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Glenn Cook

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Captain Glenn Richard Cook, USAF CHARLOTTE - Captain Glenn Richard Cook, U.S. Air Force Forward Air Controller Pilot, 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, killed in action fighting for his country, Nihn Thuan Province, Republic of Viet Nam, October 21, 1969. Based at Cam Ranh Bay Airbase, he was...

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May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

You died a great credit to your nation, your family and your friends. I remember you well although you graduated GHS one year ahead of me. May your family feel the comfort to know you touched lives that even now continue to remember you and the character you held so high. God Bless you and the family you left behind. Vietnam War Veteran, John W. McCall, MSgt., USAF, Retired, Brookings-Harbor, Oregon

The Citadel Special Muster Honoring Glenn On May 31, 2015

All The Family Of Glenn Cook

To assume such a high-risk challenge while fighting for the ideals of freedom and democracy halfway around the world, in an unpopular war, makes clear to all who remember these acts what rare heroic blood was shed by Glenn in Southeast Asia while carrying out his duties serving our country.
Flying slowly so close to enemy forces was by all known to be dangerous, and if the enemy showed any restraint from firing at forward controllers, it was never out of...

Bookmark for POW_MIA. I was so blessed to know him.

I happened to be watching the news when I saw the story about Glenn. Our families shared so much during that time of war and protest. I carried a bookmark for POW-MIA with Glenn's name on it. How I got it was so strange
About 23 years ago my family was attending a Native American drum ceremony on Monroe Rd at the old Fireman's Hall. Lots of crafts and things for sale. I saw a display of bookmarks, with POW_MIA on them. They were almost out, and you could not see the name of the person on...

Rest in Peace. Biff Rugh, K'66

We still miss him so very much. Thank you Jan for sharing your memories with us the other night. Laughs and Tears make wonderful memories. Love you Jan and always thinking about Glenn. Love, Peggy & Ray

Your generation was an inspiration for ours at The Citadel.
Thank you.

Thank you for your sacrifice for our country. May God Bless and Keep you. You are a true Patriot.

Remembering my friend and classmate, Glenn. His smile, his humor, his personality will always stay with us.