David Franklin Roberson served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and 9 months. David served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Air Operations Supervisor David Roberson was killed in an airplane crash while tracking a group of illegal aliens near San Luis, Arizona, approximately four miles north of the Mexican border. The Christen A-1 Husky single-engine plane he was piloting stalled, causing it to crash at a steep angle and burst into flames. Supervisor Roberson had served with the United States Border Patrol for 23 years.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Air Operations Supervisor Roberson gave the United States Department of Justice 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Air Operations Supervisor Roberson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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