The 13 Mayaguez MIAs
Randall Austin, who commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Marine Regiment during the Mayaguez rescue, described the four-year effort to recover and identify the crew and passengers of the Air Force helicopter shot down during the rescue as living up to the spirit of the Marine Corps motto Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful.
2nd Lt. Richard Van de Geer (AF)
Pfc. Daniel Benedett (USMC)
Pfc. Lynn Blessing (USMC)
Pfc. Walter Boyd (USMC)
Lance Cpl. Gregory Copenhaver (USMC)
Lance Cpl. Andres Garcia (USMC)
Pfc. James Jacques (USMC)
Pfc. James Maxwell (USMC)
Pfc. Richard Rivenburgh (USMC)
Pfc. Antonio Sandoval (USMC)
Pfc. Kelton Turner (USMC)
HM1 Bernard Gause (Navy)
HM Ronald Manning (Navy)
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