Refit of the Antelope Island Memorial

On October 29, 1992, five Rangers and seven Air Force Special Operations Airmen perished as the Pave Hawk helicopter they were flying in crashed into the Great Salt Lake. It was a dark and stormy night that most of us remember very well. The only survivor was rescued by three Rangers, that paddled a mile out into the lake in a rescue raft. There is a memorial to this on Antelope Island. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of this fateful night.

The men below are memorialized on a monument on the causeway of Antelope Island, and as you can imagine, 30 years of salt water has somewhat deteriorated some of the monument. A group of Rangers and AF CCT folks have called to refurbish and rededicate the monument. I'm sure you recall the words of Chaplain Berry at the memorial service on HAAF when he said, "These were men who heard the call of freedom, liberty and justice, men who heard a call to discipline and valor. These were men who stood shoulder to shoulder as modern-day spartans - they were men of the Ranger Creed."

Rangers

LTC Kenneth Stauss 1/75

1SG Harvey Moore 1/75

SGT Blaine Mishak 1/75

SPC Jeremy Bird 1/75

LTC John Keneally 3/75

Air Force

Lt. Col. Roland E. Peixotto Jr. 55th Special Operations Squadron

Senior Airman Derek C. Hughes 23rd Special Tactics Squadron

Staff Sgt. Steven W. Kelley 55th Special Operations Squadron

Sgt. Philip A. Kesler 55th Special Operations Squadron

Capt. Michael Nazionale 24th Special Tactics Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Marck Scholl 24th Special Tactics Squadron

Sgt. Mark G. Lee 4th Special Tactics Squadron

Please help us restore and refit the monument to these men. The renovation of the monument costs around $8,000. Hardrock Charlie Foundation is donating $1,000 towards this venture, and we hope you will join us to ensure these men are ALWAYS remembered.

RLTW