A Jolly pilot that I flew with at Hill AFB and an F-4 pilot who lives here in the valley (actually graduated from Hamilton in the early 60's) had a little get together after not seeing each other in 44 years. Dave Heditch was flying his F-4 supporting ground personnel when he was shot down. The Jolly pilot, Karl Bakke, has stopped and visited us one other time and this time coordinated a reunion with Dave. They had a get together at Dave's house and the local paper covered the story. I played a bit part in their reunion as in 2005 there was an article about Dave's shoot down and recovery in the paper which I sent to Karl. They started corresponding after that. We all went out to dinner at the West Fork Lodge after they met at Dave's and had a great time telling war stories. Karl and his wife Deanna then followed us home and stayed in the cabin.
Here is a link to the article in today's Ravalli Republic. http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_b79fb2a8-f693-11e4-89a0-df58332ba398.html
Dave on the left, Karl on the right.
Our table at the lodge - Karl, Deanna, Roxy, Connie and Dave.
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