Captain Glenn Richard Cook, U.S. Air Force, Forward Air Controller Pilot, 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, of Charlotte, NC, killed in action fighting for his country, Nihn Thuan Province, Republic of Viet Nam, October 21, 1969. Based at Cam Ranh Bay Airbase, he was calling in airstrikes on enemy positions when his 0-2 Skymaster aircraft went down in battle. His remains have never been found. Born September 10, 1945 in Charlotte, the son of Frank and Eleanor Cook, he graduated from Garinger High School in 1963, and the Citadel in 1967. Survivors are his sister Jan Cook Bradley and son Glenn R. Cook, Jr., both of Florida. A memorial service with full military honors will be held in his memory at Sunset Memory Gardens, 8901 Lawyers Rd., Charlotte, at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Veterans and patriotic citizens are invited
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