Naval Gunfire Officer attached to 3/9
Please let me send my prayers to all of you affected by the helicopter crash in the Philippines in 1977.
I was a Naval Gunfire Officer in the artillery battalion 2/12 and we were attached to 3/9 Marine Unit. I was in another helicopter that night as we were in our training mission.
My last memory is standing next to our Unit Chaplain who was a Mormon and a very spiritual guy as we were watching the backpacks and personal effects lined up to go home to the victims loved ones. We prayed that day in the Philippines for each one of the men who were serving their country.
I considered it an honor to serve with the Marine Corps and had developed an enormous respect for the courage and values of the Marines in my Naval Gunfire Support Unit and the men of 3/9.
I have some old pictures that I want to go through if I any are pertinent I can send them on to any of you who may want them.
God Bless....I just turned 60 years old last month but can remember that day in the Philippines as if it was yesterday.