Vietnam War Memorial, Son Tay Raid, Hurlburt Field, FL, USA
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Dedicated to all participants in Operation KINGPIN, the Son Tay POW rescue mission, on 20 November, 1970. This memorial is in the Air Park on Independence Road at Cody Avenue, Hurlburt Field, Florida. There are 26 other memorials in this park.
Waymark Code: WM613D
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
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OPERATION KINGPIN
Dedicated to all participants in the Son Tay mission.
--Planners—Supporters—Operators—
On 20 November 1970 U.S Air Force Special
Operations Forces and the U.S. Army Special
Forces made a daring raid deep in North
Vietnamese territory on the Son Tay Prison
Camp 28 miles west of Hanoi. The mission was
To rescue American POWs being held at Son
Tay and to convey a message to American
POWs that their country had not forgotten them.
The 27 – minute mission was a brilliant military
Success. The Son Tay raiders comprised of 56
U.S. Army and 96 U.S. Air Force men, 1 HH-6,
5 HH-53s, 1 HC-130P, 2 C-130s, 5 A-1s, 10 F-
4s, and 5 F-105s all returned safely, but no
Prisoners were found. The raid resulted in
Improved living conditions for American POWs
In North Vietnam.
The U.S. Navy supported the raid by
conducting an effective diversionary raid from
the Tonkin Gulf Carrier Task Force with 110
aircraft from 7 bases and 3 aircraft carriers.
The men of this joint task force earned the
admiration of their countrymen for risking their
lives and freedom in an attempt to bring
freedom to others.
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