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Crapo salutes MIA Vietnam heroes

In a guest editorial today, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, applauds "those who work to ensure the service of all our nation's veterans is not forgotten. He goes on to provide the names and brief comment about the 8 U.S. service men from Idaho who are still missing from the Vietnam War, including one from Sandpoint:

I commend those who work to ensure the service of all our nation’s veterans is not forgotten.  At a recent rally, POW*MIA Awareness Corp. Director Hiedi Young shared biographies she prepared of eight Idahoans who went missing while serving in the Vietnam War and remain missing.  The biographies are a thoughtful reminder of the ongoing price of our freedom:

  • Staff Sargent William B. Hunt, United States Army of Sandpoint, has been missing since November 4, 1966, in South Vietnam.  Hunt was lifted into battle to help evacuate wounded.  He voluntarily left the aircraft to help reinforce remaining troops on the ground.  The Viet Cong attacked the position the unit was maintaining and after 2 days of heavy fighting Hunt was gravely wounded.  Status:  “Presumptive Finding of Death, Body Not Recovered.”
  • Full list here.


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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