"He Knew The Risks, And Was Proud To Be A Soldier"
Flags are flying low at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, GA...
to half-staff to honor the memory of four Army aviators from the
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR),
which is based here.
Aero-News has learned that USAF Col (Retired) George Everett
"Bud" Day MOH, one of the most highly decorated veterans of the
Vietnam War, or of US history for that matter, has undertaken to
defend "up to 20" Marines who have been accused of crimes up to and
including murder in connection with an alleged massacre in Haditha,
Iraq.
Under a baking Iraqi sun, beads of sweat roll down a Marine's
face as his eyes slowly scan the surrounding fields of tall grass,
looking for insurgent forces that could ambush him and his fellow
Marines' dismounted patrol. Suddenly, the thumping sound of
helicopters breaks through the noise of his beating pulse and a
squawking radio in his ears. Air support has arrived.
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