An Airman's Story: Staff Sergeant John Perry Blessinger
Staff Sergeant John Perry Blessinger lost his life in January 1991. His plane, "Spirit 03," was flying a reconnaissance mission near the Iraq/Saudi Arabia border when the plane engaged with a missle site to protect ground troops from missle fire. Unfortunately, the plane was struck by a surface-to-air missle and crashed into the Persian Gulf. Initially thought lost, the aircraft was located on March 6. 1991, and his appropriated remains rest at the Barracas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida.
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