Michael Putzel

Old soldiers’ farewell

Posted by Michael Putzel • December 13, 2018

Members of the once-secret 265th Radio Research Company and of C Troop, 2/17 Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, offer a final salute to their comrade, Staff Sergeant Ed Keith, at Keith’s burial yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, DC. Keith, who was assigned to the 265th, was flying with C Troop over Laos in March 1971, when their helicopter was hit by enemy gunfire. Keith was severely wounded and lost a leg. In the photo, right to left: Dan Klem, Dan Altstaetter, Bruce Rollman, John Mastro (behind Rollman) John Purgason,Ted Hughes and Dennis Urick.