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The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard prepares to present the colors.
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John Sweet, the TLC Brotherhood Vice President, offers a welcome to the 2003 Roll-Call Memorial Reading.
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Posting of the colors prior to the playing of the National Anthem.
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John Loftus, newly-elected TLC Brotherhood Chaplain, presents the invocation and reads a poem of tribute by TLCB Member Bev Haire.
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Ed Miller and Don Dorwart of the 2003 TLCB Reunion Committee present the Memorial Wreath as TLCB President Bill Tilton discusses the wreath's meaning.
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John Sweet starts the Roll-Call with names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia, including the crew of Dogpatch 2.
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Jim Burns reads more names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Paul Cummings including friend Col Paul Bannon, MIA in an F-4 in Laos.
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Dick Grimes reads more names of Americans who died in Laos during the War in Southeast Asia, including men who died during the fall of Lima Site 85.
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Jeff Hudgens reads Laos names including his father, Edward Hudgens, lost as a Sandy on a rescue mission at the base of Mu Gia Pass.
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Earl Litz and John Loftus read Laos names including 20 from US Navy squadron, VO-67. Earl is a member of VO-67; John is an honorary member of VO-67.
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Earl takes a turn reading names of his squadron mates.
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Keith Rohring reads Laos names. He included the name of his little brother, Kevin, and Worley Hall & Walter Munns, 2 US Marines who died with Kevin.
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Ken Griswold reads names of Americans who died in Laos.
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Bob Santo reads Laos names plus hometown friends Richard A. Mitchell and William J. Morse.
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Herb Neeland reads Laos names and those of close friends Clifford E. Bench and James D. Snyder.
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Rod Bell reads the names of 52 aircrewmen who died on AC-130s flown out of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand during the War in Southeast Asia.
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John Bollwerk begins the reading of the names of more than 500 Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Margaret Loftus reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Jose Benavides reads Cambodia names along with mentioning some hometown friends.
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Eric Hachey read names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Dick Hopkins reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Cort Nicks reads Cambodia names including Medal of Honor recipient Jon E. Swanson (posthumous).
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Jimmie H. Butler reads names of Americans who died in Cambodia during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Woody Freeman reads Cambodia names, including the names of 41 Americans who died in Thailand and Cambodia during the Mayeguez Recovery in 1975.
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Jim Roth reads names of F-105 aircrewmen who died during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Ed Miller reads more names of F-105 aircrewmen who died during the War in Southeast Asia.
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Bob Pruiksma reads names of Americans who died in Thailand including 22 men of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, the BatCats.
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Mike Carden reads Thailand names including Nimrod heroes Dwight Campbell & Robert Sholl, and FAC Alva Krogman, whom Mike saw off on his last mission.
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Jim "Dutch" Treat reads Thailand names including those who died on 10 April 1970 when a battle-damaged F-4 crashed into the AFTN Station at Udorn.
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Bill Tilton closes out the Roll Call reading names of Thai-based fliers who died in Vietnam as well as other special requests.
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The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard prepares for the 21-gun salute to those who didn't return with us from Southeast Asia.
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Taps is played in honor of those who gave all.
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TLCB President Bill Tilton offers closing remarks after another successful Roll Call.
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Here are some of the TLCB members, spouses, readers, etc. in position to listen to the roll call. I've added some names.
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Other readers await their turns.
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