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MEMORIAL DAY
by Megan Madonna
©May 31, 1999

A reflection of a loss
that once could have been mine
An eternity of gratitude
that it passed me by

Despite two tours through hell
my Daddy was returned to me
whole and healthy

I mourn the loss of every soul
I grieve in silent support
of the mothers and fathers
brothers and sisters
lovers and friends
all left behind

But my heart especially goes out
to those whose fate
by some miracle
I escaped

To the little girls and boys
who were never allowed to know
the warmth
the safety
of their Daddy's embrace

ADOPT A POW/MIA


I am honored to have adopted Everett A. McPherson

Rank/Branch: USMC, O2
Unit: VMCJ 1 MAG 11
Date of Birth: 18 December 42
Home City of Record: Norfolk, VA
Date of Loss: 18 March 66
Country of Loss: Laos
Loss Coordinates: 191958N 1050959E
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action
Category: 2
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: EF-110B

Other Personnel In Incident: Brent E. Davis

Source: Compiled by THE P.O.W. NETWORK 02 February 93 from the following published sources - POW/MIA's -- Report of the Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs United States Senate -- January 13, 1993. "The Senate Select Committee staff has prepared case summaries for the priority cases that the Administration is now investigating. These provide the facts about each case, describe the circumstances under which the individual was lost, and detail the information learned since the date of loss. Information in the case summaries is limited to information from casualty files, does not include any judgments by Committee staff, and attempts to relate essential facts. The Committee acknowledges that POW/MIAs' primary next-of- kin know their family members' cases in more comprehensive detail than summarized here and recognizes the limitations that the report format imposes on these summaries."

On March 18, 1966, First Lieutenants McPherson and Davis were the crew on board an EF-10B, one in a flight of two aircraft on an electronic counter-measures mission in support of an air strike approximately 10 miles west of Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province. Their flight received 85mm anti-aircraft fire during the mission. There was an explosion in their aircraft while at an altitude of 26,000 feet and over neighboring Nghe An Province. They were believed to have been hit and downed by enemy surface to air missile. A SAR mission over the area produced negative results.

Both airmen were initially declared missing in action. Returning U.S. POWs had no information on their fate. Both airmen were initially declared dead/body not recovered, based on a presumptive finding of death.

In December 1988, Vietnamese officials acknowledge having knowledge of their loss incident.



**All Biographical and loss information on POWs provided by Operation Just Cause have been supplied by Chuck and Mary Schantag of POWNET. Please check with POWNET regularly for updates.**







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