Cowtown's Veterans (a few of them) |
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GREG HERRING |
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"DOC" LAMBERT |
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| 1969 - Nail 66 | 1970 - T-38 | 1977 - F4 | 1982 - F16 Kusan |
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| Skymaster | With '03 Vette | F-4 | 80 Fighter Squadron Reunion, Apr 2007: Brandi Maxwell, F-16 in 2005; Norb Ruff, P-38 in 1943 (WWII); Doc Lambert, F-16 in 1982 |
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| | Doc at the Cowtown Warbird Roundup that we hosted 23-25 Apr, 2009 - here at Meacham IAP. He flew that black 0-2 aircraft at night in SEA 40 years ago |  | |
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MARK KIRBY |
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| American Legion Invisible Bullets | July 1978 Airman Magazine |
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HECTOR SANDOVAL |
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| in "Nam" in 1967 | during "Nam" Tet Offensive in 1968 |
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ALLEN SHANHOLTZ |
US Air Force |
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FRANK TESTA |
Served in the US Navy from 1964 through 1967. Served two tours in Viet Name, 65-66 and 66-67 as PBR commander. I was in DaNang and Chu Lai for those tours |
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WALT ZSCHIRNT | Army | | |  | | 1967-1970 Army Helicopter Pilot - Chief Warrant Officer
Vietnam - Jun 1968 - Jun 1969
1st Aviation Battalion 1st Infantry Division "If you're going to be one, be a Big Red One"
III Corp north of Saigon
I was just trying to stay alive, but they gave me medals.
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross | | | | |
If you served in the Military, we would like to honor you by adding your name and/or pictures to this pageIf you served in the Military, we would like to honor you by adding your name and/or pictures to this page |
| Cowtown Socials to Military Sites/Museums |
Numerous CTV Cruises stop at War Memorials Our Cruiser Program has a section for War Memorials Fort Worth Air Museum - 08/03/14 |
Various VETTE Veteran's Memorials |
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I have just finished the POW Corvette to honor the Vietnam POWs and the rest of us who are military Veterans. The car was Rolled Out at H. Ross Perot’s house Memorial Day Weekend and has just been inducted into the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
POW Vette Memorial Webiste | |
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Various Veteran's Memorials |
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Burnett County Courthouse (contributed by Doug McMahan) | 
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 | Davison County, SD Memorial (contributed by Doc Lambert) |  |
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| Erath County Courthouse (contributed by Doug McMahan) | 
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| Dixon, IL Memorial (contributed by Doc Lambert) | 
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| Henderson County Courthouse (contributed by Doug McMahan) | 
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 | Gonzales County - Confederate Memorial |  |
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 | Lavaca County - Courthouse |  |
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| Rural Iowa, the Freedom Rock (some photos contributed by Doc Lambert) Patriot Post about the Freedom Rock Tony Rodger's Freedom Rock Website | 
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| Winnebago, IL Veterans Memorial (contributed by Doc Lambert) |
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| Palo Pinto County, TX - east of Mineral Wells (photos contributed by Richard Cross) |  |
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Misc. Veteran's Links |
A MILLION THANKS Cold War Certificate
In accordance with section 1084 of the Fiscal Year 1998 National Defense Authorization Act, the Secretary of Defense approved awarding Cold War Recognition Certificates to all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the United States anytime during the Cold War era, which is defined as Sept. 2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991. Cold War Certificate Information Air Force Memorial Foundation Arlington National Cementry Corvettes for Freedom Grief & Loss Resource Center (US & Canada) Korean War Veterans Memorial Military.com Military Community Relations National Cemetery POW-MIA Soldiers' Angels Texas Department of Veteran's Affairs Tomb of the Unknowns U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs U.S. Navy Memorial USS Arizona Memorial Vietnam Memorial (Search the Wall) Vietnam Veterans Memorials Around The World Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Women Who Died in the Vietnam War WELCOME HOME HEROES - get a group together and support them today Welcome Troops 
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National Holidays and Why |
Labor Day - First Monday in September Memorial Day - Last Monday in May Veteran's Day - November 11 |
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The Wars |
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) War of 1812 (1812-1814) The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) American Civil War (1861-1865) Spainish American War (1898) World War I (1914-1918) World War II (1939-1945) Korean War (1950-1953) Vietnam War (1961-1975) Vietnam War Facts: 9,087,000 military personnel served on active duty during the official Vietnam era from 5 AUG 64 to 7 MAY 75. 2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam which represented 9.7% of their generation. 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War 58,148 were killed in Vietnam. The first man to die was James Davis, in 1958. He was with the 509th Radio Research Station. Davis Station in Saigon was named for him. 75,000 were severely disabled of which 23,214 100% were disabled 5,283 lost limbs & 1,081 sustained multiple amputations Average age of men killed: 23.1 years. Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21, 11,465 of those were younger than 20 years old, and 17,539 were married Five men killed in Vietnam were only 16 years old. The oldest man killed was 62 years old. As of 15 JAN 04, there are 1,875 Americans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War 97% of Vietnam Veterans were honorably discharged 91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served 74% say they would serve again, even knowing the outcome Vietnam veterans have a lower unemployment rate than the same non-vet age groups. Vietnam veterans personal income exceeds that of our non-veteran age group by more than 18%. 87% of Americans hold Vietnam Veterans in high esteem. There is no difference in drug usage between Vietnam Veterans and non-Vietnam Veterans of the same age group (Source: Veterans Administration Study) Vietnam Veterans are less likely to be in prison. Only one-half of one percent of Vietnam Veterans have been jailed for crimes. 85% of Vietnam Veterans made successful transitions to civilian life.
[Source: NM e-Veterans News 9 Jan 06 - Research accredited to Capt. Marshal Hanson, USNR (Ret.) & Statistical Source Capt. Scott Beaton] Gulf War Chronicles (1995) |
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