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From Herb Carlisle’s Korea diary, “Our new location was below a small hill and on the other side was a small clump of trees where ...
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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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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 ...
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[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 ...
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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 ...
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