Hush Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Air Force Pilot MIA From Vietnam War is Identified The Department of Defense 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. Air Force Maj. Curtis Daniel Miller of Palacios, Texas, will be buried on March 29 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Miller was part of a 14-man aircrew, all of which are now accounted-for. Remains that could not be individually identified are included in a group that will be buried together in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. On March 29, 1972, 14 men were aboard an AC-130A Spectre gunship that took off from Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, on an armed reconnaissance mission over southern Laos. The aircraft was struck by an enemy surface-to-air missile and crashed. Search and rescue efforts were stopped after a few days due to heavy enemy activity in the area. In 1986, joint U.S.- Lao People's Democratic Republic teams, lead by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), surveyed and excavated the crash site in Savannakhet Province, Laos. The team recovered human remains and other evidence including two identification tags, life support items and aircraft wreckage. From 1986 to 1988, the remains were identified as those of nine men from this crew. Between 2005 and 2006, joint teams resurveyed the crash site and excavated it twice. The teams found more human remains, personal effects and crew-related equipment. As a result, JPAC identified the other crewmen using forensic identification tools, circumstantial evidence, mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Welcome home Major. Thank you for a job well done. I am glad you have been returned to your family where you belong. I wish I had known about this as I would like to have attended his burial as I live not far from the DFW cemetery. Rest in peace. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tusker Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Well, with great respect, I am very glad about it!!!..............John Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spec13fe Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) Got this from Spectre Assn web page. Memorial and burial of the remains of Capt Curtis D Miller, Co-Pilot of AC 044 on the 29th of March at 2 PM at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery near the old Dallas NAS. The Wife is also having a gathering at the Biggers Funeral Home in Lakeworth TX on Mar 28 between 2 & 4 PM. Mike Edited March 16, 2010 by spec13fe add on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Welcome home brother Welcome home to a well earned rest! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Major Curtis Daniel Miller, 16th SOS Ubon, was shot down on 29 Mar. 1972, in a Spectre Gunship, over Southern Laos. His funeral, with full military honors plus a USAF fly-by, is scheduled at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Monday, 29 Mar. 2010, the anniversary of his death. Below is an article about Maj. Miller from the Star-Telegram. http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/12/v-print/2037057/azle-widow-can-finally-lay-her.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63boxtop Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 for those who attend the 16th will be doing a flyover during the service to pay its respects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownslow Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Another Hero finally comes home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 My hat's off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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