Three US Soldiers lost in Vietnam War laid to rest 42 years after crash [Image 1 of 2]

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, UNITED STATES

10.20.2015

Photo by Spc. Brandon Dyer 

3d U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard”

Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard ) conduct a full military honors burial for Army Maj. Dale W. Richardson, 28, of Mount Sterling, Ill.; Staff Sgt. Bunyan D. Price Jr., 20, of Monroe, N.C.; and Sgt. Rodney L. Griffin, 21, of Mexico, Mo., buried within a single casket of group remains Oct. 20, 2015, in Arlington National Cemetery. The three Soldiers went missing in Vietnam when their UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter was shot down after being diverted by bad weather to Cambodian airspace. Richardson, Price, and Griffin died at the site of the crash during a firefight with enemy forces. All three soldiers were identified by circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools, to include mitochondrial DNA, matched with their siblings. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon C. Dyer)

• Date Taken: 10.20.2015
• Date Posted: 10.28.2015 17:38
• Photo ID: 2254987
• VIRIN: 151020-A-DZ999-946
• Resolution: 2640x1762
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• Location: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US