Comments on: The Jolly Green Coasties /the-jolly-green-coasties/ Honoring the men and women who served so bravely in our Armed Forces Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Simon Pentz /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-46571 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:32:08 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-46571 In reply to Heather Eagan Slavey.

I flew with (flight engineer) with your Dad on several missions while stationed with the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB and while TDY with Det 1 40th ARRS at NKP Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand.

]]> By: Simon Pentz /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-46570 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:30:08 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-46570 In reply to Heather Eagan Slavey.

I flew with (flight engineer) with your Dad on several missions while stationed with the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB and while TDY with Det 1 40th ARRS at NKP Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand.

]]> By: Jerry L Branscomb /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-22039 Mon, 05 May 2025 17:25:38 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-22039 Always searching for info on my Cousin John Bennie Gent. Today his sister told me that he had been on the Jolly Green Giant. Several years ago, I heard from someone who remembered him, but I lost the email that I used then.

]]> By: Robert Slavey /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-6267 Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:12:40 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-6267 In reply to Reed.

You are correct. Maj Fenn was the 1500th SEA rescue and he was rescued by my father-in-law, Lt Lance A Eagan.

Details on the mission

Aircraft: Jolly Green 36, 40th ARRS

Rescue of Major Forrest Fenn, F-100 Super Sabre pilot, after he was shot down and ejected from his aircraft. He was on a bombing mission of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Tchepone, Laos.

Crew
Lt Lance A. Eagan
A1C Robert J. Sulley Jr.
FE, MSgt Lee R. Maples

Sources:
• Letter from Major Fenn
• Letter from General Creighton W. Abrams

]]> By: Heather Eagan Slavey /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-6236 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:40:03 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-6236 In reply to Reed.

Not sure who wrote the article, but my father, Lance Eagan, has a certificate showing he made the 1500th rescue. Would love to connect with you to discuss further if interested.

]]> By: Lobo /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-2259 Sun, 22 May 2022 23:31:06 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-2259 I’ve mentioned to buddies serving in other branches how the Coast Guard aided the Air Force and the Army in taking downed pilots out of danger surrounded by the Viet Cong.

]]> By: Reed /the-jolly-green-coasties/#comment-1588 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:56:42 +0000 /?p=3069#comment-1588 Who wrote this article, Forrest Fenn stated that he was the 1500Th person rescued in Vietnam.

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