Two Colorado soldiers, along with 91 other service members, went missing 60 years ago on a secret reconnaissance mission to Vietnam.
On March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 went missing and no trace of the plane or its passengers have ever been found. Onboard were 93 US Army soldiers, including Master Sgt. Henry Biernacki and Spc. Charles Pardonnet, both from Colorado Springs, and 11 civilian crewmembers.
At 10 a.m. March 16, Wreaths Across America will be streaming a live event to remember and commemorate the 60th anniversary of this flight. It will be streamed on Wreaths Across America’s Facebook page and the Wreaths Across America Radio, which can be heard via the iHeart Radio app.
According to Wreaths Across America, little is known about what happened to this flight and its crew and passengers. Due to the circumstances surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
Presently, the only monument that bears these names was erected by a private citizen, Wreaths Across America founder Morrill Worcester, in Columbia Falls, Maine, where the 60th anniversary commemoration event is being held.
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan introduced Senate Bill 2571 to add these names to the Vietnam War Memorial. This bill is currently in the committee for Energy and Natural Resources, where Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper sits.
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