THE WALL OF FACES

Master Sergeant Thomas Edward Heideman, Served with the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing, 7th Air Force.

Dear Msgt Thomas Heideman,
Thank you for your service with the 21st Special Operations Squadron. I am glad you were identified in 2001. Welcome home. The war was years ago, but we all need to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

Thomas Heideman and Craig Schiele were two airmen from the Chicago area, were declared dead in 1970 after their helicopter, code name Knife 33, crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia. At the time, the men were soldiers on a clandestine mission during the CIA's secret war in Laos. This is their story! http://www.referencetone.com/Knife33.pdf

Arlington National Cemetery

We need your help! Since 1986, the students of Lake Central High School in Northwest Indiana have been researching men and women from the State of Indiana who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. We are the researchers for the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Memorials located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Of the1621 Vietnam casualties, we have located 1100+ families as of the date of this entry. We are now researching the men and women from the State of Illinois who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. If you have any information or photos that may help please contact us at the following: [email protected]