MILITARY MATTERS: Judge John Allen Remembered for Breaking Barriers In Muscogee County Courts and as a Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam War
Judge the Honorable John Allen was known by many for his leadership in the courtroom - but he served his country long before ...
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This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
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Remains of dozens of WWII, Vietnam War troops brought to Hawaii for forensic identification
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s forensic lab in Hawaii has begun analyzing dozens of human remains retrieved from ...
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52 Years After a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down over Laos, a Family Still Fights for Answers: Did the Crew All Perish or Were Half of Them Left Behind?
The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.
How Tuskegee Airman helped save Air Force ROTC in Capitol Region
With a controversial war raging in Vietnam in the 1960s, anger and distrust of the military spread amongst the American public.Military institutions, including ...
'Crucible 1972': JU prof's book features two Vietnam War Navy aviators from Jacksonville
Vietnam experiences of Navy vets from Florida helped Keith Saliba tell his "Crucible" story of America at war in the pivotal ...
Subject of iconic photo from Vietnam War will speak at veteran dinner in Ashland.
Kim Phuc Phan Thi, known as “The Napalm Girl” in the famous 1972 Associated Press Vietnam photograph, will be the featured ...
'What country am I in?' Famed Black Air Force general slams Trump's DEI crusade
Lloyd "Fig" Newton was just the seventh African American to become a four-star general. He says Trump is trying to whitewash ...
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Read an Exclusive Behind-the-Curtain Look at Military Leadership In New Memoir From Decorated Career of Air Force Officer "Mr. Targets”
Now, read his full story. Starting from humble beginnings, readers will follow the life of Colonel Hill. The narrative's ...
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War veterans honored at this year's San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
For another official guest for the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, Jesus Perez, he spent nearly three years in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. In 1958, Perez joined the U.S. Army for 22 ...