Chuck Adams, an OC-504 buddy of mine who served as an AFVN station manager on Monkey Mountain near Da Nang, tells me Deering died unexpectedly Monday at his home in Millersville, TN. He was 64. A retired Marine NCO, Deering was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart for service with AFVN. He spent five years as a POW after capture during the TET Offensive of 1968 while running an AFVN radio and television station in Hue. He was tortured and held in solitary for two of those years. Rest in peace, John.
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