Paul, Thinking of you this Memorial Day. I saluted the flag in front of my home, in your honor, this morning. I know we would still be friends, and would have kept in contact if you had made it through your tour of duty. Every Memorial Day, I read two letters I had received from you while I was in Vietnam. One of the letters was written before you left for your tour, and the other letter was written from in-country, just 24 days before the helicopter you were in was shot down. See you "up there" later, buddy.
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Seven men - four aircrew and three passengers - died when their UH-1H (tail number 68-15462) was shot down in Tay Ninh Province:
- B Company, 25th Aviation Bn, 25th ID
- CW2 Ronald Joe Fulton, pilot
- 2LT Michael Lorrell Arrants, copilot
- SGT John Thomas Rodgers, gunner
- SGT Jerald Dale West, crew chief
- Passengers, all Division HHC, 25th ID
- CPT John Lawrence Beek
- CPT Paul Barkley Bowman
- CPT Jerry David Denny
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