Hershel Gale Rogers

Captain
C TRP, 3RD SQD, 17TH AIR CAV, 1 AVN BDE
Army of the United States
28 August 1946 - 27 September 1971
Mackinaw, IL
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1 AVN BDE


OH-6 Loach


17TH CAV RGT 		Hershel Gale Rogers

Army Aviator

Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

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When I Must Leave You
by Helen Steiner Rice

When I must leave you for a little while,
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you throughout the years,
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name
Live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways,
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting in the sky!

"I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself."
Exodus 19:4



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Two men of C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry, died when their OH-6A light observation helicopter (tail number 67-16629) was shot down:
  • CPT Hershel Gale Rogers, pilot
  • PVT James Franklin Bishop, gunner




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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