From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Jun 30 2005 - 19:46:04 PDT
Thank you Frank for your service and for sharing it with us! I was Army
and in Hueys my second tour but a good friend was Air Force and kept the
F-4 engines in shape. He's still one of the finest engine men I have
ever met.
Take care,
Ed
grntrks@juno.com wrote:
> Thanks Royce for finding and sending this article and thanks to Ed for
> arranging for us to read it.
>
> I never flew on a combat mission or saw active combat, but 38 years after
> I was in "The 'Nam" I met a pilot that flew the F4C's I helped maintain
> and repair engines for. He shook my hand with a firm grip and THANKED me
> for helping keep HIM alive. I have never before seen such sincere
> gratitude in anyone's facial expression. I should also mention he is a
> Vietnam war ACE and a member of the Legion of Valor.
>
> That meeting made the year of 1966 worth the long hours and crummy
> experience.
>
> Frank Cox - 'Nam 1966
> MVPA 14530
> '45 GMC 353 DUKW
>
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