Flew a Hero

[maddog52]

Was priviledged to fly this gentleman from KBOI to KORD last week. Major Bernie Fisher, USAF. We were loading up when a retired AF chaplain recognized him in the gate area and mentioned his name to our flight attendant and the fact that he was a MOH winner. She mentioned it to me and I recognized the name but couldn't remember the circumstnces of his MOH at the time. You can read about him here. http://www.skyraider.org/skyassn/fisher/fishermoh.htm

The captain let me make an announcement at level off and Bernie got a huge round of applause from the whole plane. I only got to briefly say hello after landing. He's getting up there in years, and in a wheelchair, but you could tell there was someone very special behind those eyes. It made my my day.

 

[Dr. O]

Their generation is getting old and we are losing them... It is great that some folks still recognize these special people...

denny-o

 

[RickH]

Oh man...that is so cool! Bernie Fisher's Skyraider is on display at the AF Museum in Dayton, and in the gallery there is a painting of the rescue he did that won him the CMOH. We saw the painting first, and when I came around the corner and saw the plane, and realized it was the same one in the painting, I really choked up. It was an incredible act of bravery.

 

[gprellwitz]

All I can say is "Cool!" We need to honor the heroes while we can, and hope that there's no need for more (though there always seems to be).

 

[ntbjounin]

taking the 5 min to read about him was worth it! i couldnt get the audio tape to work though...

 

[Ghery]

Unless that happened more than once, I've met him. AFROTC Dining In at Fairchild AFB when I was in college. One hell of a story. And one well earned medal.