Hudson Reporter
American Legion POW/MIA Recognition Day for Douglas O’Neill
Dear Editor:
Pilot Douglas Lee O’Neill and four other crewmen were flying between Da Nang and Quang Tri City on April 3, 1972, in South Vietnam, when their helicopter was shot down. It has been 49 years since we last heard from Douglas. He is the only service member from Hudson County listed as an MIA from the Vietnam War.
This is an annual vigil sponsored by The American Legion Bayonne Post 19 Family and will be held on Saturday, May 23rd , next to the 8th street diner, starting at 9:00 AM. The Douglas O’Neill Remembrance Day is for all Veterans and citizens. Over past few years the POW/MIA issue has been kept alive mostly by veterans organizations around the country, we urge all our citizens to join us in remembering Douglas and all the other thousands listed as MIA, who’s families await their return from World War II to present day. We need to remember “When one American Soldier is not w