LOVE ALAN L

COL Alan L Love was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/14/1999 at the age of 51.7 from Heart attack
San Antonio, TX
Flight Class 70-48
Date of Birth 08/16/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 18 AVN in 71-72
Call sign in Vietnam GREEN DELTA 18
This information was provided by Bob Love (brother)

More detail on this person: Alan was my older brother. We believe he died from either a massive stroke or a heart attack while at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. We didn't have an autopsy performed on him.

He was proud of his time in the Army (26 years), proud of being a helo pilot (he always had his Vietnam Helo Assoc sticker in his truck window), but like many other Vietnam Vets, very close lipped about his service "in country". After he retired he got a state job with Texas A&M. He was enroute to give a speech when he had his fatal "attack" in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. His daughter, Melissa (an Aggie) passed away 3 years after her dad, from brain cancer.

FYI, I retired from the Marine Corps as a Colonel on the ground side and Alan could never convince me to go Army or go rotary wing!

From: Bob Love

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024