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Troung Quang An becomes the first South Vietnamese general killed in action when his aircraft is shot down. The commander of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division (more popularly known as the ‘Big Red One”), Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware, suffered a similar fate when his helicopter was shot down on September 13. Maj. Gen. Ware was one of two U.S. division commanders killed during the war; the other was Maj. Gen. George W. Casey of the 1st Cavalry Division who was killed in a helicopter crash on July 7, 1970.
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Thanks for reminding us that other nations flag officers died in combat last century SP5 Mark Kuzinski as Troung Quang An becomes the first South Vietnamese general killed in action when his aircraft is shot down.
Deaths in helicopters shoot downs in Vietnam caught the attention of the public and the military as General officers such as Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware when his helicopter was shot down on September 13. and Maj. Gen. George W. Casey [father of US Army Chief of Staff General George Casey] of the 1st Cavalry Division who was killed in a helicopter crash on July 7, 1970.
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Deaths in helicopters shoot downs in Vietnam caught the attention of the public and the military as General officers such as Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware when his helicopter was shot down on September 13. and Maj. Gen. George W. Casey [father of US Army Chief of Staff General George Casey] of the 1st Cavalry Division who was killed in a helicopter crash on July 7, 1970.
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Thanks for the share SP5 Mark Kuzinski and I was going to tell you about MG Casey's father but LTC Stephen F. beat me to it!
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