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US Soldiers Who Perished on Secret Mission are Memorialized - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper

May 17, 2021
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Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top-secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson officially sent U.S. combat troops to the country.
They never made it. Their airplane disappeared between Guam and the Philippines, leaving behind no trace.
Ever since, their families have been fighting to get answers about the mission from the Pentagon. They also want their loved ones to be recognized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
For the families, it’s been heart-wrenching that the soldiers were not properly memorialized like others who died in the war. ....

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New memorial dedicated to soldiers who died on secret mission to Vietnam

Families have fought for recognition of the soldiers who died on Tiger Flight 739 for years now because their names aren’t allowed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since they didn’t die in a combat zone. ....

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Secret-mission victims finally get recognition | US

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John Williams, of Peru, Ind., left, joins his sisters, Maria McCauley, of Branson, Mo., center, and Susie Linale, of Omaha, Neb., at a monument to honor the passengers of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, which included their father, Saturday in Columbia Falls, Maine.
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Secret-mission victims finally get recognition
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PORTLAND, Maine – Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson officially sent U.S. combat troops to the country.
They never made it. Their airplane disappeared between Guam and the Philippines, leaving behind no trace. ....

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Soldiers who perished in 1962 on secret mission to Vietnam are memorialized

Soldiers who perished in 1962 on secret mission to Vietnam are memorialized
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John Williams, of Peru, Ind., left, and his sisters, Maria McCauley, of Branson, Mo., center, and Susie Linale, of Omaha, Neb., pose at a monument to honor the military passengers of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Columbia Falls, Maine. Their father, SFC Albert Williams Jr., was among those killed on the secret mission to Vietnam in 1962. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
PORTLAND, Maine Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson officially sent U.S. combat troops to the country. ....

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Vietnam vets killed during secret Pacific mission get Maine memorial nearly 60 years later

On Saturday, families of more than 20 fallen soldiers were on hand for the unveiling of a memorial to honor those who perished over the Pacific Ocean. ....

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