August 02, 2009

R.I.P. Captain Michael Speicher

The first pilot shot down during the Gulf War has been found after 18 years and much speculation as to his fate.

Remains of the first American lost in the 1991 Persian Gulf War have been found in the Anbar province of Iraq after a nearly 20-year search, the U.S. Navy said Sunday.

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology has positively identified the remains of Captain Michael "Scott" Speicher, whose disappearance has bedeviled investigators since his jet was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the 1991 war.

Tragic news, but one can only hope his family will find some sense of peace now.

Thanks to homefrontsix

By Vinnie, Proud Sonofabitch at 04:24 PM | |