Veterans National Shrine unveils bench to honor fallen Airman

On Monday, they unveiled a bench to honor William H.

Pitsenbarger from Piqua, Ohio, an Air Force para-rescuer in the Vietnam War who gave his life, saving wounded Army soldiers from the Vietcong on April 11, 1966.

In the crash.

Every year on memorial day, the veterans national memorial shrine in fort wayne honors fallen soldiers.tonight..

They're adding to the shrine... dedicating a bench for a soldier who sacrificed his caleb ox 55 saylor has more.

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But it than an honor to william pitsenbarger from piqua, ohio, an air force pararescuer in the vietnam war who gave his life, saving wounded army soldiers from the vietcong on april 11th, 1966.

The heroics earned him a medal of honor and a film about his bravery on that day.

Bruce lehman, board member of the veterans national memorial shrine, where the bench sits, says the filmmakers wanted a place to honor pitsenbarger.

Hey were looking for a place to honor mr. pitsenbarger in relation to the film, of course, the last full measure and they went to several places, and decided that fort wayne and the veterans memorial shrine and museum was the place to put it.

Bench is about, honoring everyone who paid the ultimate price for freedom.

One of those who paid their respects today was phill hall of wisconsin, who was part of the army infantry company that pitsenbarger help d on that day.

T great, these people, like bill pitsenbarger, cannot be forgotten.

Needs to be remembered for the hero and the sacrifices, that he gave his life so that others may live.

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Hundreds of people gathered at the shrine this memorial day to honor the fallen.

The warrior breed 3 motorcycle club is a veteran founded mc that helps veterans groups across the area.

National president gary perkey says they spread the word to friends about the event and he proud to have helped get the memorial day message out.

E thought this was be big, but in no way, no way we could have anticipated it would be this kind of support.

It support for, like i said earlier, those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

This is a veteran, patriotic community and they showed it today.

Another space where people can come honor the fallen, not just today, but every day ?nats of ending of taps?

In fort wayne, caleb saylor fox 55 news