Aggie Watering Hole

Locher had to take a massive risk and knew he had to attempt radio contact with the next plane he heard. It was an F4 overhead and upon contact, the pilot on the other end was naturally skeptical — was this a trap for the rescuers, or was it truly their MIA comrade, known by all?

As fate would have it, several pilots and crewmen had served at Fort Riley, close to Manhattan, Kansas, just as both the…