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America has lost another hero. A crisp hand salute and a wish for blue skies & tailwinds to a great man & brave aviator.

Ken

Very sad.

I met Bernie...I feel I can call him that as a friend...when we worked together for a small (short-lived) commuter airline in Boise, circa 1979.
He was retired from the Air force and was a gentleman farmer just outside town.
One day I flew with him on a trip to Salt lake and we had lunch together. I rode on the Jepp case between him and the co-pilot.
After lunch, we finished the day with stops in Pocatello, Idaho Falls before returning to Boise.
A great guy. Riding in the EMB-110 with him was a real honor.

He reminded me of the great guys I knew when my dad was in in the service a real inspiration. Polite, quiet and unassuming, he was the last guy you'd ever guess was a fighter pilot, let alone a Medal of Honor winner.
Remembering him, A couple of years later, when the USAF was hiring again after the post-Vietnam cuts, I earned a commission and spent 20 years in the service.

He was a man of deep faith, so I'm sure he's say don't grieve for him because he's in a better place surrounded by family.

RIP, sir.

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Very sad day. He was one of my personal heroes for obvious reasons.

Blue Skies Forever, Colonel Fisher!

Godspeed

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Blue skies sir and thank you for your service...

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With 1300+ volunteer hours in the SEA/Korea galleries at the AF Museum, I stood in front of his A-1E many times ... my next shift there will include a prayer in front of the plane in which he was awarded the MOH. ..

Jerry

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Jerry
S/Sgt. - USAF Radio Operator '52-'56
C-119 "Flying Boxcar" - Korea & Japan

Volunteer: National Museum of the US Air Force (2007-2016)
LTM 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association