We visited the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and visted the gravesites of Uwe-Thorsten Scobel , his mother, and step father.

There is a monument at the cemetery dedicated the the Forward Air Controlers. It reads:

HIT MY SMOKE

"Flying low over the trails and battlefields, Forward Air Controllers marked targets with smoke rockets or grenades, performed and directed air strikes upon the enemy and led rescue missions while enduring intense ground fire, hazardous weather and terrain.

We salute the courage, sacrifice and inspiration of the more than 2200 FACs who perished while fighting for the cause of freedom suring the long war in Southeast Asia 1962-1975

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them." L. Biny?

This monument is dedicated to these special aviators of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand who served together. April 2002

Uwe-thorsten Scobel