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60 years later: Families fight to honor those lost on Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 during Vietnam War

It was 60 years ago that a military plane en route to Saigon vanished over the Pacific Ocean, along with the 107 people on board. What happened is a mystery that remains unsolved, but the families of those lost say what matters most now is making sure their loved ones are never forgotten. Jennifer Kirk’s uncle Specialist 4 Donald A. Sargent was among those on the plane. Sargent had enlisted just out of high school.