DemoTex
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Mon May-26-08 06:37 PM
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My personal Memorial Day salute to my dear friend Bain Wiseman. KIA 12/1970 in Viet Nam. |
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Info at "The Wall" states that he was a helicopter pilot. He was not. He was flying an Army U-1 Otter fixed-wing airplane when he was shot down near Tuy Hoa.
RIP Bain.
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Mon May-26-08 06:48 PM
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1. Sometimes 38 years is not so long. . . |
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Mon May-26-08 06:59 PM
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3. It seems like yesterday. |
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Bain and I were fiercely competitive in flight school. It was obvious one of us would be the distinguished graduate. It was me by a few hundredths of a point in my final GPA.
Bain got married in flight school. I have never been able to find his wonderful wife. We (the single guys) had great times at the Wiseman hovel in Daleville, Alabama (Ft. Rucker).
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Mon May-26-08 06:55 PM
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Mon May-26-08 07:04 PM
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4. Remembering Bain Wiseman and his sacrifice. |
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Missing him here today. Wish he could be with us to vote for someone to stop this war in November. 5th Rec. :kick:
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Mon May-26-08 07:11 PM
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I've never been to "The Wall" but I visited the travellig one when it was at the Texas state capitol and ended up blubbering all the way back to work. :(
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Mon May-26-08 07:46 PM
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7. Childhood Friend is on the wall |
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JAMES EARL RUDD
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 1 years His tour began on May 7, 1968 Casualty was on Aug 6, 1968 In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE Body was recovered
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