Senior Active Member and Past President of Rotary Club of Kingsport, TN,
Board of Directors - Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association, Kingsport, TN
Board of Directors - Aerial Rocket Artillery Association; Chaplain, and Columnist for Saber.
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Living a small condo community of 54 quad units Making headway on my first book "My Journey" for eight sons, 26 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.
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Silver Star - 1969
Name of Award Silver Star
Year Awarded 1969
Last Updated: Feb 17, 2020
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Details Behind Award
For heroism, while flying with the 7/17th Air Cav Sqdn S-3 Richard Marshall on my last mission in Combat on 16 January 1969. Rescued a Squad of US Soldiers and their Platoon Leader, 1LT Hahn, 4th Infantry Division, plus two Kit Carson Scouts from immediate capture or death at the hands of reinforced PAVN Battalion closing in on them at the river's edge. Then after returning them to the Division Headquarters, we directed the extraction of the entire 7/17 Blues and the 4th Inf Div Company inserted to support the overrun Aero Rifle Platoon. The total flight time was 12 hours with no engine shutdown.