In Honor Of

[Mashley]

I thought this thread could be an "In Honor Of..." for those who have lost loved ones who were in the military at one point in time. My Grandpa died over a year ago of lung cancer. He was in the Special Forces. He was a Green Beret. I have a lot of his army stuff in my bedroom, including some letters he sent his mom when he was stationed in Korea.

 

[daveleau]

A recent aircraft crash took a guy I knew in navigator training. I say I knew him, but I knew of him, I guess. He was in the same class and very close to some in my squadron, though.

Last year while we were deployed, we lost a pilot in a motorcycle accident to a teenager that had snuck out with her parent's SUV. He was a real star in our squadron and is sorely missed by us and his family.

 

[WarSong]

In my old squadron in NC, a friend of mine was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle. His supervisor began crying when he had to take his name off his aircraft and give it to his family.

During the war, we lost an E model. I didn't know the pilots themselves that well, but I remember the look on the crewchief's face when he realized his aircraft wasn't coming home, and I remember the wingman needed help getting out of his jet because he was crying.

 

[Billnew]

I served Security on sight of an A-10 crash.

The pilot ejected but the chute didn't open.
Pilot was found a day after a long day in the Arizona sun.

A10, is a tough jet, but when confronting mother earth, it doesn't fair well.

We need a saluting smiley.
FB111 crash sight was better.
capsule came down on a tree, and one of the occupants came very close
to getting a limb up the bum.Just infront of the seat. But they walked away from the crash.

 

[walkin2e]

My Dad, A.J. Rozier, died 1966, WWII Pacific


My uncles, J.B. Rozier(died 1985), Owen Rozier(Died 1987), WWII, European Theater

My Uncles Archie Winn(died 1997), Leo Winn(died 1996), and Jasper (killed in WWII, 1945), European theaters

My Step Dad, Euell Deal(died 1978), four years in WWII, European theater

My Uncle Joe Rozier(died 2002), Korea

My three cousins, Ray Johnson(died 1971) and Clyde Douberly(died 1976), Vietnam. Owen Rozier, Jr.(died 1972) Vietnam Era

And many other of my friends and relatives who served proudly.

Thanks, men.

Irvin L. Rozier, Captain (Retired) US Army

(Served proudly from 22 Nov 1971- 21 March 1993)