Army Delta Force co-creator remembered

Colonel Thomas Henry, who served his country during three wars — World War II, Korea, and Vietnam — and as an Army Ranger and in Special Forces Operations, will be laid to rest on July 28 at Riverside National Cemetery.

Henry, 89, who died peacefully at his home in Palm Springs on June 29, is credited with co-founding Delta Force, an elite Army unit used for hostage rescue and terrorism response. Its counterpart is the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group, often referred to as SEAL Team Six. These two groups are the U.S. military’s premier counterterrorism units.