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Techsans in the Vietnam War

Lt. Colonel Richard Baird

Class of '55

Richard Baird in front of the
C7-A Caribou 100th mission patch
C7-A Caribou 100th mission patch
Plaque of the 457th Tactical Airlift Squadron
Plaque of the 457th Tactical Airlift Squadron
Richard Baird graduated from Texas Tech University in 1955 and was a member of the first Air Force ROTC class at TTU. He served in Vietnam from March 1968 to March 1969 as a C-7 Caribou pilot in the 457th Tactical Airlift Squadron. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1975.
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