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Travel to family in CONUS From Hawaii & To Reuions, WW2, Korea & Vietnam
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Vietnam Air Force Pilot Wings
My GySgt Rank came 3 months before I retired when the new E-8 E-9 ranks took full effect. I had a one year letter in to CMC for retirement & could not be promoted. I had been a MSGt E-7 since 1957, served as Personnel Sgt Major, Line Chief, Maintenence Chief, S-4 logistics Chief, S-3 Ops Chief. Had recived USAF/VNAF pilot wings on contract(after retirement USMC) at USAF Advisory Group-Vietnam 1964-1968). Also had Vietnamese award not shown on the available items.Served as Senior CH53 Rep for 14 Years on Okinawa Japan with MAG-36 (1973-1987). During those years was deployed to Korea each year for"Team Spirit Exercise". Also support of units in Cubi Pt PI. Was on the LPH Okinawa for Opertaion "Frequent Winds" Apr 1975 Evacuation of Saigon. Was deployed to Diego Garcia than to Oman in support of prepartion for rescue of prisoners in Iran Late Nov 1979 .Prisoners were released when Regan was elected as President WW II to Viet Nam
Description The blockade began October 21 and, the next day, Kennedy delivered a public address alerting Americans to the situation. In his speech, he warned a frightened American public that the missiles on Cuba were capable of hitting Washington, D.C. or anywhere in the southeastern portion of the country, the Panama Canal, Mexico City or “as far north as Hudson Bay, Canada, and as far south as Lima, Peru.” A military confrontation appeared imminent when Kennedy told his audience that he ordered the evacuation of the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and put military units on standby. Boldly, he stated, “one path we shall never choose is the path of surrender or submission.”
Khrushchev responded by sending additional ships—possibly carrying military cargo—toward Cuba and by allowing construction at the missile sites to continue. Over the following six days, the Cuban Missile Crisis, as it is now known, brought the world to the brink of global nuclear war while the two leaders engaged in tense negotiations via telegram and letter.
Fortunately by October 28, Kennedy and Khrushchev had reached a settlement and people on both sides of the conflict breathed a collective but wary sigh of relief. The Cuban missile sites were dismantled and, in return, Kennedy agreed to close U.S. missile sites in Turkey.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
October / 1962
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October / 1962
Last Updated: Mar 13, 2023
Personal Memories
People You Remember Unit aboard the Carrier Nimitz off Oman. Was sent without written orders( met by Officer at each destination) orders to Cubi Pt than to Singapore, than to Diego Garcia & Finally out to the Carrier Nimitz with no written order and had no idea where or what my mission was.Was Briefed on The RH53 Helicopter problems which we corrected for couple days.Was than flown by H46 helicopter to an old deserted Brittish Base which I later learned was on the Gulf in Oman.(Late Nov 1979) After waiting there for day was suddenly returned to the Nimitz & retuned to Singapore.Apparently part of the prior planning for the Operation that blew up in the desert. The whole thing was really confusing since no one would even tell me where I was!! My last task after retirement from Sikorsky Aircraft Co was in Egypt on Wessex SH3 Helicopters on contract to Assemble & Repair & Test for the Egyptian AF.This was in 1993/94 at a base in the Desert 20 miles out of Cairo called Helwan. Ended up in an international Tribunal Trail on the contract in Geneva Switzerland which we won full payment for the contract.
