THE WALL OF FACES

Say not in grief he is no more, but live in thankfulness that he was.

Dear Major Ray McCune, Thank you for your service as a Navigator. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is Purple Heart Day. Time passes quickly, but our world needs help. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

I grew up with your two sons, in Waco, TX. I meet them in 1970 in grade school after your passing. I have not seen them since our high school days. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. God bless all the McCune family.

Dear Ray,
I am a student currently attending All Saints in Arizona. In our Social Studies we are studying the Vietnam War. My grandpa, Doug, was in the Air Force also during Vietnam. I will remember you and your service that you did.

Savannah

MAJ Ray E. McCune was trained as a navigator. He was assigned to the 337th Bomb Squadron, 4133rd Bomb Wing (Philippines), Strategic Air Command. On November 23, 1968, he was a crewman on a B-52 Stratofortress which was on Arc Light mission to Vietnam. On this particular mission, MAJ McCune was listed as the electronic warfare officer (EWO). During initial refueling operations north of the Philippines, for reasons unknown, McCune ejected from the jet. After his unexplained ejection, the crew aborted the mission. They dropped their payload into the South China Sea and landed at Ching Chuan Kwang Air Base in Taiwan. McCune was listed missing approximately 230 miles north-northwest of Clark Air Base in the Philippines. He was declared dead December 7, 1968. His remains were eventually located and retrieved. McCune’s name was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in May 1986. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, the wall-usa.com, and ejection-history.org.uk]