_______________________________________________________________
Air Force Sergeant MIA from Vietnam War is Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is Tech. Sgt. Patrick L. Shannon of Owasso, Okla. Funeral arrangements are yet to be set by his family.

Shannon and 18 other servicemen operated a radar installation atop Pha Thi Mountain in Houaphan Province, Laos, approximately 13 miles south of the border with North Vietnam. The site, known at Lima Site 85, directed U.S. bombing missions toward key targets in North Vietnam.

In the early morning of March 11, 1968, the site came under attack by a force of North Vietnamese commandos. The enemy force had scaled the sheer mountainsides in the hours before the attack and overran the site. During the attack, some Americans made their way down to ledges, but survivors reported that several were killed.

 Several hours later, U.S. aircraft attacked enemy positions around the site, enabling helicopters to rescue eight of the 19 Americans, although one of the survivors died en route to a base in Thailand. Later that day, and for four additional days, U.S. air strikes bombed the site to destroy technical equipment left behind.

Folks, we need to make this mission ride.  His family has been waiting a long time.

Jeff

 

[b]ITENERARY SCHEDULE for Tech Sgt Patrick Shannon service on April 15, 2006 Staging will start at 9:00am in the front parking lot of New Church 9201 North Rockwell Oklahoma City, OK 73132 Mission announcements and directions will start at 9:45am at the staging area in the church parking lot. We have to be in formation, with kickstands up and then rolling toward the cemetery at 10:15am SHARP. Graveside Service will be held at 11:00am, on April 15, 2006 at Resurrection Cemetery 7500 W. Britton Road Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132 After the services camaraderie, will be at Charley's Last Stand 4415 SW 3rd Oklahoma City 405.946.4110 The services will not be lengthy, and I am anticipating that the family will stay around for a few minutes to allow us to personally give condolences and thanks. We will not have any participation in the service other than the respect that we show at all missions for our fallen heroes. Contact me if you have any questions, and ride safe. [/b]

Rick "Otter" Hall

My source say's the family is planning a Spring funeral....... Ross Shamrock Neely

Jeff