Pierson, Richard E.

Lt. Col. Richard Pierson & Col. Billie Parker: Lt. Col. Pierson served 21 years in the Air Force. After being an instructor pilot in T-33 trainer aircraft, he was trained as an Electrical Engineer under the Air Force Institute of Technology's Civilian Institutions program with 2.5 years at the University of Colorado (Class of '62). Lt. Col. Pierson served three combat tours in Vietnam. The first one as a fighter pilot in Air Commando T-28Ds, the second one as a Forward Air Controller in O-1F light aircraft over Laos, and the third one a combat evaluation of new equipment in O-2A Forward Air Co...