3), repatriated (3), information (3), god (3), blessed (3), words (3), lucky (3), group (3), working (3), mission (3), again (3), thought (3), place (3), son (3), dad (3), deserved (3), grave (3), georgia (3), returned (3), honors (3), next (3), make (3), telling (3), wore (3), took (3), tears (3), four (3), glued (3), eyes (3), open (3), myself (3), reports (3), findings (3), interviewed (3), location (3), journey (3), arrived (3), case (3), new (3), months (3), presented (3), past (3), until (3), how (3), anyone (3), best (3), attended (3), completed (3), awarded (3), share (3), sadly (3), mostly (3), loss (3), goes (3), riding (3), demonstration (3), prisoners (3), wasn (3), same (3), rather (3), washington (3), former (3), volunteer (3), miss (3), call (3), lost (3), whole (3), photos (3), 1968 (3), really (3), came (3), doesn (3), world (3), fall (3), president (3), area (3), surviving (3), sacrifice (3), photo (3), courtesy (3), 2018 (3), vain (3), 1975 (3), front (3), county (3), side (3), say (3), sent (3), commemorative (3), partner (3), reunion (3), installing (3), into (3), design (2), write (2), content (2), log (2), subscribed (2), subscribe (2), account (2), blog (2), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2025 (2), scholarship (2), escorting (2), search (2), older (2), care (2), let (2), summer (2), retired (2), boy (2), growing (2), men (2), women (2), deeply (2), section (2), personally (2), met (2), heroes (2), sacrificed (2), giving (2), prayers (2), answered (2), accountability (2), process (2), job (2), accounting (2), hoping (2), certainly (2), emotional (2), shout (2), reach (2), including (2), without (2), doubt (2), ground (2), government (2), published (2), follow (2), change (2), announce (2), release (2), however (2), option (2), given (2), final (2), date (2), traditional (2), declared (2), donalsonville (2), assumed (2), primary (2), kin (2), session (2), pouch (2), opened (2), pulled (2), looked (2), closed (2), hand (2), around (2), face (2), else (2), hours (2), right (2), break (2), bethke (2), additional (2), documents (2), each (2), witness (2), confirmed (2), anxious (2), morning (2), director (2), major (2), casualty (2), getting (2), before (2), official (2), enough (2), crying (2), known (2), save (2), forgotten (2), fallen (2), herb (2), medals (2), weekend (2), early (2), reunions (2), purple (2), cadets (2), true (2), reason (2), short (2), identification (2), used (2), use (2), times (2), anc (2), deep (2), status (2), little (2), mind (2), fun (2), visit (2), anton (2), doing (2), limited (2), couple (2), decked (2), course (2), thankful (2), soil (2), parents (2), dorado (2), films (2), better (2), yes (2), memory (2), channel (2), staff (2), united (2), states (2), others (2), deceased (2), normandy (2), valiant (2), air (2), command (2), great (2), its (2), tribute (2), c47 (2), program (2), timing (2), presentation (2), era (2), ccnc (2), experience (2), 1953 (2), studebaker (2), duece (2), mobile (2), display (2), man (2), message (2), thanking (2), husband (2), brought (2), south (2), escaped (2), saigon (2), similar (2), captain (2), hopes (2), understand (2), talks (2), look (2), invasion (2), beach (2), speaker (2), although (2), largest (2), larger (2), turned (2), super (2), nation (2), sea (2), below (2), saw (2), spouses (2), local (2), christina (2), doa (2), founder (2), pinned (2), something (2), nobody (2), fighting (2), approved (2), hometown (2), registered (2), mentioned (2), 000 (2), orlando (2), unexpected (2), vn3kt (2), heading (2), cocoa (2), happy (2), 14w (2), install (2), west (2), first (2), week (2), huge (2), entrance (2), assembled (2), college (2), lined (2), waving (2), bikers (2), wars (2), biker (2), reggie (2), andersonville (2), efsc (2), begin (2), francis (2), wayne (2), 1991 (2), father (2), thehistoryguy (2), challenge (2), coin (2), seen (2), loading, collapse, bar, manage, subscriptions, reader, report, privacy, create, free, october, archives, media, recent, bright, stars, drop, inbox, often, unique, alike, caring, 2001, grandfather, grandpa, told, 11th, commandment, hearts, earlier, notice, approve, post, starts, off, hanoi, hilton, fellowship, deserve, defenders, imagine, take, moment, teach, real, preferred, tireless, daunting, ending, rewarding, pain, lived, praying, seeking, rooftop, affection, throughout, stood, tirelessly, diligently, remain, important, idea, impact, press, appropriate, resting, proud, hallowed, sacred, determined, chose, dead, 1974, marker, plot, need, spot, friendship, gardens, options, decision, end, picked, velvet, placed, beginning, briefing, leaned, toward, mrs, among, handed, broke, closely, rubbing, forth, fingers, seemed, endless, lifted, head, pulling, emotion, streaming, lasted, listened, asked, questions, taking, talk, overload, spoke, flipped, wide, focused, absorb, consisted, provided, matched, introductions, greetings, set, kitchen, thick, booklet, explaining, detail, scenarios, believed, repatriation, presumed, identifying, dan, significant, tuesday, agency, pentagon, mid, present, 