More detail on this person: AHALT III, Roy "Mick" M. flew Cobras in Vietnam with D Company, 158
Aviation Battalion, 101st ABN (1969-1970) under the Redskin call sign. During his Vietnam tour, he
was given a Field Commission from Warrant Officer to 2nd Lt. Following Vietnam, he was assigned as
a flight instructor at the Cobra school in Savannah, Georgia.
Mickey was killed in a car accident near his home in Bonita Springs, Florida on January 23, 2013.
He graduated from high school at in 1961 after growing up globally as child of a military family,
and received his college degree from the Regis University in Colorado Springs, CO. After his
military service he pursued a career in the field of banking. Mickey is the third generation of
military pilots, his father was a bomber pilot in WWII and retired as Lt. Col in 1971, and his
maternal grandfather was a fighter pilot for the French Air Force in WWI. All three men received
distinguishing awards for their bravery and exceptional service.
His second wife, Carol, passed away only 8 months earlier from a sudden heart attack. He is
survived by his Mother, children from his first marriage, Colleen and Christopher and five
step-children. A website has been set up in Memorial to Mickey;
http://ahaltahalt.wix.com/Roy-M-Ahalt-Tribute.com. Please visit the site to leave stories,
comments and pictures. In short Mickey will be missed by all who loved him dearly.
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