THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Joelle Kisthardt Cope is moving. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever....

I was a helicopter crew chief in the 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry, A Troop Scouts while Captain Boucher was the platoon leader. I flew several missions with him. He was known to be an excellent pilot and was never shot down, until the day on which he was killed. For a Scout, never being shot down was a great achievement. He had a particular technique when hovering around at low level, making his ship hard to hit. If I remember correctly, when he was killed, he had less than a month to go before the end of his tour. I have attached a picture of myself.

Please know my Father was Captain Robert C Boucher, KIA Vietnam. I deeply feel every one of these remembrances and am grateful for everyone who has taken time to do so. I was one year old when my Father gave his life with our future freedom in mind. I appreciate and encourage anyone to contact me to tell me about my Father.
Please know I was adopted a number of years later, and lived overseas where my name was changed after a series of passport/onbase-offbase issues as a US Child without anyone of the same name on the base.

DEAR CAPTAIN BOUCHER,
THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE UNIT COMMANDER (HELICOPTER PILOT) WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY. MIKE WAS 1ST CAV, SAY HI TO HIM. SUNDAY WAS THE 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT FORD CALLING THIS DAY THE OFFICIAL END TO THE WAR. IF IT WAS ONLY THAT EASY. I AM SO SORRY. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS.

Thank you Captain Boucher for your leadership and courage under fire.