HONORED ON PANEL 4W, LINE 18 OF THE WALL
CHARLES RICHARD ANDERSON
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CHARLES R ANDERSON
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LEFT FOR CHARLES RICHARD ANDERSON
POSTED ON 3.26.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris
Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
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POSTED ON 8.2.2019
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston
I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans
First Lieutenant Charles Richard Anderson, Served with Company B, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Aviation Group, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army Vietnam.
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POSTED ON 1.5.2018
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of 1LT Charles R. Anderson
On March 3, 1971, during Operation Lam Son 719, several American aviation units combat assaulted a battalion of 1st Infantry ARVN troops into a landing zone (LZ) in Laos called Lolo. Their mission was to establish a fire-support base. During the lift, five U.S. helicopters were shot down. The fifth aircraft to be lost was a UH-1 Huey from B Company, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, the “Lancers.” During the approach to the LZ, the Lancer crew chief, SP4 Paul A. Sgambati, received a serious head wound after being hit by an AK-47 round. He was unconscious when the helicopter went down and was evacuated that afternoon to the Evacuation Hospital in Quang Tri, but died soon thereafter. The Huey crashed after landing and discharging its ARVN troops. As the helicopter began to lift out of the LZ, an explosion occurred and it came crashing back down to the ground. Several sources claim a rocket-propelled grenade hit the helicopter. However, the enemy had bracketed the LZ, and 82mm mortar rounds were raining on the area. It also may be the reason it was destroyed by fire quicker than the other downed aircraft in the LZ. After the explosion occurred, the helicopter crashed back to earth, landing in some loose dirt where the front of the Huey dug in. As the crew egressed the aircraft, co-pilot 1LT Charles R. Anderson didn't take this into consideration. When he got out of the ship and started running towards a trench, he was hit in the head by the still spinning main rotor made lower by the soft earth. He was killed instantly. The ARVN covered his body with ponchos and had great difficulty moving him because of his size. A U.S. air crew was sent back into Lolo to get Anderson's body. The ARVN couldn't lift him, so two American crewmen went and helped get him into the ship. They took him to the Khe Sahn surgical pad. A sergeant came out with a litter to meet the aircraft. He motioned for two medical orderlies to come help him, and they took Anderson over to the side. He worked with the ponchos still covering Anderson for a few seconds, then stood up and slowly saluted the dead officer. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, 174ahc.org, and thelancers.org]
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POSTED ON 9.2.2016
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik
Remembered
DEAR LIEUTENANT ANDERSON,
THANKS FOR BEING A ROTARY WING AVIATION UNIT COMMANDER. ON THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO CELEBRATE. REST IN PEACE
THANKS FOR BEING A ROTARY WING AVIATION UNIT COMMANDER. ON THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO CELEBRATE. REST IN PEACE
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