1547, kenneth, gambles, assigned, officer, hold, analysis, results, dpmo, done, satellite, photograph, meet, strongly, advised, smiled, expect, leaping, joy, baby, heartache, feeling, afraid, jinx, someone, visiting, keep, secret, unofficially, regional, update, savannah, representative, meaning, match, accept, signing, answers, scholarships, bronze, posthumously, internet, comrade, funerals, deaths, due, related, illness, joining, backs, scheduled, annual, knowingly, behind, swallow, survived, running, erode, tropical, environments, making, difficult, identify, environment, becomes, harder, visited, laying, reflect, decorate, hoped, closure, waited, stopped, burying, dreamed, patriotic, grandeur, glory, breathtaking, etched, thinking, tragically, clear, yeah, birhtday, attention, volunteering, teaching, expected, burials, wouldn, folks, generals, grunts, helping, educational, dreams, fellow, outing, pertains, buddies, knowing, outcomes, gift, brothers, realize, photographs, normal, dinner, gotten, camera, christmas, chance, suffered, reflection, sometimes, ifs, dream, deal, reality, thirty, seven, means, 1986, using, turmoil, shock, house, civilians, classified, forty, seem, possible, listing, sad, welcome, ceases, amaze, situations, whatever, matter, should, footage, daniel, bernardi, filmmaker, film, filming, concert, administration, cemeteries, filmed, murphy, included, corps, assembly, wish, refer, hong, doan, passed, away, soldier, ultimate, request, various, immediately, outward, invasions, cherbourg, bastogne, berlin, airlifts, offers, interred, warbird, fathers, singer, suzy, cunningham, nasa, employee, sang, anthem, rendition, icon, bald, eagle, soared, ahead, crowd, spangled, banner, 602, 200, whose, jeep, airboat, style, artifacts, contributed, wreath, taps, attendees, leader, presence, healed, fortunate, helped, saving, compelling, estimated, 450, audience, highlighted, spoken, recently, featured, pbs, series, ken, burns, lynn, novick, endured, horrible, brutal, unimaginable, conditions, old, flight, surgeon, caused, culture, americans, value, contribution, ordinary, remarkable, col, speaks, parades, shopping, centers, interviews, tried, professional, philosophy, forward, backward, consider, future, medicine, ophthalmology, privileged, 1944, captivity, dec, 1967, control, mar, 1973, successful, ophthalmologist, daytona, guest, prisoner, speak, ordeal, accepted, invitation, spent, mine, reading, book, learned, compan, far, attendance, gets, trade, graphic, desk, assists, reception, needed, chair, volunteers, team, solider, lifesaver, arms, perfect, big, sacrifices, shining, does, hat, tip, iconic, symbol, relief, hearing, sound, rhythmic, thumping, rotor, blades, unmistakable, brevard, sheriffs, please, 407, 489, 2936, yahoo, facebook, spouse, death, active, duty, armed, forces, period, 1955, regardless, behalf, pleasantly, surprised, standing, approached, building, realized, ask, delicious, appetizers, enjoyed, gracious, invited, spread, center, thrilled, receive, shot, die, neither, living, proof, saved, hate, mean, 267, anything, guess, count, somebody, kinda, looks, ashamed, wants, letter, comprised, represent, circle, certificates, designed, categories, version, immediate, siblings, children, form, submitted, presents, recipient, established, organizationally, based, centric, initiative, assist, live, therefore, hoan, doang, mail, proudly, sunday, monthly, surprise, rollling, hosting, neighborhood, stop, tent, justice, makes, setting, assisting, satisfied, decided, plan, fit, noticed, line, walked, closer, appeared, installed, guys, filled, campers, rvs, gearing, festivities, dismounted, bikes, rested, refreshed, starting, unload, panels, turning, underneath, hoisted, meandered, traffic, blocked, city, law, enforcement, highway, flags, gesturing, peace, exciting, hundreds, likely, lord, avid, supporter, person, charlie, donovan, harley, trike, amount, different, groups, parking, designated, areas, fabulous, gathered, kay, bbq, breakfast, staging, eastern, state, joined, drove, partake, warriors, bless, grand, gifts, connections, hero, child, glimpse, wonderful, happenings, divine, appointments, terribly, wanted, andy, howes, actual, gunship, graziosi, 19th, gunner, allen, nor, notified, glimmer, located, chu, lai, obviously, receiving, notifications, having, brings, such, satisfaction, cared, topics, letters, things, precious, assuming, flying, helicopters, gunships, going, career, missed, enjoy, firebird91, 71stahc, excellent, chulai, priceless, watched, overwhelmed, mentions, wondered, views, spiked, considerably, watch, screen, showed, kept, watching, ears, heard, needless, honed, senses, ear, tearing, wow, least, sharing, probably, anyway, youtube, skip,
