Funeral For Richard Field, 551st PIB
May 21, 2016 16:25:43 GMT -8
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Post by parajag on May 21, 2016 16:25:43 GMT -8
Yesterday, members of the WWII ADT attended the funeral of Richard Field, at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. Richard Field was a member of the 551st PIB and veteran of Operation Dragoon. He passed away on April 25, 2016.
As a tribute, and surprise to his family, Dave Brothers, arranged for CAF-IEW to fly the D-Day Doll in a low pass over the funeral ceremony. It went right as planned, just as WWII ADT member Marty Gerhard finished playing Taps. There was not a dry eye in the group.
It was a fitting memorial to another member of the Greatest Generation who is no longer with us. He will be missed.
Dick Field with us on the DZ at Operation Dragoon + 69, in 2013.
As a tribute, and surprise to his family, Dave Brothers, arranged for CAF-IEW to fly the D-Day Doll in a low pass over the funeral ceremony. It went right as planned, just as WWII ADT member Marty Gerhard finished playing Taps. There was not a dry eye in the group.
It was a fitting memorial to another member of the Greatest Generation who is no longer with us. He will be missed.
Dick Field with us on the DZ at Operation Dragoon + 69, in 2013.
