More detail on this person: Vietnam veteran to
be honored with others in Washington, D.C.
EAST STROUDSBURG - Robert Lee George of
East Stroudsburg didn't die in combat in Vietnam,
but his death years later was no less honorable,
because
he answered the call to serve.
George, who died at age 50 in 1999, is among 28
others from across the country who died after
their service in Vietnam, who will be honored
posthumously in Washington D.C. on Monday, April
16. The ceremony, being held by the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Fund, will start 7 a.m. at the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The memorial lists the names of those who died
only in combat. However, there are those who died
from Agent Orange-related cancer, post traumatic
stress disorder-related suicide or other forms of
physical or emotional suffering that resulted from
serving in Vietnam. The memorial fund believes
these veterans should also be honored.
George died as a result of exposure to Agent
Orange, a carcinogenic defoliant used against the
enemy in Vietnam.
George, who was born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, earned the Silver Star as a U.S. Army
helicopter pilot in Vietnam. The 1967 East
Stroudsburg High School graduate worked as an
engineer for Instrument Specialties in Delaware
Water Gap.
He belonged to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial
Association, Thomas P. Lambert Post 2540
Veterans of Foreign Wars, East Stroudsburg United
Methodist Church and National Rifle Association.
Speakers at Monday's ceremony will include
Veterans Affairs Department Secretary Anthony
Principi, Charles Dyke of International Technology
and Trade Associates and Vietnam Veterans
Memorial founder Jan Scruggs.
From: James A. Laux
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
Please send additions or corrections to: HQ@vhpa.org VHPA Headquarters
Return to the Helicopter Pilot DAT name list
Return to VHPA web site
Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024
Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association