THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

Thank you so much for your service! It's hard to understand the sacrifice of veterans and the current military but I will always appreciate the sacrifice made to give us out freedom. I greatly appreciate everything you did for our country sir. Thank you.

Dear Cap. Robert Rocky, Thank you for your service as a Tactical Aircraft Pilit, Your 55th anniversary just passed, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Autumn. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

From a TKE Brother at Penn State remembering all our good times. God Bless.

On September 17, 1966, two USAF F-4C Phantom II’s (#’s 63-7509 and 64-0716) from the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron were involved in a mid-air collision at night during final approach two miles north of Cam Ranh Bay. After colliding, hung ordinance on the aircraft detonated and both planes dropped into the South China Sea. Three of the four crewmen in the two jets were killed. They included CAPT Robert E. Rocky (#63-7509), and 1LT Michael E. Surwald and CAPT Edward D. McCann (#64-0716). CAPT D.G. Browning successfully ejected from 7509 and landed in the sea where he was later rescued. The three lost crewmen’s remains were also recovered from the water. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, ejection-history.org, and combatace.com]