150th Anniversary of Taps

[Tinman507]

With Memorial Day upon us, it's fitting to note that the 150th Anniversary of Taps is this year.

http://taps150.org/

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[Bill K]

Thanks, I didn't know about the 150th anniversary of Taps.

[Armybrat]

God Bless them all.

RIP Gary, I'll never forget

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DOUGAN CHARLES GARVIN

Name: CW2 Charles Garvin Dougan
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 03/05/1970 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 23.0
Date of Birth: 02/28/1947
Home City: Graham, MO
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 195 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 68-513/68-23
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 11W-101
Short Summary: Hit by RPG on gun run in Cambodia west of Quan Loi in and exploded 3 times before impact - bodies recovered later.
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 64-14120
Call sign: Thunderchickens
Service number: W3161746
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: RPG
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 10/15/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Phuoc Long Province III Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Methodist (Evangelical United Brethren)
The following information secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 01/23/2009

[Yogi 117]

Great story! I see the celebration took place at Arlington National Cemetery, which on Memorial Day Weekend, is one of the most memorable experiences in my life! Flags by every head stone makes one feel honored to be there to celebrate the fallen, and their service to our country for our freedom! Kudos Tinman. Thx. :) :israel: