Tour of Honor 2023

Tour of Honor - Benefiting Veterans Charities - A Ride to Remember
Tour of Honor is a great reason to hit the open road, honor our nation's heroes, and contribute to a few good
charities. The event is a season-long, self-directed ride to memorials and monuments around the continental U.S.,
Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning April 1, and ending October 31.
NEW IN 2023: Working with the DOD, a special tribute will be made to honor all
Vietnam War and Vietnam-era veterans and their families. See Vietnam 50th.

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Vietnam War Commemoration

Vietnam War 50th Commemoration

2023 ToH flag

F-4 Phantom

B-66 Destroyer

Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park, Angel Fire, NM

Pardo's Push
by S.W. Ferguson, '86

Pardo's Push
by Beau Crosby

CO3 - Fruita, CO
Western Slope Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- photo from 2012

NM2 - Angel Fire, NM
Vietnam Veterans National Memorial
- photo from 2013

MT5 - Bozeman, MT
Vietnam War Memorial
- photos from 2014

NM1 - Angel Fire, NM
Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park
- photo from 2016

NM1 - Angel Fire, NM
Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park
- photo from 2017

WY2 - Casper, WY
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- photo from 2018

CO4 - Fruita
Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial Park
- photo from 2020

NE2 - Central City
Heartland's Tribute to Vietnam Veterans
- photo from 2021

NM1 - Angel Fire
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- photo from 2021

CO2 - Durango
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- photo from 2022

NM1 - Angel Fire
Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park
- photo from 2022

CO1 - Alamosa
Veterans Memorial
37.46774N 105.86527W

CO2 - Craig
Servicemen of World War II Memorial
40.51479N 107.54239W

CO3 - Cripple Creek
Pikes Peak Veterans Memorial
38.74964N 105.19178W

CO4 - Gunnison
POW/MIA Memorial
38.54459N 106.91949W

CO5 - Joes
Veterans Memorial
39.65649N 102.67379W

CO6 - Loveland
Vietnam-Era Veterans Memorial
40.40696N 105.07932W

CO7 - Platteville
Veterans Memorial
40.21793N 104.81212W

67-15479, AH-1F Cobra
Burlington, CO
39.301389N 102.261236W

65-09541, UH-1M Huey
Cripple Creek, CO
38.749750N 105.191933W

68-16307, UH-1H Huey
Fruita, CO
39.152923N 108.736070W

68-15001, AH-1F Cobra
Kremmling, CO
40.058839N 106.380294W

66-15309, AH-1F Cobra
Walsenburg, CO
37.600792N 104.832986W

70-16406, UH-1H Huey
Chickamauga, GA
34.874263N 85.285695W

65-9742, UH-1D Huey
Gettysburg, PA
39.848448N 77.183366W

67-15642, AH-1F Cobra
Collegedale, TN
35.062881N 85.069119W

64-14179, UH-1C Huey
Dunlap, TN
35.354789N 85.401493W

66-15321, AH-1F Cobra
Louisville, TN
35.811578N 84.007928W

64-13786, UH-1D Huey
Soddy-Daisy, TN
35.229450N 85.211050W

68-17085, AH-1F Cobra
Sweetwater, TN
35.591572N 84.439544W

unknown s/n, UH-1C Huey
Whitwell, TN
35.213671N 85.504255W

78-23110, AH-1F Cobra
Vernal, UT
40.455950N 109.526164W

Manitou Springs, CO
38.85810N 104.91067W
by John Paulding

Knoxville, TN
35.97407N 83.92101W
by John Paulding

York, PA
Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing and Peace Garden
39.953072N 76.710337W

Knoxville, TN
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
35.952461N 83.804227W

Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO
39.645579N 105.052693W

Sharpsburg National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD
39.469215N 77.741793W

Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA
40.419768N 76.57767W

Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
39.821655N 77.230045W

Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
35.033398N 85.286108W
Myron G. Bishop (1841-64), my 5th cousin, 4 times removed, on the Edmund Munger side of the family, died in the Battle of Ezra Church west of Atlanta, GA. His father Dean Bishop (1821-64) was wounded and captured in the 3rd Battle of Winchester, VA, and died in a Confederate POW camp. He is buried in the Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury, NC.

Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
35.976078N 83.926502W

East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Gov. John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN
35.951613N 83.806945W

East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, TN
35.925228N 83.993382W

Staunton National Cemetery, Stauton, VA
38.140254N 79.049966W

Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester, VA
39.185084N 78.156229W

A story of courage, camaraderie and flying skill.
Artwork at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park, Angel Fire, NM.

The note on the print, which was signed by the four airmen: Pardo's Push. On 10 March 1967, as the last element of the 8th TFW, 433rd TFS,
was bombing the Thai Nguygen steel mills near Hanoi, North Viet Nam, Captain Earl Aman's F-4 was severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire.
It was certain the aircraft would run out of fuel and Aman and his backseater would eject over North Viet Nam. Squadron buddy, Captain
Bob Pardo did not accept that fate, and after critically analyzing their options, he gambled: He would push Aman's damaged Phantom by its
tailhook into Laos. Pardo's F-4 had also been hit, and it too ran out of fuel, two minutes after watching Aman and his backseater eject.
All four airmen parachuted into the jungle and were later rescued.

The note with the models: Pardo's Push. Capt Bob Pardo, 1Lt Steve Wayne, Capt Earl Aman and 1Lt Robert Houghton were assigned to the 8th
Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On March 10, 1967 the sky was clear for a bombing run on a steel mill north of Hanoi
but both Phantoms were hit. Aman's aircraft lost most of its fuel. To avoid having Aman and Houghton bail out over hostile territory, Pardo
pushed the aircraft using its tailhook against his windscreen while struggling with a fire in one of his engines. The planes were able to reach
Laotian airspace, all four men ejected and were rescued. Pardo was initially reprimanded for not saving his own aircraft. However, in 1989 the
military reexamined the case and awarded both Pardo and Wayne the Silver Star. (Our models were made by Beau Crosby and the nickels on each
stand signify he was in boot camp with them.)

� 2023 Randy Bishop Last modified: October 17, 2023

� 2023 Randy Bishop
Last modified: October 17, 2023