History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

Joe Kricho, Tan Son Nhut Association director, Larry Coup, Tan Son Nhut Association member, and Richard Carvell, Tan Son Nhut Association vice president, present a plaque Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The plaque was presented in honor of William “Bill” Coup, Larry Coup’s brother, who was a retired 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing veteran and passed away Aug. 1, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

Members of the Tan Son Nhut Association stand together Sept. 14, 2017, in front of the 460th Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The group visited the base for a history briefing from Christopher McCune, the 460th Space Wing historian. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

Christopher McCune, 460th Space Wing historian, speaks with members of the Tan Son Nhut Association Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th SW Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Many members of the Tan Son Nhut Association were assigned to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, a lineal ancestor of the 460th Space Wing, during the Vietnam conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

Jim Faulkner, Tan Son Nhut Association member, and Richard Carvell, Tan Son Nhut Association vice president, speak during a history briefing Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Many members of the Tan Son Nhut Association were assigned to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, a lineal ancestor of the 460th Space Wing, during the Vietnam conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

The 460th Space Wing leadership and members of the Tan Son Nhut Association discuss the history of the wing Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th SW Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The group visited the base for a history briefing from Christopher McCune, the 460th Space Wing historian. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)

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History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

Published Sept. 14, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Joe Kricho, Tan Son Nhut Association director, Larry Coup, Tan Son Nhut Association member, and Richard Carvell, Tan Son Nhut Association vice president, present a plaque Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The plaque was presented in honor of William “Bill” Coup, Larry Coup’s brother, who was a retired 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing veteran and passed away Aug. 1, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spradling/Released)