Mike and his beloved dog "Bill"

Mike and "Invader" on a road trip

Car trouble

Mike and the family's dogs, just prior to his deployment in Vietnam

A soldier in the spring

Official officer portrait, 1968

Helicopter training, Fort Wolters, Texas, 1968

Mike and helicopter crew in Vietnam

Mike and Bobby Ross, a friend he met at helicopter school and served with in Vietnam. Ross was an inveterate gun collector, here showing his friend some of his collection.

O'Donnell and friend at Camp Holloway, Winter 1969

O'Donnell and members of the 170th, Winter 1969-70

Crash site marked with findings after first examination, 1998

Clearing the crash site, 1998

Tail boom of helicopter 262 at the crash site

Excavation team map of "Dragon's Tail," Cambodia, 1998

Personal objects recovered at the crash site

Michael O'Donnell's dog tag excavated at the crash site beside his remains. Note the misspelling of his first name.

Marcus Sullivan on his first visit to The Wall