COL William A. Campbell, Army retired, of Destin, Florida, passed away 19 Sep 12 at the age of 82. COL Campbell was retired after having served 25 years in the US Army. He was the hospital administrator at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Denver, CO. He served in Vietnam as a medical evacuation helicopter pilot. […]
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It is with great sadness to announce the passing of my uncle SP5 Kevin Dale of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kevin served with the 57th Medevac “Original Dustoff” for 21 months in Vietnam. Like many of his crewmembers before him, Kevin succumb to his long battle with cancer at age 60 and departed on his final mission
SGT Eric Williams, 27, of Murrieta, CA, was in-transit from his duty station in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan to re-deploy to the United States when he was killed. He was assigned to Company C, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. He was killed 23 July 2012 when the Forward Operating
Chief Warrant Officer II (RET) and Silver Star recipient Ronald Tweed passed away, 12 July 2012 in Winston, Oregon. He was a member of DUSTOFF, an Army Air Ambulance Flight Medical pilot.
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Richard Michael Levy passed away on June 14, 2012, in Lutz, Florida. He was a Vietnam veteran with over 22 years of service to the Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Army commendation Medal for Valor, Master Army Aviator Badge, 43 Air Medals, and three overseas bars. Richard was a proud
COL Thomas C. Scofield’s 28-year military career as a DUSTOFF pilot, commander at every level of the AMEDD, and his contributions in key and important staff assignments are immeasurable. During his two tours in Vietnam, he earned four awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with V device for valor and 39 Oak
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COL Benjamin Knisely epitomizes the best in AMEDD aviation and our DUSTOFF tradition. At the battle of Hue-Phu Bai he was shot down while attempting a hoist mission in the Ashaw valley. For three days, with no food or water, he evaded capture. After evacuation and nine months of rehabilitation, Ben’s petition to remain on
LTC Lee Roupe passed away on 2 Mar 12 of natural causes at his home in Salado, TX (just outside Fort Hood, TX). According to reports, he had officially retired on 28 Feb 2012. Lee proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for 36 years and had moved to Salado three years ago from
LTC (R) Avery M. Rogers of Hot Springs, departed this good life for a better one on 15 Feb 12. Avery was born in Manilla, AR, on 19 Sep 30. He joined the U.S. Army in 1947 and was assigned to the Army Navy Hospital (currently known as the Arkansas Rehabilitation Center) in Hot Springs,
LTC Gary W. Gaston, U.S. Army, Ret., age 67 of Biloxi, died Thursday, Feb 2, 12 in Houston, TX. He was born in Cuxhaven, Germany and came to the United States at a very early age. He went to flight school in 1967 and went to Vietnam in 1968. Gary was injured in a crash
