Panel calls for continuing probe of lost pilot
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1/9/2009 - 1/9/09
WASHINGTON — A Navy review board has recommended that the Pentagon continue investigating what happened to a fighter pilot who was the first American lost in the Persian Gulf War almost 20 years ago.The board says it's not yet time to close the case of Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher (SPY-ker).
A representative of the Speicher family, Buddy Harris, says the board made the recommendation on Thursday after four days of hearings. The recommendation now goes to the Navy secretary, who has the final decision.
Speicher, from the Jacksonville, Fla., area, has been missing since 1991, when his FA-18 Hornet was shot down in Iraq on the first night of the Persian Gulf War.
His remains were never found, leading some to believe he was captured.
