Finally Coming Home??

According to First Coast News Capt. Scott Speicher, USN may finally be coming home.

It's 1 a.m. January 17th, Speicher is part of the first mission flown over Iraq during the first Gulf War.

Within hours his squadron is in the heat of battle. The mission is deemed a success.

But when Speicher's unit returns He is the only one who is not accounted for.

From the first moments, fellow pilots and squadron mates believe the highly skilled Speicher ejected and survived.

But within hours the Pentagon announces Speicher is dead, killed in action in a mid-air explosion. There would be no recovery mission.

In 1993, U.S. Intelligence finds an American plane in better condition than expected in a remote desert in Iraq.

The plane's identification numbers confirm it is Speicher's plane.

The cockpit canopy was found some distance from the wreckage, raising the theory that Speicher ejected, survived and was captured.

First Coast News has learned the human remains, thought to be Speichers, were not found at the crash site.

The remains being tested were found in another part of Iraq.

After the initial discovery of the crash site, in an unprecedented move, the Pentagon changed Speicher's status from Killed in Action, to Missing in Action, and then later, Missing Captured.

Hopefully this test will put an end to his families nearly fourteen years of grief, worry and wonder.

It will be both a sad and joyous day for the Speicher family if the test proves positive, but it will also provide some closure to this chapter of their lives.

Like others who have fallen before and since Capt. Speicher is a fine example of an American, a patriot and a member of our armed forces.

Cross your fingers!

For additional information on Capt. Scott Speicher visit freescottspeicher.com

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at November 6, 2004 05:05 PM