PAUL KARPOWICZ
pekarpowicz@comcast.net
Veteran
1822 GREENWOOD ROAD TOMS RIVER N.J. 08753 USA
I HAVE HIS P.O.W. BRACELET. FOUND IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. AS A VETERAN MYSELF OF THE VIET NAM ERA, I HONOR HIS SERVICE.
Oct 26, 2013 |
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Bill Sadler
TriadPress@Yahoo.com
Friend and classmate
POB 6182 West Palm Beach FL 33405 US
Farewell, my friend
Dennis and I were classmates at Forest Hill High School. On Monday afternoons in the Fall, we had a standing tackle football game. For a short guy, Dennis was a tough SOB and tackling him was a job.
I followed him into the USAF and was in Nav school when he was shot down. After the war, I flew a C-130E over the approximate area where he died. I still get chills when I remember looking down, not knowing where he was. Later, he was recovered and brought home.
RIP, old friend.
Feb 8, 2013 |
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James Upton
glock31sf@yahoo.com
A friend of my neighborhood
See you in Heaven Dennis
Well Dennis, it has been a long time since we grew up together on Hampton Road in West Palm Beach, Florida.
You were two years older then me and your brother David was a little younger. I can still see your family, your mom going to work as a nurse and your dad working at Wilkinson transfer and storage. We all played ball in the street, and sometimes your good friend from Clyde road joining us sometimes. I remember seeing you in your uniform while you were at home, and then reading about you as MIA in the paper.
Rest well Captain, will see you in Heaven shortly.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Malcolm Kirby
mlkdrk@earthlink.net
USAF Veteran - 191st photo recon.
Rest in Peace, my Brother
You will not be forgotten...
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Kate Cambridge
I wear his bracelet every year on Memorial Day.
May 30, 2008 |
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Garnet Jenkins
garijen@bresnan.net
Grand Junction Co
~ Your Service And Sacrifice Are Forever Remembered ~
In Honor of your Service and with So Much Gratitude for your Courage and Dedication to our Country and for Freedom. Rest in Peace Capt Dennis Edward Wilkinson and know that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I am the sister of Sgt. David Dickinson, who also made the Supreme Sacrifice in Vietnam in 1967..... "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH" ~ Timothy 2:4:7 ~
May 10, 2008 |
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alexa kim
iig_alexa@yahoo.com
I've had his bracelet 30 yrs.
Etoile TX USA
I remember getting the bracelet with his name on it, 30 years ago. I've had it with me ever since. I never forgot about him. I finally got up the courage to see if his name is on the Vietnam Vets Memorial Wall. He is. I was relieved and sad. He left behind a wife. He also left behind a grateful nation. These is no way we can repay the debt. The best we can do is honor his gift by treating Our Living Veterans -- all of them -- with respect and gratitude. I'm not a church goer, or Bible reader. But I know... he was welcomed Home with a giant embrace from God.
Jul 14, 2007 |
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Bill Gallenstein
Zephyrhills FL 33541 USA
A very proud cold war USAF veteran remembers you on this day. My God bless you and your family always. I salute you, Thank you
Jun 16, 2007 |
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Roy Spencer
Fellow Air Force Vietnam Veteran
Operation Linebacker Heros
In the spring of 1972, the U.S. formulated the "Linebacker" offensive. On the first strike day, the entire force encountered heavy concentrations of anti-aircraft fire and 16 MiGs were seen. Three of the MiGs were downed, but the Air Force lost an air crew. An F4E flown by Capt. Jeffrey L. Harris and Weapons Systems Officer Capt. Dennis E. Wilkinson exploded and crashed. The Air Force believed there was reason to believe the two escaped the crippled plane, and declared them both Missing in Action. In 1973, 591 Americans were released from prisons in Hanoi. Harris and Wilkinson were not among them. After the war, Dennis E. Wilkinson's remains were returned to the U.S.
May 10, 2007 |
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William Deen
Dennis was a fraternity brother of mine at the University of Florida. He was a great guy who learned to fly while still in college.
Apr 15, 2007 |
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