Captain Tom Norris with his F-105. Colonel Norris retired from the U.S. Air Force after 26 years of service and resides in Gillespie County with his wife, Danese. He is active with Louis Jordan Post 244, American Legion. — Submitted photo
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Into the Fire
On Aug. 12, 1967, at 3 p.m., Captain Tom Norris throttled his fighter aircraft east along with his flight consisting of 16 others and departed Korat Royal Thai airbase on a secret mission to take out a bridge in North Vietnam. (At the time, it was not disclosed that the U.S was operating out of Thailand.)
