Dec 22 He Served His Country Well
Channel: Natchez National Historical Park
Date: 22/12/2016

Jane Bennett Skelton presents today's Natchez History Minute about her brother, Maj. Thomas Waring "Buddy" Bennett, Jr. who was born on this day, Dec. 22 in 1942 and tragically, went missing on this day in 1972, his thirtieth birthday.  While on a night strike mission over North Vietnam, Bennett's plane was struck by a surface to air missile. Buddy was never accounted for and today, remains officially listed as Missing in Action.