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Air Force 1st Lt. Frederick W. Hess Jr. stands proudly by his trainer jet during pilot training in 1968. The next year, at age 26, he was lost without a trace when his F-4D Phantom II jet went down the Laotian jungle while on a defoliation mission. Photo courtesy of Bahar Hess.

Air Force 1st Lt. Frederick W. Hess Jr. stands proudly by his trainer jet during pilot training in 1968. The next year, at age 26, he was lost without a trace when his F-4D Phantom II jet went down the Laotian jungle while on a defoliation mission. Photo courtesy of Bahar Hess.

Air Force 1st Lt. Frederick W. Hess Jr. stands proudly by his trainer jet during pilot training in 1968. The next year, at age 26, he was lost without a trace when his F-4D Phantom II jet went down the Laotian jungle while on a defoliation mission. Photo courtesy of Bahar Hess.

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