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ROBERT DEAN FARRINGTON
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ROBERT D FARRINGTON
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POSTED ON 11.19.2023
POSTED BY: Dennis Edward Wriston
I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans
Captain Robert Dean Patrick, Served with F Troop, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Americal Division, United States Army Vietnam.
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POSTED ON 9.28.2023
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of CPT Robert D. Farrington
CPT Robert D. Farrington was an armored reconnaissance pilot serving with F Troop, 8th Cavalry, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal). On December 12, 1969, Farrington was the observer/co-pilot in an OH-6A (#68-17295) light observation helicopter (LOH) on a visual reconnaissance mission eight kilometers southwest of Tam Ky Air Field in Quang Tin Province, RVN. Also aboard was the pilot (call sign Blue Ghost Red) and a crew chief/gunner. Shadowing the flight was an F Troop UH-1 helicopter chase ship. At approximately 5:00 PM, while checking out a trail showing recent use, the LOH came under heavy enemy groundfire. Small arms fire entered the cockpit and struck Farrington in the neck, killing him almost instantly. The pilot was hit in the shoulder but managed to fly the aircraft out of the contact area before setting down in a clearing. The chase ship with the F/8 Troop Commander quickly landed and recovered Farrington's body and the pilot and crew chief. An infantry unit from A Company, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry secured the undamaged ship which was flown out later that evening. Blue Ghost Red, the wounded pilot, recovered from his injury and was back flying within a couple weeks. On recalling the incident decades later, a former F/8 commander in the chase aircraft wrote the following: “In the grand scheme of things, all this amounted to not much more than a footnote to the history of our involvement in Vietnam, and another name etched on the Wall; however, on another level, it typified the great day-in and day-out courage shown and supreme sacrifices made by literally scores of Army aviators, many of whose deeds went unnoticed except by those who were there to see them firsthand and marvel at what they were privileged to witness. Bob (Farrington) was a good friend and a fine Army aviator. May he rest in peace.” (Dave Owen, Blue Ghost White, F/8 Cav, 9/69-9/70) [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and vhpa.org]
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POSTED ON 7.25.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Statia Leeds is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….
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POSTED ON 7.30.2020
POSTED BY: Barbara L. Smith - dlh
My Silent Partner by Barbara L. Smith
Barbara was the Site Manager for VVMF's, The Wall That Heals for 4 years. She brought TWTH to Greenfield, Indiana in 2005. I hope you will read her story to find the reason for this photo. Her friends in Greenfield hope she is doing well. https://www.vvmf.org/stories-of-those-we-lost/They-Were-Our-Friends/
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