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== Background ==
== Background ==
Sam "Sammy" Roper is a Major in the Air Force and a radar officer on a high flying recon jet.  He is married to [[Nhi Truong]].  Sam Roper once saved [[Stringfellow Hawke]]'s life in Vietnam.
Sam "Sammy" Roper is a Major in the United States Air Force and a radar officer on a high flying recon jet as part of the 4036th Fighter Wing.  He is married to [[Nhi Truong]].  Sam Roper once saved [[Stringfellow Hawke]]'s life in Vietnam.


== During the events of [[Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 3 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n]] played by [[James Whitmore, Jr.]] ==
== During the events of [[Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 3 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n]] played by [[James Whitmore Jr.]] ==
Sam Roper recognizes Stringfellow Hawke as he is being driven into base by [[Jeep Driver]] and mentions it to [[Lt. John Winner]].  After a night of drinking with Hawke, Winner and [[Lt. Simms]], Roper tells Hawke that he knows he isn't part of a pilot exchange system and that he once dated Nhi Truong.  The next day during training, Roper banks the jet multiple times causing Hawke to hit his head on the cockpit window.  When they land, Hawke tells Roper he is off the next mission and Roper begs him not to take him off.  Later, Hawke goes to Roper's home and punches him in the face twice and tells him he knows Roper's plan to trade a jet to the Soviets in exchange for Nhi and who he believes to be his son, [[Ho Minh Truong]].  He explains his plan to Hawke, but Hawke tells him it won't work.  Hawke then comes up with a new plan and has Roper drop him off during the flight.  Hawke later returns with Ho Minh Truong and Roper and Ho Minh play catch.
Sam Roper recognizes Stringfellow Hawke as he is being driven into base by [[Jeep Driver]] and mentions it to [[Lt. John Winner]].  After a night of drinking with Hawke, Winner and [[Lt. Simms]], Roper tells Hawke that he knows he isn't part of a pilot exchange system and that he once dated Nhi Truong.  The next day during training, Roper banks the jet multiple times causing Hawke to hit his head on the cockpit window.  When they land, Hawke tells Roper he is off the next mission and Roper begs him not to take him off.  Later, Hawke goes to Roper's home and punches him in the face twice and tells him he knows Roper's plan to trade a jet to the Soviets in exchange for Nhi and who he believes to be his son, [[Ho Minh Truong]].  He explains his plan to Hawke, but Hawke tells him it won't work.  Hawke then comes up with a new plan and has Roper drop him off during the flight.  Hawke later returns with Ho Minh Truong and Roper and Ho Minh play catch.

Latest revision as of 15:27, 17 August 2019

Maj. Sam Roper

Background

Sam "Sammy" Roper is a Major in the United States Air Force and a radar officer on a high flying recon jet as part of the 4036th Fighter Wing. He is married to Nhi Truong. Sam Roper once saved Stringfellow Hawke's life in Vietnam.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 3 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n played by James Whitmore Jr.

Sam Roper recognizes Stringfellow Hawke as he is being driven into base by Jeep Driver and mentions it to Lt. John Winner. After a night of drinking with Hawke, Winner and Lt. Simms, Roper tells Hawke that he knows he isn't part of a pilot exchange system and that he once dated Nhi Truong. The next day during training, Roper banks the jet multiple times causing Hawke to hit his head on the cockpit window. When they land, Hawke tells Roper he is off the next mission and Roper begs him not to take him off. Later, Hawke goes to Roper's home and punches him in the face twice and tells him he knows Roper's plan to trade a jet to the Soviets in exchange for Nhi and who he believes to be his son, Ho Minh Truong. He explains his plan to Hawke, but Hawke tells him it won't work. Hawke then comes up with a new plan and has Roper drop him off during the flight. Hawke later returns with Ho Minh Truong and Roper and Ho Minh play catch.