FSU pre-game tribute for Scott Speicher

Florida State graduate Scott Speicher, the U.S. Navy pilot who was the first casualty of the 1991
Persian Gulf War, was honored shortly before kickoff at Labor Day's Miami-FSU football game at
Campbell Stadium.
In August, Speicher was laid to rest in Jacksonville where he grew up, after his remains were finally
discovered near where his plane crashed in 1991.
Speicher graduated in 1980 from FSU. In 1993, FSU named its tennis facility for Speicher, who
excelled at tennis and swimming in high school.
Speicher's widow, JoAnn, her new husband, Buddy Harris, and their children were honored on the
field 10 minutes before kickoff. Following the ceremony, four Navy Super Hornets — the next
generation of the fighter jet flown by Speicher — staged a flyover of Campbell Stadium, in which
one of the jets left the formation to fly straight up in tribute to its "missing man." (Adapted from Tallahassee Democrat, Sept. 7 2009)

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[CaptainMorgan896]

Missing man form... chills.

[blackonefifty]

Aaaaaand shortly thereafter, the stadium broke into "USA! USA! USA!"

I lol'd.

[rj77373]

I was attached to this squadron, VFA 81, were based out of NAS Oceana in Va Beach...Captain "Spike" is a legend. Rest in peace Captain.