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my heart ache but to know we have so many people who care is extraordinary don t know if you read my brother s letter home from vietnam on his birthday in 1969 but he wrote that he hoped if he died not making it home that his duty was not in vain that is my mission to let him know he did not die in vain hence the scholarship in his name and honor with the army rotc at embry riddle aeronautical university these young men and women are our future and it is very bright with them at the helm a lot of good things have come about due to his tragic loss in war the scholarship yes but also for me i am now personal friends with many of his summer 69 comrades i lost one brother but gained a whole company and battalion of brothers i m a member of their association rattler firebird org the association meets twice a year reunion nothing better than being among helicopter pilots from vietnam and especially ones that knew and flew with my brother amazing for me special thank you to your grandfather he knows the pain everyone went through and the struggles today he s a hero prayers for safety in this crazy weather world we live in thank you so much lee herby would have been in awe of the attention he has received and humbled beyond belief i know i am like like reply anonymous says february 21 2017 at 9 42 pm i still have the pow mia bracelet for capt herbert crosby 1 10 70 like like reply marylou wade flamingo91 says february 22 2017 at 7 49 am thank you for remembering my brother and for getting a bracelet in the first place years ago i couldn t believe the response our family received from people who had bracelets after herby s remains were identified we had no idea over the years how many people had a bracelet who cared not only for my bother but for all the pow mias beautiful like like reply anonymous says april 25 2017 at 7 09 am my family lived in donalsonville from 1961 until 1966 and i attended school there through second grade my parents knew herb and also mike bowen who was kia on 31 january 1968 donalsonville is such a small community and every loss is personal on some level although i was a child during the vietnam war it is a central truth to my youth i knew mike because my mother tutored him in algebra when he was in high school although i did not know herb that does not lessen my respect for him and his service seminole county ga lost 10 young men in vietnam at that time the county had a population of only about 5 500 my closest friend today is a vietnam veteran who flew a loach in the 1st cav he was shot down and seriously wounded in september 1970 his neighbor also is a vietnam veteran who flew hueys in the war i told them about herb and both consider him as a brother the bond these men share with their fellow pilots is incredibly deep i will be in washington d c in february 2018 and will visit the wall to pay my respects to herb and mike like like reply marylou crosby wade says april 25 2017 at 8 04 am thank you for your comment and for remembering not only herby but the tragic loss of young men from seminole county my father made sure these men were honored by working to have a monument installed in front of the court house for them every memorial day we d put flowers in the church which would then be taken to that monument for the memorial day ceremony our family was lucky in regard to getting remains teeth and bone shards identified i was so glad mom was still alive to experience that bittersweet time i am now friends with herby s comrades and have found the brotherhood the vietnam veterans have i lost one brother yet gained a whole helicopter assault company of brothers who took me under their wings mike was one of herby s best friends also one of the reasons he enlisted in the army in 1966 thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words you ll find his name on panel 14w line 22 on the wall like like reply anonymous says march 8 2018 at 7 38 pm i paid my respects at the wall on feb 23 and had the opportunity to share the experience with a group of my students from bayshore high school in bradenton fl the students conducted themselves with the utmost respect and asked many questions about the vietnam war i explained the personal connection my family has to the war because the names on the wall have faces attached to them i pointed out the names of herby and mike bowen telling the students that these were young men whom my family knew i mentioned the enormous losses the families of tiny seminole county ga suffered during the vietnam war i left mike s silver star citation at the wall and chatted with a couple of nam vets they asked who i had come to visit and when i told them they repeated herby s and mike s names they were genuinely interested in learning how i knew herby and mike it did not escape me that the visit was a little more than 50 years to the day from mike s death there is irony and a certain melancholy that 2 friends from donalsonville ga are forever linked on the wall my mother who last saw your brother more than 50 years ago had many questions about the wall and your brother s place on it rest assured mrs wade herby is not forgotten i consider it a privilege to have shared that time in washington with my students and to tell them a bit about the 58 000 names on the wall like like bob easterday says november 3 2017 at 2 47 pm marylou i tried to sent you an email but it was kicked back like like reply marylou crosby wade says november 3 2017 at 6 52 pm i don t know why email was kicked back but it is a new email like like reply sharon reinke says november 26 2017 at 7 17 pm i was laying flowers at a grave at arlington national cemetery a couple of months ago when i noticed that the wind was blowing a piece of paper skipping towards me through the tombstones the paper was a photo of herb crosby it started to rain so i took the photo home with me thinking i would find out where his stone was located and then return the photo to its resting place the name was familiar to me i worked at dpmo for several years and i remembered the name from documents i had worked there the next time i went to arlington i placed the photo and flowers at his grave i belong to rolling thunder virginia chapter 3 we have had the honor of escorting former pow mias to their final resting place at arlington i visit those graves on a regular basis and have taken the liberty of adding herb crosby to that list i try to change the flowers every month your website gave me the opportunity to let you know that herb crosby is not forgotten like liked by 1 person reply marylou crosby wade says november 26 2017 at 8 00 pm thank you so much for your words and for your caring for being a part of it all whenever i go to arlington i always take a new photo card to leave at my brother s grave it has all the pertinent information about him so someone can put a face with the etched name on the grave marker i tuck it in as best i can so it won t blow away i usually attend the wreaths across america event in december so i place the photo card in the wreath however whoever picks up the wreath in the clean up process most usually tucks the photo card in next to the grave marker too i ve had family and friends visit his grave months later and the card is still there i won t be there this december as i was there on memorial day herby s birthday i had the honor to ride with the rolling thunder thanks to rt reggie lord in your demonstration ride this was a bucket list event for me it