MAJ Chad Fletcher passed away peacefully on July 21, 2021, at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in El Paso, Texas, on July 8, 1945. In March 2017, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which he determinedly fought for over four years until his death.Chad attended the University of Texas at Austin …
Jim Heady loved the sky and he loved the sea, and most of all he loved his friends and family. Captain Jim continued his cosmic journey on July 20, 2021, just two days before his 76th birthday on July 22. He was an aviator, blacksmith, educator, sea captain, and loving husband, father, and grandfather. James …
Lieutenant Colonel Edmond James Enloe, Jr., USA, Retired, went to be with His Lord and Savior on Monday, July 19 at his home in Dothan surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Baton Rouge, LA on November 10, 1942, and grew up in the area, graduating from Central High School and then Louisiana State …
Each year at the DUSTOFF Reunion an election is held at the business meeting on Saturday Morning – IAW our bylaws those present constitute a quorum – this year’s meeting is a different situation given the EXTREMELY low numbers in attendance.If you are an active life member of the DUSTOFF Association and would like to …
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It is with a great deal of respect and honor that we announce the following inductees to the DUSTOFF Hall of Fame. Their induction will occur at the 2022 Reunion to be held in San Antonio (Date is TBD) LTG Quinn Becker, COL David MacDonald, COL David “Scott” Heintz, and LTC Steve Peth were selected, …
COL Edward J. Taylor Jr., 84, died peacefully on March 12, 2021 after a courageous battle of cancer related illnesses complicated by COVID-19 pneumonia. Edward J. Taylor Jr. was born to Edward J. Taylor and Lucy Woodburn in Albany, New York. He graduated from Bethlehem Central HS in 1954. He attended Cornell University in Ithica, …
San Diego, Nov 29, 2020 The Distinguished Flying Cross Society Hosts Biennial Reunion “Riders on the Storm – Desert Storm” – the thirtieth anniversary year of the Desert Storm campaign to reverse Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The Distinguished Flying Cross Society will host its biennial Reunion in Washington DC from September 23rd thru 26th, 2021. …
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Virgil E. Mielke, 92, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Virgil was the seventh of 12 children born to Ernest and Hazel Mielke in Savanna. He graduated from Savanna High School and Northern Illinois Teachers College in DeKalb. He began his teaching career in Mount Carroll before being drafted …
Monday, November 16, 2020, Christopher Doyle Carney passed away at the age of 56. Chris was born December 24, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the US Air Force at 17 to become a pilot and serve the country he loved so much. He later transferred to the US Army and flew Medevac Blackhawk Helicopter …
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