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rockogre · 04-17-2006, 09:32 AM

I rode in my first formation with the Patriot Guard this past Saturday. It was to honor this missing veteran.

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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.

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This took place in Oklahoma City Saturday morning. There were between 300 and 400 motorcycles participating and I was proud to be among them. It was a very moving experience, as was the full military funeral. I don't have any of my pictures posted yet you this link is to some of the pictures that were taken.

Pictures from the Patriot Guard

I met some of the nicest people I could ever hope to meet. I also took my 23 year old daughter and she said that she learned a lot about why I am proud to be a veteran and that she was proud that I let her participate.

For those of you that recognize it, my old orange Norton is in a couple of the pictures.

04-17-2006, 09:32 AM	#33 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	My first ride with the Patriot Guard. I rode in my first formation with the Patriot Guard this past Saturday. It was to honor this missing veteran. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This took place in Oklahoma City Saturday morning. There were between 300 and 400 motorcycles participating and I was proud to be among them. It was a very moving experience, as was the full military funeral. I don't have any of my pictures posted yet you this link is to some of the pictures that were taken. Pictures from the Patriot Guard I met some of the nicest people I could ever hope to meet. I also took my 23 year old daughter and she said that she learned a lot about why I am proud to be a veteran and that she was proud that I let her participate. For those of you that recognize it, my old orange Norton is in a couple of the pictures. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom Last edited by rockogre; 04-19-2006 at 09:32 AM..