Text of the page (random words):
mologist 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 vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation or email h d hong doan as this is what these ladies do you may also visit the vietnam war 50th anniversary website view of flag assembly area of cape canaveral national cemetery after the event just so happened that daniel bernardi president and filmmaker for el dorado films veterans documentary corps and his film crew were on site filming for a documentary in concert with the national cemetery administration about national cemeteries they filmed our event and interviewed dr kushner don murphy cemetery director his staff and several members of the support committee at cape canaveral national cemetery me included the documentary should be published some time later this fall on the history channel not sure if they ll use any footage of me but it was fun to be interviewed it never ceases to amaze me of the people the situations the stories everything that has changed my life so much for the better all because of that tragic day january 10 1970 when my brother was taken from this world in service to our country in vietnam bittersweet yes and this is why i do whatever i can do to support our vietnam veterans any veteran for that matter all in honor and memory of my brother capt herbert c crosby herby welcome home and thank you vietnam veterans posted in capt crosby salute stories tagged cape canaveral national cemetery el dorado films hal kushner vietnam vietnam 50th commemoration vietnam lapel pins vietnamese unforgettable memories foundation leave a comment always a sad day january 10 1970 posted on january 10 2019 by marylou crosby wade it s hard every year on this day even though it s been 49 years ago forty nine years just doesn t seem possible but it is my brother herby died in a tragic casualty of war the vietnam war he and his crew were lost listing missing in action i can remember the turmoil the shock the tears oh the tears and crying in the house and back in 1970 civilians didn t get much if any good information from the government everything was classified thirty seven years of never giving up hope for searching every means my parents could our family became one of the lucky ones remains had been repatriated in 1986 teeth a couple bone shards and his dog tag those remains were identified using dna from my sister and me in 2006 a tooth and 2011 five more teeth and two bone shards we buried his remains in arlington national cemetery may 2007 and april 2011 full military honors with helicopter flyover i thank god every day for his return home and those of his crew who have also been identified and buried in american soil it s always a day of reflection what if what if he came home what if sometimes i make those what ifs like a dream of course we deal with reality and again i m thankful for what we did get back of him i have friends who are still waiting and hoping never give up hope dad and mom are with him now so all is good really they are the ones who suffered so much more than anyone else i have so limited photographs of herby yet today i pulled out a couple from when he was on leave in 1968 just normal time at the dinner table and him all decked out for a date i had gotten a camera for christmas so took photos every chance i got never would realize those would be some of the last photos of him at home dear herby missing you i m doing what i can to give back to all your fellow comrades and i still support the national league of families i wear your dog tag to every event outing that pertains to you or our veterans i m friends with your comrades and buddies from vietnam and boy do they have the stories you d love to hear them they miss you too meeting and knowing them is one of the best outcomes of your loss ever i call them my gift from you lost one brother but you gave me a whole assault helicopter company of brothers you still get attention even after all the years people contact me who wear your pow mia bracelet their support is amazing you were honored by one of your comrades frank anton former pow at the memorial day ceremony last year at cape canaveral national cemetery i m a volunteer for the cemetery can you believe that volunteering there is teaching me more than i ever expected about military burials and you wouldn t believe the folks i m meeting everyone from generals to the grunts on the ground they all have amazing stories you re also helping young army rotc cadets reach their educational and military dreams come true you re never forgotten herby never oh yeah i ll be coming up to arlington to visit you on your birhtday i m riding up with the rolling thunder on their last memorial day demonstration ride in washington d c will tell you all about it when i m there thinking of you today and remembering fun times years ago growing up all is good here i ve been truly blessed because of you tragically so but you know i d rather have you here see ya later clear right marylou posted in capt crosby firebird nine one crew pow mia stories leave a comment ten years ago may 25 2007 crosby burial at arlington national cemetery posted on may 25 2017 by marylou crosby wade ten years ago may 25 2007 i was at arlington national cemetery anc burying remains of my brother herby capt herbert c crosby the funeral was beyond what i ever dreamed it could be the patriotic grandeur the glory it was was breathtaking and forever etched in my mind the many family friends and comrades who were there will tell you the same view short video of the service here deep in my heart i knew he d come home some day this wasn t the way i hoped for especially in the early years of his mia status he was home though which gave our family a little closure so bittersweet it was we waited 37 years never gave up hope and never ever stopped searching for him i ve visited his grave many times mostly in december laying wreaths with wreaths across america however i have not been back to anc for memorial day since his burial this year i will be there to reflect remember and decorate his grave on this 10 th anniversary his would be 70 th birthday is may 30 traditional memorial day if all goes as scheduled i will be riding with the rolling thunder in their annual demonstration ride in support of the full accountability of our pow mias prisoners from the vietnam war were knowingly left behind which is hard to swallow but it s true if for some reason any of them survived this long time is running short to get them home alive and if not alive their remains will erode in the tropical environments making identification even more difficult than it is now dna from myself and my sister were used to identify herby but over time and environment dna becomes harder to use too a lot has happened over these past 10 years ten scholarships have been awarded to army rotc cadets in his name his purple heart bronze star medals and additional medals were awarded posthumously people who wore a pow mia bracelet with his name on it contact me to share their bracelet story being memorial day weekend many do an internet search of his name i ve attended five rattler firebird association reunions held across the country sadly there were several comrade funerals mostly early deaths due to war related illness joining the support committee for the new cape canaveral national cemetery is one of my give backs to our veterans all this and a lot more because of one tragic loss in war time never forgotten remembering you herby dad herb crosby and all our fallen heroes did you attend herby s funeral would love to hear your comments of that day save save posted in capt crosby pow mia rattlers and firebirds salute the funeral tagged arlington national cemetery capt crosby capt herbert c crosby firebird firebird 91 herby crosby memorial day vietnam 1 comment ten years ago he s coming home posted on november 28 2016 by marylou crosby wade it was 10 years ago today november 28 that my brother s remains were officially declared identified he had been listed as missing in action vietnam since 10 january 1970 officially meaning that even though the dna match had been a success and all reports had been completed mom primary next of kin still had to accept the findings by signing the documents presented to her this day in 2006 a very long 36 years searching for answers it had also been a very long 2006 we mom my sister and me had known unofficially of his remains being identified since february when i attended the regional pow mia family update in savannah georgia that year the army representative for herby s case couldn t give me herby s name then but confirmed two crew members had been identified the department of pow mia office dpmo still had more work to be done before they could officially release his name to us a satellite photograph had to be taken of the location they assumed the helicopter to be and they had to meet with the other crew member s family because of this he strongly advised that we not announce our good news until it was official he smiled though telling me what to expect in the coming months i can t tell you enough how my heart was leaping for joy yet crying like a baby for the bittersweet heartache i was feeling that beautiful day and i couldn t tell anyone i was afraid i d jinx the reports if i did tell someone i couldn t help it i did tell my best friend who i was visiting later that day i knew she d keep our secret here we were though nine months later being presented the analysis results finally getting the story of what took place over the past 37 years of searching for herby mom was anxious i was anxious and so was dan on this most significant tuesday morning paul bethke director of the department of pow mia office now the defense pow mia acco...
|
