thank you for your service and sacrifice allen avery. now you can be reunited with your crew, and rest in the company of many heroes. a cousin and 2 friends also served in vietnam. a nephew served 2 iraq tours. be at peace, and watch over all of the newer generations serving in harm’s way.

≡✪≡ Thursday, 6 April 1972: Operation “Freedom Train”

In Military Region I, Quang Tri Province: HH-53C, s.n. 68-10365, call sign Jolly Green 67 was performing a search-and-rescue mission for BAT 21B & Nail 38B near Cam Lo, northwest of Quang Tri, when their Sikorsky helicopter was hit by enemy fire and crashed.

KIA were:
• Capt Peter Chapman
• 1st Lt John Call III
• TSgt Roy Prater
• TSgt Allen Avery http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.asp?ID=611
• Sgt William Pearson
• Sgt James Alley

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