Though tearfully bittersweet for the family of Air Force Col. Richard A. Kibbey, the return of the pilot’s dog tags found not far from where the rescue helicopter he was co-piloting had gone down on the border of Laos and Vietnam in 1967, nonetheless brought some element of closure. Presenting his father with a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for valor in combat on behalf of his family… Read more.
Originally posted for the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100.
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