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Herbert Carlisle, Captain, U.S. Army, Korean War Part 1
Quoting from Herb Carlisle’s Korea diary, “Friday, October 26, 1951: It was very cold today, even though the sun was shining. Just before lunch, there ...
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David L. Morrow, CWO5, Alabama Army National Guard
Author’s note: Captain Buck Carlton, U.S. Navy, Part 2 will continue at a later date. David Morrow has served his country for 38 years. Included ...
by John Vick, Friday, March 24, 2023 1:00 pm
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Raymond M. “Buck” Carlton Jr., Captain, U.S. Navy, Helicopter pilot, Vietnam War – Part 1
According to Buck Carlton, there is no way he and his younger brother, Bob, could not have become involved in aviation. Buck recalled, “When we ...
by John Vick, Friday, March 17, 2023 1:30 pm
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Robert D. Carlton, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Naval Flight Officer, Vietnam Flying in the Fat Spad – Part 2
Lt. Bob Carlton was a Naval Flight Officer who flew from eight different aircraft carriers during the Vietnam war. By the time Bob returned home ...
by John Vick, Friday, March 10, 2023 1:00 pm
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Robert D. Carlton, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Naval Flight Officer, Vietnam Flying in the Fat Spad – Part 1
Author’s note: The Navy AD aircraft [nicknamed “The Spad”] was a Korean War era, single-seat, attack aircraft, that was widely used in Vietnam. Douglas Aircraft ...
by John Vick, Friday, March 3, 2023 1:00 pm
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Thomas W. “Tom” Floyd, Major, U.S. Air Force Pilot, Vietnam The Wild Weasels – Part 2
[Continuation of Major Thomas Floyd from Part 1, WW will be used to designate Wild Weasel]. On September 25, 1972, Captain Tom Floyd and his ...
by John Vick, Friday, February 24, 2023 4:00 pm
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Thomas W. “Tom” Floyd, Major, U.S. Air Force Pilot, Vietnam The Wild Weasels – Part 1
On the morning of December 20, 1972, Brigadier General Robert Titus, Commander of the 15th Tactical Air Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, sat quietly reading ...
by John Vick, Friday, February 17, 2023 1:00 pm
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O. J. Blount, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, WWII
Andalusia and Covington County lost another member of The Greatest Generation with the passing of O. J. Blount on February 1, 2023. The author was ...
by John Vick, Friday, February 10, 2023 1:00 pm
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Mark A. King, WO1, U.S. Army, Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam War Part 2
By the time Warrant Officer Mark A. King was medically-evacuated from Vietnam on February 9, 1965, he had completed more than 725 combat missions with ...
by John Vick, Friday, February 3, 2023 1:00 pm
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Mark A. King, WO1, U.S. Army, Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam War Part 1
Warrant Officer King did his best to hide behind the dyke at the edge of the rice paddy. He and Skip Bundy had just guided ...
by John Vick, Friday, January 27, 2023 1:00 pm
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