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This letter is from the parents of Sergeant Kenneth E. Nance, an Air Force photographer, was killed in the crash of an Operation Babylift airplane evacuating South Vietnamese children on April 4, 1975.
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Letter from President Gerald R. Ford to Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Nance Regarding the Death of Their Son Sergeant Kenneth E. Nance
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Letter from President Gerald R. Ford to Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Nance Regarding the Death of Their Son Sergeant Kenneth E. Nance
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This letter is from the parents of Sergeant Kenneth E. Nance, an Air Force photographer, was killed in the crash of an Operation Babylift airplane evacuating South Vietnamese children on April 4, 1975.
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ND 8-1-2/ N*
EXEC
MAY 2 1975
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Nance:
I have learned with great sadness of the death of
your son, Sergeant Kenneth Ey Nance.
GERALD
R.
I realize that words alone are of little comfort
in so great a loss. Your son will be remembered
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as a dedicated American who faced the dangers
of his profession 80 that other people might have
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the opportunity to live in the freedom we enjoy.
His dedication to freedom will inspire other men
to a new appreciation of its blessings and provide
a new determination to enjoy them.
Mrs. Ford and I want you to know that you and
your loved ones are in our thoughts and in our
hearts. We pray that the eternal respect and
gratitude your son has so tragically earned
will sustain and comfort you in the days ahead.
Sincerely,
GERALD R. FORD
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ex Nance
1274 East Mendocino Street
Altadena, California 91001
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