/black-hawk-upside-down-john-hallimore/ Honoring the men and women who served so bravely in our Armed Forces Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:12:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /black-hawk-upside-down-john-hallimore/#comment-9791 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:12:15 +0000 /?p=5598#comment-9791 My dad served in the Blackhawks August 1970- November 1971. Wonder if there is any chance you knew him. Troop C.

]]> /black-hawk-upside-down-john-hallimore/#comment-9360 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:44:32 +0000 /?p=5598#comment-9360 I don’t know how I ran across this story but at that time 1972 I would have been 12 at the end of the year. To young to serve in this war. But must say John Hallimore survival that day impact on my own life and others I know was a major part. When he returned he was a teacher in R.O.P. construction trades in 1977-1979 for 2 years. He gave me the tools and at least 3 others that I know of continued on to a long career in construction. At 64 I owe my career and the life I’ve had to what he was able to accomplish. I spent a little more time than normal with him as he recommended me for summer and after school time to work on construction projects for the school district, but never heard these stories or even about his service to our country. Many of us owe our lives here in the United States to him and other’s that fought for us and came back home to make a life changing impact on a then 17 yr old ,not much younger then than he must have been during his time in Vietnam. Thank You

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