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A Truly Great Man, a Wise and Respected Leader

My husband was a Marine in Chu Lai (Rodney M. Olson) from 1967 through 1970. He served under Frank Petersen and has nothing but praise for this fine, highly respected man, as a great human being, a strong leader and a passionate patriot. Particularly in 1968, after Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated, race 'riots' were rampant in the USA. Black soldiers expressed their frustrations over the loss of Dr King overseas, too, and Black and White servicemen in Chu Lai clashed, sometimes quite violently. It was due to stress and reactions on both 'sides'. General Petersen spoke to the forces at Chu Lai saying the violence must stop immediately, else the participants be jailed for the duration of their stay in Vietnam. He said, "We're not Black, we're not White; we're Green, and we have a common enemy out there". The peace was kept from then on. On another occasion a fire broke out during enemy shelling, threatening to destroy some aircraft parts. Frank Petersen was alone out on the field, attempting to put out the fire with a hose. His men had to coax him to shelter, informing him it wasn't worth the effort to salvage the parts. But his concern was so strong that he put himself at risk in that manner. These are but a couple of stories exemplifying this man's depth of character. Not sure how to add this information, but my husband would like to see it somewhere near Petersen's wiki entry. 24.92.14.172 (talk) 02:07, 7 September 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.14.172 (talk) 02:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First African-American Military Pilot?

Apparent inconsistency? This article says that General Peterson was the first African-American pilot in the Marine Corps, receiving his wings in 1952 and that "his date of designation as an aviator also precedes all other aviators in the U.S. Air Force and Army." First, I assume the writer meant to say "all other African-American aviators", not "all other aviators." But more importantly the Wikipedia article on the Tuskegee Airmen says that the Tuskegee Airmen were flying 10 years before (1942) and were flying combat missions in the Mediterranean by July 1943. Did General Peterson actually receive his wings prior to 1942 or were the Tuskegee Airmen the first American military aviators?

Spelling

Are we sure the name is spelled correctly? There are numerous sources that have spelled as "Peterson". While approx 6000 hits come back as "Petersen", there over 1800 that have it as "Peterson", so I think this is worth looking into and confirming. - ^theWOLFchild 18:11, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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