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Distinguished Flying CrossAlbq pilot wins high medal for Viet actionCapt. Garth Blakely of Albuquerque lias been awarded Ihe Distinguished Flying Cross fw heroism while an F-j(X) fighter pilot in Vietnam in 190fl.Capt. Blakely Is a member lt;if the New Mexico Air National Guard. lie was serving in ho guard in tho 1RW« Tactical Fighter Squadron at the time or tbe incident.The citation said that on Aug. 24, \m, Blakely was alerted and sent from Tuy lloa Air Base to Hue Lap lo help South Vietnamese troops fight off ail attack by superior Viet Cong.Target“Because of Ihe low ceiling a tight pattern was made necessary and immediatelyhostile automatic weapons andsmall arms opened up on Blakely's aircraft, the citation said.It added: “The calm deter-initiation and disregard for his own personal safely displayed by Blakely contributed greatly In Ihe defense of Due Lap Camp. . ,1.1. Col. David Quinlan of Albuquerque also parlicipaled in the action in nnolliev F-lOO fighter plane, lie was awarded the DFC some time ago. Blakely’s DFC papers were, temporarily lost, accounting for the delay in the award.Garth iJInkrlyBlakely was a first lieutenant at the lime rf the Due hup action.Hr went lo Vietnam wilh the Air Guard unit which was no tivutcd at ihe lime of live Pueblo crisis. Ho is now a captain in theIn civilian lire, Hlakely pilots an airliner for Continental Airlines,The Tllflkclys live at DM Hio Vista SW.
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Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sat, Feb 06, 1971
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