THE WALL OF FACES

Thinking of you today

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester, Middlesex County, MA

Chief Warrant Officer Willard Sparks Cannon III, Served with C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

Sparky was a great guy with a great sense of humor. Always willing to help out and he kept morale high. Sparky and I were in a VIP aviation support unit in Bien Hoa flying UH1 support missions for the III Corp Generals. Our unit, "Red Carpet" had a few OH-6s and we and another guy, Al P, were able to transition into the "Loaches." After the transition we were re-assigned to the 3/17 Cavalry based at a place called Dian. (Zion) After many successful combat missions as Scout pilots in the Loach, Sparky had the opportunity to transition into the newly-fielded OH-58A. He was excited about flying the 58 and shared many stories with us about the OH-58 missions of his Troop. Thank you Sparky.