Remembrance
The honor guard
stand straight and tall, the flag waves in the breeze
Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen, welcome you from the mountains cross the sea
The Chariot rolls
to a stop, the engines cease their roar
The honor ramp
starts slowly down, then stops, upon the corridor
Our nations colors
cover you, as you're brought down side by side
Across the deck the
march is smooth, in perfect step and stride
A single voice is
all that's heard, no "Taps" or rifle sound
Repatriation needs
no words, the silence is profound
By Bob
Reynolds on the occasion of Repatriation of Gale Robert Siow
and the
crew of VO-67 Crew 2 on July 10, 2001
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts
Pvt. Adam Paine, September 20, 1874
Pvt. Pompey Factor, April 25, 1875
Pvt. Isaac Payne, April 25, 1875
(Trumpeter)
Sgt. John Ward, April 25, 1875
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World War II
Order of the Purple Heart Recipient
Chief of the Seminole Nation
MSgt. Edwin Tanyan
Korean Conflict
Bronze Star Recipient
Chief of the Seminole Nation
MSgt. Edwin Tanyan
Indian Police Academy/Federal Law Enforcement Training
The Indian Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Thomas Cloud
31-March-1885
Seminole Agency
Seminole Light Horse Police
Billy Cully
World War II
The Order of the Purple Heart was awarded to the following Seminoles:
J. D. Walker
Johnson Davis
Amos Davis
"Since WWI, Native Americans have served
in the United States Armed Forces.
During the Viet Nam War, close to 90% of the
86,000 Native Americans who enlisted volunteered,
giving Native Americans the
highest record of service per capita of any ethnic group.
Over half served in
combat." Tom Holm
Two...are still there
Elliot Crook
SP5 U.S. Army CO A 101 AVN BN 101 ABN
DIV
12 JUN 48 17 May 72 Phoenix, AZ
1W L26
South Vietnam-Thua Thien Province
Dennis Wayne Hammond
SSGT U.S. Marines CAP 101 CACE CAG 2 111 MAF
26 APR 46 08 FEB 68
Detroit, MI 38E L29
South Vietnam-Quang Nam Province
Gale Roberts Siow
ATN3 U.S. Navy
8 DEC 40 11 JAN 68
Huntington Park, CA 34E L31
Laos-LZ Province
Gale Roberts Siow is listed as Missing In
Action
Update-July 10, 2001
Repatriation of VO-67 Crew-2
KIA 11 JAN 1968
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know"
Lance Cpl. E3 U.S. Marines
17-May-1945 10-Mar-1968 Atoka, OK 44E L6
South Vietnam-Quang Nam Province
©2001-Present Linda Simpson
04 September 2021
