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Navy Pilot's Remains Return to Fla. 18 Years After Gulf War Death
Fox ^
| Thursday, August 13, 2009
| Ass. Press
Posted on 08/14/2009 6:11:46 AM PDT by magslinger
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The remains of Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher returned to his Florida home on Thursday, 18 years after his FA-18 Hornet was shot down on the first night of the 1991 Gulf War.
Speicher's remains arrived at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station around 3 p.m. About ten minutes later his coffin was rolled off the plane draped with the U.S. flag. It was to remain at the All Saints Chapel on the base overnight.
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TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: americanhero; gulfwar; mia; navair; restinpeace; scottspeicher; speicher; spike; welcomehome
Going home.
To: magslinger
Fair Winds and Following Seas Sir,...and Welcome Home.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:13:44 AM PDT
by
shredderman
(Living in a Blue State, with a Blue Wife, But I'm Red to the bone.....)
To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
SONOBUOY PING!
Ping list, Attention!
Hand salute!
Click on pic for past Navair pings.
Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
The only requirement for inclusion in the Navair Pinglist is an interest in Naval Aviation.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:14:02 AM PDT
by
magslinger
(Inside every father is a Bryan Mills waiting to get out.)
To: shredderman
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:14:52 AM PDT
by
magslinger
(Inside every father is a Bryan Mills waiting to get out.)
To: magslinger
I was sorry to hear that he was killed but grateful that he seems to have received a respectful burial by the Bedouins in the desert.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:21:08 AM PDT
by
brwnsuga
(Proud, BLACK, Beautiful, Conservative!!!)
To: magslinger
bless him and his family,,,
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:22:53 AM PDT
by
dalebert
To: magslinger
Someone who gave his life for us and his death and coming home have hardly been covered by the media that was so excited 2 women came home after being gone 4 months.
I am so ashamed. God bless his family, they are in my prayers.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:55:14 AM PDT
by
trustandobey
(GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN!)
To: magslinger
From Surface Navy to Air Navy - all the best and RIP....
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:40:36 AM PDT
by
matginzac
To: brwnsuga
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posted on
08/14/2009 2:47:38 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Scott Speicher, American Hero, Rest in Peace)
To: La Enchiladita
Can someone post the ‘missing man’ formation photo?
Fair Winds & Following Seas, Naval Aviator.
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posted on
08/14/2009 3:40:27 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
To: magslinger
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posted on
08/14/2009 4:37:44 PM PDT
by
neodad
(This tagline reported to flag@whitehouse.gov)
To: xrmusn; All
By all means someone post a Navair missing man formation. I would like to steal borrow it for threads such as this. May I never have to post another.
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posted on
08/14/2009 5:21:13 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(Inside every father is a Bryan Mills waiting to get out.)
To: brwnsuga; All
The Bedouins do respect dead human beings irrespective of their country of origin, and sure enough, they gave the 33 year old captain a proper burial where Speicher's remains were interred on Iraqi soil for 18 years. Now finally, he has been brought home to his place of birth and given a final resting place for eternity. Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher, USN VFA-81 'Sunliners', CVW-17, USS Saratoga July 12, 1957 - January 17, 1991 (age 33) R.I.P
Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher
VFA-81 'Sunliners'
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posted on
08/20/2009 6:33:21 AM PDT
by
myknowledge
(F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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