Mark Wendell Minear

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6 Nov 2001 Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, Say, could that lad be I? Merry of soul he sailed on a day Over the sea to Skye. Mull was astern, Rum on the port, Eigg on the starboard bow; Glory of youth glowed in his soul: Where is that glory now? Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, Say, could that lad be I? Merry of soul he sailed on a day Over the sea to Skye. Give me again all that was there, Give me the sun that shone! Give me the eyes, give me the soul, Give me the lad that's gone! Sing me a song of a lad that is gone, Say, could that lad be I? Merry of soul he sailed on a day Over the sea to Skye. Billow and breeze, islands and seas, Mountains of rain and sun, All that was good, all that was fair, All that was me is gone. Robert Louis Stevenson Mark Minear's granddaughters Rebekah, Leah, and Hannah A memorial from his brother, Douglas Glen Minear doug@punchthis.com and his son, Sean Minear minearsm@datasync.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 29 Aug 1970 a UH-1H Huey (tail number 67-17699) of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, was involved in a Ranger team insertion. As the aircraft settled into the landing zone it was hit repeatedly in the forward section by 12.7mm antiaircraft machinegun and RPG fire. With both pilots dead or dying, the aircraft crashed. Of the eight men aboard, four were injured but recovered by another aircraft and four were dead: WO Mark W. Minear, pilot, C/2/17 Cav 1LT John Frederick Shiefer, copilot, C/2/17 Cav SP4 Lawrence Elwood Scheib, Jr., L Co, 75th Infantry (Rangers) PFC Harry Thomas Henthorn, L Co, 75th Infantry (Rangers) 1st Lt Shiefer and Warrant Officer Minear are remembered by C Troop, 2/17 Cav

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his brother, Douglas Glen Minear doug@punchthis.com 6 Nov 2001

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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