Captain James Ahn
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kirkland (U.S. Army, Retired), a life member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion, has announced a $1,000 scholarship created in the name of a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, Capt James Ahn, who died in a tragic parachuting accident while with his unit in Washington State in 2015. LTC Kirkland was James’ Army ROTC Professor of Military Science when he was a cadet at the University of California Riverside. Qualified students should go to the following link for additional information: CPT James Ahn Memorial Scholarship.
Roosevelt McCombs
Emory West, Roosevelt McCombs, and Howard Hendrickson
On April 28-29 1975, the USS Midway aircraft carrier and other U.S. Navy ships took part in the largest helicopter evacuation in history, carrying U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese refugees to safety as North Vietnamese troops pushed into Saigon. A total of 1,373 Americans and over 5,600 South Vietnamese nationals were successfully airlifted during Operation Frequent Wind, with the Midway receiving 3,073 evacuees.
Roosevelt McCombs
Emory West, Roosevelt McCombs, and Howard Hendrickson
On April 28-29 1975, the USS Midway aircraft carrier and other U.S. Navy ships took part in the largest helicopter evacuation in history, carrying U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese refugees to safety as North Vietnamese troops pushed into Saigon. A total of 1,373 Americans and over 5,600 South Vietnamese nationals were successfully airlifted during Operation Frequent Wind, with the Midway receiving 3,073 evacuees.
