Known as "Gopher" to his 20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron mates, Captain Gary Myran died following a mid-air collision with another F-4E Phantom II during a training flight over Death Valley, California. Gary was in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and was the 348th person to earn the coveted Spaatz Award.
Kirk Hall, Sr. writes:
"Capt. Gary Myran was a member of the former Skyhawk Sqdn. of Minnesota Wing, and a respected member of CAP. We came up thru the cadet ranks together and became best friends. He was best man at my wedding, and I at his. He was married at the time of his death, and had one daughter, I am her Godfather. Besides being a friend and a mentor, Gary exemplified the spirit of the CAP and became an Air Force F-4 Weapon Systems Officer. He was killed during a training accident on July 26th, 1990, and buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal."
Kirk Hall, Sr. writes:
"Capt. Gary Myran was a member of the former Skyhawk Sqdn. of Minnesota Wing, and a respected member of CAP. We came up thru the cadet ranks together and became best friends. He was best man at my wedding, and I at his. He was married at the time of his death, and had one daughter, I am her Godfather. Besides being a friend and a mentor, Gary exemplified the spirit of the CAP and became an Air Force F-4 Weapon Systems Officer. He was killed during a training accident on July 26th, 1990, and buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal."
Known as "Gopher" to his 20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron mates, Captain Gary Myran died following a mid-air collision with another F-4E Phantom II during a training flight over Death Valley, California. Gary was in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and was the 348th person to earn the coveted Spaatz Award.
Kirk Hall, Sr. writes:
"Capt. Gary Myran was a member of the former Skyhawk Sqdn. of Minnesota Wing, and a respected member of CAP. We came up thru the cadet ranks together and became best friends. He was best man at my wedding, and I at his. He was married at the time of his death, and had one daughter, I am her Godfather. Besides being a friend and a mentor, Gary exemplified the spirit of the CAP and became an Air Force F-4 Weapon Systems Officer. He was killed during a training accident on July 26th, 1990, and buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal."
Kirk Hall, Sr. writes:
"Capt. Gary Myran was a member of the former Skyhawk Sqdn. of Minnesota Wing, and a respected member of CAP. We came up thru the cadet ranks together and became best friends. He was best man at my wedding, and I at his. He was married at the time of his death, and had one daughter, I am her Godfather. Besides being a friend and a mentor, Gary exemplified the spirit of the CAP and became an Air Force F-4 Weapon Systems Officer. He was killed during a training accident on July 26th, 1990, and buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. He was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal."
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GARY
NORMAN
MYRAN
CAPT
US AIR FORCE
SEP 5 1954
JUL 26 1990
F-4 EWO
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