Tiger Hunters

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COMPELLING HISTORY OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF US EIGHT ARMY’S CRITICAL STRUGGLE OF SURVIVAL DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HISTORY IN ITS FINEST HOUR.

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LT. DILLARD, A COMBAT VETERAN WITH THE 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II WAS INTRIGUED BY HIS CLASSIFIED ASSIGNMENT, REMINISCENT OF HIS DAYS WORKING WITH THE FRENCH RESISTANCE IN SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE MARITIME ALPS ALONG THE FRENCH/ITALIAN BORDER. AS CHIEF, SPECIAL AIRBORNE MISSIONS, LT. DILLARD COMPLETED 115 MISSIONS OVER N. KOREA WHERE HE SUCCESSFULLY DROPPED HUNDREDS OF KOREAN PARTISANS AND AGENTS. LT. DILLARD WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS BY THE CG, 5TH US AIRFORCE FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM. LT. DILLARD ALSO HOLD THE CIB WITH STAR AND IS A MASTER PARACHUTIST. LT. DILLARD WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO THE TLO TEAM, IST MARINE DIVISION, WHERE HE LED AGENTS THROUGH THE CHINESE/NORTH KOREAN LINES TO COLLECT TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ROKA, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DECORATED LT. DILLARD WITH THE WHARANG MEDAL WITH SILVER STAR FOR HIS FRONTLINE OPERATIONS. COL. DILLARD RETIRED WITH 35 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY. HE EXPERIENCED COMBAT DUTY IN WWII. KOREA AND VIETNAM. HIS COMMANDS INCLUDED THE 14TH MI BATTALION, THE 48TH MI GROUP AT FORT BRAGG, NC AND 500TH MI GROUP IN THE PACIFIC. HE IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE SFA, SOA, AIR COMMANDOS , 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSN. AND VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.