MY FATHER was HN Gary Young, Corpsman HMM-364 "KIA"690207

[GEORGE CURTIS]

Stephanie Hanson is looking for people who knew her father Gary.

She can be reached at

sh8948@hotmail.com


Comments on Incident:
MEDEVAC Shot Down in Arizona Territory, near Hue City. Aircraft launched from MMAF on a low overcast day with intermittent rain. The wounded Marines were near the village of An Hoa (AT820561). The pilot was forced to make a low approach to the LZ and was subjected to intense enemy fire. The aircraft went out of control and crashed very hard in a rice paddy with about 10" of water in it. One of the crew, Gregory J. Tomaro, gunner, survived the crash. Subsequent examination of the wreckage revealed that both hydraulic boost systems had failed due to enemy fire. Doc Walt Tyrrell was training Doc Gary Young in helicopter medevac ops. Information by Courtney Payne, Major USMC(Ret); Owen Crew. Baker, Col. USMC(Ret)


http://www.popasmoke.com/kia/690207/notforgotten.html

Photo by Chuck Bongers

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e-mail from Stephanie [July 3, 2003]
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Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that the Oregon paper has a story today about my trip to the Wall for Memorial Day.

You can read it at:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/105714801117910.xml

Happy 4th of July!
Steph

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PS No comments about the use of the word medic or the facts about the flights and wings. She's a civilian after all and we have to make allowances! :-)