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This aircraft served with the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in South Vietnam. In the 1968-69 time frame it was assigned to Captain E.G. Shuler, Jr., Citadel Class of 1959, and First Lieutenant J.W. Reed, who flew it on many combat missions, and General Shuler’s wife’s name adorned the nose. Its last assignment was with the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Interceptor Group at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, and on 29 November 1986 it made its final flight to Charleston Air Force Base flown by General Shuler and Captain Gary Chesnutt, Citadel Class of 1981. The distinguished fighter-bomber is dedicated to Citadel graduates who lost their lives during the Southeast Asia Conflict, whose courage and unselfish dedication under combat conditions remain a standard of noble commitment to freedom.
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