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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTD_spirit-03-a-war-memorial_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
  On January 31, 1991 while working a target over Kuwait fourteen Spectre crewmembers reached out and touched the face of God; they became true Ghostriders Maj Paul J. Weaver · SSgt Damon V. Kanuha · TSgt Robert K. Hodges…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTB_lieutenant-colonel-william-atkinson-jones-iii-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
Lieutenant Colonel Jones flew an A-1H Skyraider on a rescue mission on 1 September 1968 in search of a downed U.S. pilot near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. Although his aircraft was hit repeatedly by enemy fire, he continued his search until he sighted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VT5_major-bernard-francis-fisher-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
Major Fisher was an A-1E pilot at A Shau, South Vietnam on 10 March 1966. The Special Forces camp was attacked by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army Regulars. Tops of 1,500-foot hills were obscured by an 800-foot ceiling, limiting maneuverability and for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VT3_lieutenant-colonel-joe-madison-jackson-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
Lieutenant Colonel Jackson was the aircraft commander of an unarmed C-123 transport flying a tactical emergency evacuation mission to rescue three remaining survivors at the Special Forces camp at Kham Duc, Republic of Vietnam, on 12 May 1968. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VT2_first-lieutenant-james-phillip-fleming-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
First Lieutenant Fleming was the aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter near Duc Co in the Republic of Vietnam's central highlands, 26 November 1968. He unhesitatingly flew to the aid of a six-man Special Forces Long Range Reconnaissan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VSQ_operation-provide-comfort-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
  Operation PROVIDE COMFORT began in April 1991 as a humanitarian effort to help an estimated 800,000 Iraqi Kurds who, fearing the Iraqi government's wrath for their rebellion, fled into the northern mountain region of Iraq and were dying at a ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VSP_desert-shield-and-desert-storm-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
  From early August 1990 to late February 1991, AFSOC participated in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, the protection of Saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi forces.   Active duty, Air Force Reserve, and Air National…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VSO_operation-assured-response-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
  In April 1996, Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) responded to a crisis in Liberia, where a civil war endangered Americans and other foreign nationals. The US deployed forces quickly to save lives, protect the American Embassy, and init…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VSN_operations-in-bosnia-herzegovina-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
  Operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina took on many different names between 1993-1998. Whether it was Operation Joint Endeavor, Joint Guard, Deny Flight, Deliberate Force, or Joint Forge, the special operations mission remained relatively unchanged.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VSM_o-2-super-skymaster-historical_Hurlburt-Field-FL.html
The O-2A Super Skymaster was a push-pull twin-engine, three-seat, militarized version of the Cessna 337A Skymaster. Affectionately known as the "Oscar Duck." This rugged aircraft was flown throughout Southeast Asia in a variety of Forward Air Cont…
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