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Joe Green
Major Green was one of TWO 37th ARRS pilots to earn the Air Force Cross for the same March 30, 1968 mission. An Air Force…
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Leonard Gonzales
The Transport Helicopter that was able to rescue the Special Forces Patrol Leonard Gonzales earned the Air Force Cross for covering with his protective fire…
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Donald Smith
Donald Smith’s helicopter in this mission was “Jolly Green 28” (66-13281), one of TWO helicopters to make the first non-stop transatlantic helicopter flight. It was…
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Robin Olds
Robin Olds graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June 1943. During World War II he became a Double ACE credited with…
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James Risner
Robinson Risner flew -38 and P-39 fighters during World War II, He became an ACE during the Korean War with eight victories and then in…
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Leland Kennedy
Leland Kennedy received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. During the Vietnam War, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver O’Mara,…
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John Dramesi
John Dramesi graduated from Rutgers University in 1955. While interned as a Prisoner of War, after he was shot down on April 2, 1967 he…
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Monte Moorberg
Monte Moorberg Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1961. He was missing in action after an air mission…
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Ronald Storz
Ronald Storz was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on April 28, 1965. He lapsed into a…
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John Bode
John Bode served at the Pentagon after his Vietnam War service, until his retirement as a U.S. Air Force Colonel on February 1, 1974.
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Donald Backlund
Donald Backlund Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1971. He was Pilot of “Jolly Green 11” during the…
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Rudolf Anderson
As a young man Rudolf Anderson earned the rank of Eagle Scout, from Troop 19 in Greenville, SC, and graduated from Clemson University in 1948.…
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