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This site is
soley dedicated to those personnel who have been doing the mission
within the Joint Task Force - Full Accounting (JTF-FA) mission throughout
Cambodia, Laos, Thialand, and Vietnam. Those of us who have participated in this
mission KNOW the difference we make to the families of all the US Armed
Forces Personnel we lost during the Vietnam Conflict. Painfully and deeply saddened
of the tragic loss of seven US Armed Forces Personnel and nine Vietnamese on
a mission to survey a future Joint Field
Activity — were on a MI-17 Helicopter that went down April
2001. I, as many countless others offer our heartfelt
condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of these men and share
their loss. |
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God Bless our
fallen comrades...they were doing what they loved. They were bringing our fallen Vietnam
Conflict Comrades home and providing closure for their families. I am especially touched by this since I
spent approximately 160 days in-country (Vietnam) providing medical support
for the RIT, Det 2, RE1, and IE2.
Additionally, did another mission in Loas during 98/5L. I extend my heart
felt prayers for those families, friends, loved ones, The JTF-FA Family, and
The Armed Forces Family. To my Fellow
Comrade, Fellow Airman, and Very Good Friend- TSgt Robert "Marty"
Flynn...you have done so much for the JTF-FA mission, U.S. Air Force, and the
POW/MIA slogan will remain inside of me forever...... YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!!! God bless your family, friends, and
loved ones. I will miss you my
brother...additionally, I will cherish the moments that we spent together
while doing the mission in Vietnam, spending time talking about a wide variety of topics, and just
hanging out together. I will always have the picture of you and I on
the flight line at Noi Boi International Airport in Hanoi during the
repatriation ceremony of seven US Servicemen and will think of you every time a fellow comrade is brought
home. Rest in peace, my brother...I'll
Miss You... THESE PROFESSIONALS WILL NOT BE
FORGOTTEN!!! |
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The names of the
servicemen killed were released by the U.S. military services just a few days
ago...Below is the list of our fallen comrades: Army: Lt. Col. Rennie Melville Cory,
Jr., of North Carolina, outgoing commander of Detachment 2, JTF-FA, Hanoi; Lt. Col. George D.
Martin, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry), Ft. Drum, N.Y. Lt. Col. Martin was the incoming commander of Detachment 2; Sgt. 1st
Class Tommy James Murphy, of Dawson, Georgia, a mortuary affairs
specialist and team sergeant assigned to the U.S. Army Central Identification
Laboratory, Hawaii. Air Force: Maj. Charles E. Lewis, 36, of
Las Cruces, N.M., deputy commander Detachment 2; Master
Sgt. Steven L. Moser, 38, of San Diego, Calif., JTF-FA Vietnamese linguist;
and Tech. Sgt. Robert “Marty” Flynn, 35, of Huntsville, Ala. Vietnamese linguist, JTF-FA. Navy: Hospital Corpsman Chief Pedro
Juan Gonzalez, Buckeye, Ariz., assigned to the Consolidated
Divers Unit, San Diego, Calif. Also killed in
the crash were two members of the Vietnamese Office of Seeking Missing
Persons, the Vietnamese agency that assists Joint Task Force Full Accounting
in its investigation and recovery
efforts in Vietnam. Additionally, three Vietnamese aircrew
members and four aircraft technicians were lost. |
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Pictures/Jpegs taken from other sources on the
internet and personal items |
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If someone would like something added to this
website please feel free to e-mail at the following address:
docsammy67@yahoo.com I will be more than
pleased to add anything to this site.
Tango Mike...OUT! |
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of our Fallen JTF-FA professionals |
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Pictures/Jpegs taken from other sources on the
internet |
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These
four pictures are taken of our fallen JTF-FA Comrades. The top left is taken in Hanoi, top right
offloading at Hickam, bottom left is the Honor Guard, and the bottom right is
of the motorcade departing the flight line at Hickam for CILHI. |
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