Patriot Guard members render a solemn salute, as the remains of Maj. Perry Jefferson are lowered into the grave. The Patriot Guard is comprised of veterans, many from Vietnam, who continue to honor their country and comrades at funeral services and military events around Colorado. They arrive on their motorcycles, outfitted with American flags, and stand in honor of the sacrifices that are paid for freedom on a daily basis.
April 3, after a 39 year wait, family and friends of Maj. Perry Jefferson, Intelligence Officer for the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, lay his remains in American soil.
Jefferson went missing April 3, 1969, while performing an aerial reconnaissance mission over Vietnam. His remains were finally identified September 2007. The events surrounding his disappearance are still unknown.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Darin Overstreet, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, JFHQ-CO)
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Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Victor Hoops, of the Colorado Air National Guard, gives an invocation during the memorial service for Air Force Maj. Perry Henry Jefferson in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 3, 2008. Jefferson, who went missing in action in Vietnam 39 years ago, was an intelligence officer with the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron. More than 150 people attended Jefferson's service to watch Colorado's last reported Vietnam-era MIA service member be laid torest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf) (Released)
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U.S. Air Force retired Col. Victor J. Hoops, the chaplain for the 120th TFS when they deployed to Vietnam in 1968, was asked by the family to preside over the memorial service for Air Force Maj. Perry Henry Jefferson, in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 3, 2008. Jefferson, who went missing in action in Vietnam 39 years ago, was an intelligence officer with the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron. More than 150 people attended Jefferson's service to watch Colorado's last reported Vietnam-era MIA service member be laid to rest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf) (Released)
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U.S. Army Soldiers with Caisson Platoon, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) lead the caisson of Air Force Maj. Perry Henry Jefferson to his final resting spot in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 3, 2008. Jefferson, who went missing in action in Vietnam 39 years ago, was an intelligence officer with the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron. More than 150 people attended Jefferson's service to watch Colorado's last reported Vietnam-era MIA service member be laid torest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf) (Released)
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Mike Jefferson, brother of Maj. Perry Jefferson, is reflected in the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial as he finds his brother's name, after a wreath laying ceremony, April 2.
April 3, after a 39 year wait, family and friends of Maj. Perry Jefferson, Intelligence Officer for the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, lay his remains in American soil.
Jefferson went missing April 3, 1969, while performing an aerial reconnaissance mission over Vietnam. His remains were finally identified September 2007. The events surrounding his disappearance are still unknown.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Darin Overstreet, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, JFHQ-CO)
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