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Constitution Gardens at 21st St. and Constitution Ave.
For Information: (+1 202 426 6841)
The polished black granite (From Bangalore, India) “Wall,”
is comprised of two joined triangles set into a hillside,
and inscribed with the names of the 58,000 casualties of Vietnam.
Three more conventional war monuments stand nearby —
one to women (1994) and another (1984) to men who served in Vietnam,
and a third (1995) to Korean War soldiers.
The Wall is only several inches tall when it begins and includes
a single name of the first soldier killed in Vietnam in 1959.
Each Wall, which is over 246 feet in length (with a total length of almost 494 feet),
rises in height to over 10 feet includes the thousands of names of those who died
during the Vietnam War in the 1960's and 1970's.
Click Here for more on "The Wall".
Name:Otha Lee Perry
Rank/Branch: CWO - W2/US Army
Unit: Combat Assault Company, 165th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade
Date of Birth: 11 May 1941 (Memphis, TN)
Home City of Record: Detroit, MI
Date of Loss: 14 December 1971
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water
Loss Coordinates: 151835N 1081635E (BU090050)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 5 -- Category unrelated to degree of enemy knowledge.
A. Individuals whose remains have been determined to be nonrecoverable as
outlined in Department of the Army Technical Manual 10-286, January 1964, section 39.
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: U21A
Reference no: 1783
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U. S.
Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families,
published sources, interviews. Updated by the P. O. W. NETWORK in 1998.
Other Personnel in Incident: Dwight A. Bremmer; Floyd D. Caldwell; Gregg N.
Hollinger; Cecil C. Perkins Jr.; John G. Boyanowski (all missing).
REMARKS: R/R CONT (Radio/Radar Contact) LOST - SEARCH NEG - J
SYNOPSIS: On 14 December 1971, CW2 Otha L. Perry, pilot; Capt. Cecil C.
Perkins, co-pilot; LtCol. John Boyanowski, Capt. Gregg N. Hollinger, SP4
Dwight A. Bremmer and SSgt. Floyd D. Caldwell, passengers; were aboard a
U21A aircraft (Tail #18041), call sign "Long Trip 041", which was lost while
flying an administrative mission from Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam.
During the flight, about 15 miles northeast of Da Nang
(Area Map below), the aircraft
experienced an inflight emergency. The pilot reported that he had lost his
number 2 engine, and had a fire. Within minutes after the emergency, both
radio and radar contact was lost. The aircraft was never seen or heard from
again.
Search aircraft proceeded to the last known location of Long Trip 041, but
inclement weather and poor visibility curtailed the search. Extensive
searches were conducted for the next three days, but no trace of the
aircraft or personnel was ever found. The personnel aboard the aircraft were
declared dead, bodies not recoverable.
Sixty days of case study was conducted before declaring these men dead.
Early along in the war, pilots and crew members had been declared dead
because circumstances seemed to dictate that was the case. Later, however,
some of these "dead" pilots turned up in POW camps in North Vietnam, causing
a serious effort to commence NOT to declare a man dead if there was a
reasonable chance (with or without evidence) that he survived.
It is pretty clear that Long Trip ditched. What is not clear from public
record, however, is that the crew died. With no proof of death, no proof of
life, their families are suspended in tortured uncertainty. Jessie Edwards,
mother of Otha Lee Perry says, "He told me if anything happened not to give
up looking for him. . . no matter how long it's been, I cannot. "
Perry had been a former Green Beret who was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division
at Ft. Bragg. He had received 15 major decorations for Vietnam Service, and
had served in both South Korea and the Dominican Republic. Like the families
of all the crew of Long Trip 041, Jessie Edwards will never give up hope.
Many authorities have examined the thousands of reports relating to
Americans still missing in Southeast Asia, and have come away with the
conviction that
hundreds are still captive in communist prisons there.
It would be kindest to hope that the crew of Long Trip 041 died on December
14, 1971. If they didn't, what must they be enduring? What must they think
of their country?
| Da Nang area shown below Left and Right. |
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| A U21A similiar to the one flown by CWO Otha Perry (Photo courtesy Simviation) The U21 is a Beech aircraft, built to hold 8 or 10 passengers and crew. The U-21A was a fixed-wing, twin-reciprocating-engined airplane, the military version of the civilian Beech Queen Air aircraft. It was used mainly by the Army and the Air Force, generally used for VIP or commutes rather than surveillance or combat support missions. It was later used by the CIA backed "Air America". |
Personnel Missing South East Asia (PMSEA) on their Official Casualty List.
What a price to pay for this listing.
Even further, this will really upset you, especially the "No Further Pusuit":
If they are still alive, what could they be thinking?
To read first-hand stories of former POW's, Hanoi, Viet Nam POW Stories.
POW Prisons known in North VietNam
The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
needs everyone's help. Go HERE: POW-MIA Families
One of the lingering and deeply troubling aftermaths of any war
is the unknown fate of those listed as missing in action (MIA).
From PBS OnLine American Experience on MIA's, is this Missing-In-Action Report.
The Statistics for Live-Sightings and Accountability, Click here.
We want them ALL Home, NOW.
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Final Roll Call Did you hear the sad news today? Another veteran warrior has passed away. Called by the Supreme Commander over all. Today he has made his final roll call. Come fellow vets; let us reverently bow and pray For our valiant comrade, who has fallen this day. We'll drape his casket with a banner of beautiful hues, Those glorious American colors: red, white and blue. That star spangled banner he gallantly fought to defend, Unyielding and undaunted, he fought to win. He fought bravely and he passed the battle test. Now the Supreme Commander grants him, "eternal rest". With dignity and honor, we'll commit his body to the ground, The bugler will sound "Taps" and we'll fire the volley rounds. The final military honors we'll render somberly and ever so sadly; "Old Glory" we'll solemnly precisely fold and reverently give to his family. Each Memorial Day we will recall our fallen comrade names, And attest that their selfless sacrifices were not in vain; For this lasting legacy they gave to all generations; "It's honorable to respect our flag and to defend our great nation." So close ranks aging warriors, for our ranks are thinning. We must keep on fighting and keep on winning. With pride and honor we'll march and stand tall, And we'll proudly - proudly - salute "Old Glory" 'til we too make our final roll call. -- Author, Unknown |
Written to President Bush and Michigan State Senator Carl Levin.
President Bush did not acknowledge nor respond to our letter.
Instead, it was forwarded to the DPOW/MPO to respond.
Senator Levin responded with a form letter that left us wondering "What did he say?"
Also a Presidential Determination by President Bush on the POW-MIA issue.
The Presidential Determination is left for you to decide how our President stands.
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