Today in History – Major Robert “Vince” Willett, Jr., August 5, 1944-April 17, 1969 – “Ode to a Wingman”
JD Wetterling sent this amazing poem in honor of his friend Major Vince Willett, Jr. who was shot down on April 17, 1969. ODE TO A WINGMAN: A Post-Midnight Passage to Glory (Robert “Vince” Willett, Jr., August 5, 1944 –April 17, 1969) We both were gung-ho, two young fighter jocks. Our blight was psychotic—a love