Yesterday I attended a special ceremony aboard the war ship USS Milius with several VO-67 shipmates and family members in San Diego, California. The names of Captain Paul L. Milius and Petty Officer John F. Hartzheim were sounded many, many times this day.
Today, February 27, 2010, marks the forty second year since these two special heroes from VO-67 were lost in combat in Laos, Khammouane Province near Ban Kari Pass.
We will not forget these valiant warriors so long as we live.