was herby s 10th anniversary of burial and would have been his 70th birthday i rode close to the front of the pack with rt and gold star families and had the time of my life even the rain made no difference to me over the years of his missing i got to know many from the dpmo office and cilhi team in hawaii as i attended most all meetings everyone was so helpful i am now a member of the support committee for the new cape canaveral national cemetery here in brevard county florida my way to give back to all those who gave me and still give me freedom i m this year s chair for the memorial day observance and honored to do what i can i would love to meet you some time when i m in dc at arlington i have a friend who was in the national rt chapter 3 but is now retired and you all were at my brother s funeral which was videotaped somewhere on http www firebird91 org i have a photo of the beautiful embroidery remembrance your chapter gave our family that was placed on a gold easel in the fort myer chapel it hangs on the wall with other memorabilia of his i m looking at it as i write this message thank you so very much for what you do and remembering herby i miss him dearly every day and i honor him along with all the pow mias always i m a member of his comrades association rattler firebird org we meet every other year they tell me stories of my brother and are now my brothers two are former hanoi hilton pows dear friends i lost a brother but he left a gift a whole company of helicopter pilots who are now my brothers thank you so much for contacting me god bless you always marylou like like reply mindi reid says july 5 2018 at 11 44 am i am so overwhelmed to find all this when i was a child i too wore a bracelet for capt crosby i never took it off and it finally cracked and broke apart and i don t know what happened to the pieces but i never forgot his name now nearly half a century later it occurred to me to check on the internet wow just wow sending you love across the years marylou like like reply marylou crosby wade says july 6 2018 at 7 40 am thank you mindi it s amazing and comforting to learn of so many who wore a bracelet and cared so long ago and still care today our family was one of the lucky ones we are forever thankful to you and all who supported support our pows and mias through herby s loss he has connected people in so many ways along with helping young army rotc cadets reach their educational and military career goals via his scholarship fund he d be happy about that for sure it touches my heart deeply every time i hear from someone like you who wore a bracelet with his name on it you made a difference and helped bring him home thank you marylou like like reply jack lane says october 24 2018 at 8 53 pm hi marylou i found your website as i was trying to locate herby s grave in anc my son gabe and i had the honor of visiting and paying our respects today that s a beautiful spot and befitting our hometown hero i shared herby s story with gabe i m from donalsonville and left in 80 to join the air force but i still remember when herby went missing and the concern our whole community had for him and your family as a parent and a brother i can t imagine what you went through as a career military man i have the highest measure of gratitude for the sacrifice that herby and your family have made we re all grateful that he s home and salute you for keeping his legacy alive i remember you from high school you were a senior and majorette as i was just getting into the band in those days mr strickland let us move up in 6th or 7th grade i remember your older sister janie too i dont think i ever met herby but i knew your mom and dad i remember mrs jane s little art building beside your house i loved to hear her talk i got to know mr herb fairly well when he had the sporting goods store by the old tastee freeze he was a great guy that all seems like yesterday our best wishes to you and your family jack lane chief master sergeant usaf retired like like reply marylou crosby wade says october 25 2018 at 9 11 am thank you jack it s always wonderful to get a message from someone who knew our family i don t remember you but will look you up and thank you for sharing herby s story with your son as it s something special and thank you for your service to our country means more than i can express i do everything i can to keep herby s legacy alive he s missed for sure i visit him as often as i can at plot 557 in section 60 mom and dad are both gone now and none of the family lives in donalsonville anymore yet i visit when i can they ve taken a huge hit with the hurricane that plowed through there god bless you and your family like like reply anonymous says january 20 2019 at 9 47 pm hi my name is brandon dobbins from columbus ohio i have a pow mia bracelet capt herbert c crosby just wanted to say it brings smile and tears to my face to say welcome home sir and god bless you all and the men of firebird of 91 god bless america thank you for your service like like reply marylou crosby wade says january 21 2019 at 10 08 am your support is one of the reasons why my brother s remains were identified you cared enough to wear a bracelet supporting the cause to never give up hope on accountability for our pows and mias thank you brandon god bless you and yours and america like like reply sharon reinke says august 11 2019 at 6 01 pm i went to arlington today and placed a bouquet of blue yellow and purple flowers on herb s grave he is not forgotten sharon reinke like like reply marylou crosby wade says august 12 2019 at 7 45 am thank you so much like like reply janet faust says november 10 2019 at 8 33 pm hi marylou my name is janet faust in zanesville ohio i too have my mia pow bracelet from high school with capt herbert crosby 1 10 70 i have always remembered his name and honored his patriotism he gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country i wore my bracelet faithfully through high school i m so happy for your family that you finally were able to have him home with tomorrow being veteran s day i am wearing my bracelet in honor and memory of capt crosby and thanking him for his service thank you for all the information you provided and work you have done for your brother he would be proud of you you are a very faithful sister hugs to you god bless the usa janet like like reply steven says august 3 2020 at 11 01 am ma am hello from greece my name is steven im not an american i served in the hellenic special forces and im a uh1h enthousiast yes we still fly the old hueys searching for info about the huey i happened to bump on your web page and i read the story of your brother and his crew i must say that your brother and his crew are all heroes i dont use past because i bellieve that someone is really gone for ever when everybody forgets about him you are doing a great job by serving his memory in this site and i feel pretty sure that somewere up there with the lord he is very happy and smiles up on you every day well thats all from me keep it up p s sorry for my terrible english like like reply patrick sedler says august 4 2020 at 9 31 am thank you for your service may you rest in peace like like reply john g says august 16 2020 at 9 01 pm no words only gratitude thank you for your service thehistoryguy sent me like like reply lorn w cramer says october 16 2020 at 5 17 pm r i p those who gave all you are never forgotten by those of us who also served beside you msg us 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