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HONORED ON PANEL 20E, LINE 81 OF THE WALL

KENNETH FRANK BACKUS

WALL NAME

KENNETH F BACKUS

PANEL / LINE

20E/81

DATE OF BIRTH

08/15/1938

CASUALTY PROVINCE

NZ

DATE OF CASUALTY

05/22/1967

HOME OF RECORD

PYRITES

COUNTY OF RECORD

St. Lawrence County

STATE

NY

BRANCH OF SERVICE

AIR FORCE

RANK

CAPT

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STATUS

MIA

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bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
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LEFT FOR KENNETH FRANK BACKUS
POSTED ON 5.30.2025
POSTED BY: Lawrence C. Backus

Kenneth F. Backus

Ken is my cousin. I’ve been wearing my bracelet for him since 1971. Will continue until I am gone. Fly High.
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POSTED ON 5.26.2025
POSTED BY: Robin

Bracelet

I also have a bracelet of Capt. Kenneth Backus. I had hoped his remains were recovered.
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POSTED ON 11.10.2024
POSTED BY: Chief Warrant Officer Four Randall Schlensig, U.S. Army (ret.)

Never Forget

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To the relatives of Captain Backus, my wife wore his POW/MIA bracelet for many years during our junior high years. We are now retired and going through boxes in our garage found her bracelet honoring Captain Backus in a chest of her treasured memories.
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POSTED ON 8.20.2024
POSTED BY: Lori Wild Tamporello

CAPT. KENNETH BACKUS

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Capt. Backus, thank you so much for your service to our country during the Vietnam War. When I was in high school around 1972, I purchased a POW/MIA bracelet inscribed with your name and wore it constantly for many years. I knew nothing about you or your circumstances until 1988 when I visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC and found out that you were still missing. In July 2024 I finally learned that you were presumed lost in a plane crash and that your remains were never recovered. I am so sad and extend my deepest condolences to your loved ones. I will continue to hope and pray for your return to them soon. I am donating my bracelet to the Palm Springs Air Museum as part of a memorial display, but I will never forget you.
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POSTED ON 12.28.2023
POSTED BY: Larry Belford

Remembering a brother

I was with the 14th air comandos in NhaTrang in 66 an 67. Years later I got the MIA bracelet an I remembered hearing the name back then. All these years, all the memories I've experienced an he's missed. Your in my prayers. I still have the bracelet. Ive heard your pilot was found.
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