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Redhawks over Iraq

Over 90 Oregon Air Guard members of the 142nd Fighter Wing, the bulk of the third of three two-week rotations, pose for a photo with a 123rd Fighter Squadron F-15A Eagle during their deployment in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH in early 1998. This was the first operational deployment for the unit since the 1951 call-up during the Korean War. (photograph from the 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Official portrait photo of Vietnam veteran Lt Col Gerald O. Clark in Oregon Air National Guard service in the 1970s. He flew the RF-4C Phantom II in photo reconnaissance missions from Thailand in 1967. (142nd Wing History Archive)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Then RF-4C Phantom II recon pilot Captain Gerald O. Clark is welcomed home by his family, wife Mary, daughter Karen (then 4) Daughter Lori (8) and son Dale (6) in this picture taken at Ramstein AB in 1966. He served a tour in Southeast Asia flying the RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft after service in the same type aircraft in Europe. (USAF Airman Magazine, December, 1966)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Lt Col John L. “Cactus Jack” Fisher flew the F-4 Phantom on two combat tours in Southeast Asia. He is seen here beside an F-4 Phantom II loaded with an AGM-12C Bullpup air-to-surface guided missile, his flight suit “sanitized” and personal equipment ready for a combat mission. (Courtesy Mrs. Judith Fisher)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Lt Col John L. “Cactus Jack” Fisher flew the F-4 Phantom on two combat tours in Southeast Asia. Then 1st Lt. Fisher flew the F-4E in the 388th TFW/469th TFS at Korat in 1968-69. He returned to Southeast Asia for a second tour in the F-4D with the 49th TFW at Takhli in 1972. (Courtesy Mrs. Judith Fisher)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Edward J. Fenner (right) served at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam from March, 1967 to March, 1968. Here he is seen with 557th TFS F-4C pilot and aircraft commander Capt Peter T. Kempf (later Lt Gen Kempf) by aircraft 691 in January, 1968. (Courtesy CMSgt Edward Fenner)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Congressman Denny Smith flew the F-4C Phantom II at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam in 1965-1966. He is shown here on November 26, 1985, then Congressman Smith of Oregon, as he prepares for a flight in an F-16D fighter at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Note the Oregon Redhawk emblem on his helmet. (USAF photo by Sgt Michael A. Price)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Four Triple Nickel aircrewmen pose for a photo at Udorn RTAFB during Lt Col James R. Alley’s combat tour, 1968-1969. Alley is the last man at the right in the photo. (Courtesy Lt Col James R. Alley)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Lt Col James R. Alley was stationed at Udorn Royal Thai AFB from 1968 to 1969. He was assigned to the 555th TFS of the 432 TRW, as indicated by the tail code OY on the jets next to his. (Courtesy Lt Col James R. Alley)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Then Capt Michael G. Roehr flew combat for some 30 months in Southeast Asia. He is shown here in his postwar tour at George AFB, California, where he flew the F-105G Wild Weasel version of the renowned Thunderchief fighter-bomber before joining the Oregon ANG in 1979. (TAC Attack safety magazine, September, 1976)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

On Veterans Day, 2010, Vietnam combat veteran Col Lars Granath spoke about his postwar experience with the F-15 Eagle in a ceremony which dedicated F-15A Eagle serial number 73-089 at the Evergreen Air & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. F-4C Phantom II 63-7647 nearby at the right shows two red stars for aerial victories aircrew obtained in it during the Vietnam War. Col Granath is seen here before the ceremony, at the lower left in the white pants and dark sportcoat standing near the two jets which signify the 142nd Wing’s transformation which added an air superiority capability to the unit. Col Granath played an important role in that change. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Greg Neuleib)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Aircraft Commander Lars Granath stands confidently by a shark-mouthed 388th TFW/469th TFS F-4E Phantom II, the type he flew from Korat RTAFB on 178 combat missions and 235 combat hours with the Fighting Bulls from September, 1971 to August, 1972, flying for 235 combat hours. (Antelope County News, via Col Lars Granath, 2019)

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Reflections of Southeast Asia: Oregon ANG Veterans of the Vietnam War

Jerry Ford (left) was stationed in South Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He is seen here with his friend from high school (in T-shirt). He joined the Oregon ANG after the war and served as a crew chief for the unit’s fighter aircraft. (Courtesy Jerry Ford)

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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

DPAA Director Mr. Kelly McKeague described this year’s POW/MIA poster at an unveiling in July 2020: "The poster embodies the spirit of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day and tangibly articulates the inordinate service of our former POWs and the supreme sacrifice of our missing." (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)

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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

This memorial plaque to 35th PRS pilot 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney, who went MIA on 5 November 1944, was presented in 2018 by Captain Daniel Jackson, USAF, also an author of China-Theater American military aviation history, to citizens in Ban Mae Kua, Thailand. Capt. Jackson presented similar plaques to the Royal Thai AF Museum in Bangkok and the Tango Squadron Museum in Chiang Mai. (Courtesy of Daniel Jackson)

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Remembered, Not Forgotten on National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2020

First Lieutenant Merlin R. Allen was assigned to the 35th Photo Recon Squadron in 1944 and served as an aerial photo-interpreter. After deploying with the squadron to China at some point he was attached and/or reassigned to the 16th Combat Camera Unit (16th CCU) of 14th Air Force. Lt. Allen was in service with the 16th CCU when he was captured on 25 June 1945. (142nd Wing History Archive)

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Remembering Across Time: Memorial Day 2022 in the 142nd Wing

Master Sergeant Douglas R. Galash was a 142nd Fighter Wing chaplain’s assistant when he had a heart attack and died after completing the unit’s annual fitness test. (142nd Fighter Wing Air Scoop, July-August 1996, via Mrs. Rita Galash)

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Remembering Across Time: Memorial Day 2022 in the 142nd Wing

Senior Airman Jill L. Stark was an admin technician assigned to the wing’s 142nd Resource Management Squadron when she was hit by a truck and killed on January 28, 1991 while returning home on her bicycle after completing her duty day. (142nd Fighter Wing Air Scoop, February, 1991)

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Remembering Across Time: Memorial Day 2022 in the 142nd Wing

The Oregon Air National Guard’s Memorial Park at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore., honors the postwar service losses of Oregon’s Air National Guardsmen. The Air Guardsmen named in this memorial article are the first three names on the list, though we honor all on Memorial Day. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

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Remembering Across Time: Memorial Day 2022 in the 142nd Wing

First Lieutenant Franklin McKinney was an F-5E pilot assigned to the 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (today’s 123rd Fighter Squadron). He went missing on a mission on November 5, 1944. In recent years, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has made active efforts to investigate his possible crash site in northern Thailand. (Courtesy Maj. Daniel Jackson, USAF)

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