The Military Art of J. Thomas Leamon
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A compact, soft-cover, heavily illustrated book that is a colorful variety of cartoons, sketches, paintings, models, dioramas and writings, reflecting artist Tom Leamon's fascination with war and his own experiences as a combat veteran in World War II.
Congressional Delay for WWII Tokyo Raiders
Category: Personal Experiences
Let's not wait nearly 75 years to honor our veterans.
The too perfect sound
Category: Personal Experiences
No eyes are wandering as I look upon the faces of mourners, all eyes fixed on the soldier saluting the folded flag held over his partner’s heart. An older, higher ranked man squares his shoulders as the two soldiers step again in synch toward him. The folded flag is placed in his hands; the two salute the flag in one matched motion. The older man’s steps are more comforting, unperfected, and quiet. Around me more sniffle, someone discreetly sobs.
Smokey Joe & the General
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Autobiographical and biographical--through the lives of two extraordinary American leaders, Brigadier General John E. Wood and Lieutenant General Edward L. Rowny, a fast paced exploration of almost 40 years of some of the most fascinating innovation and leadership in America's integration of technology in military capabilities. Rowny worked for Generals Marshall, MacArthur and Eisenhower, and along with Wood, rates the leadership qualities of each in Smokey Joe & the General.
Maggie's Wars
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“Maggie’s Wars is a highly charged story, with power politics on a grand scale... the frightening realistic descriptions and technical know-how is right on the mark and Phil Pisani’s skill at painting a vivid scene in the mind’s eye of the reader is excellent and packs a wallop.” William H. LaBarge author of Sweetwater Gunslinger 201, Hornet's Nest, Road to Gold and Desert Voices.
Little Moments
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Story about two of the finest Cairn terriers ever and their exploits through life.
Southern Memories
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"Southern Memories" is about growing up in the Great Depression in rural Mississippi. It also contains two very large chapters about my great-grandfather and other relatives who fought in the Civil War. My great-grandfather was Isaac Smith and he enlisted in the 24th Mississippi Infantry and spent four years in many major battles such as Atlanta, Lookout Mountain, Corinth, Vicksburg, etc. The unit had 1000 men in 1861 but only 25 at wars end in 1865.
STROKE OF GRACE; Knowing God's Grace in Distress and Triumph
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Author Jerry Heydenberk writes specifically of his "Vietnam Combat Flying" in Ch. 5 of a book that recounts the many times he has known God's surprising grace. Heydenberk relates the three times he feared for his life in Vietnam, serving 18 months (1966-68) first at Banmethuot as 155th pilot/IO and then at Nha Trang as PIO with 17th Aviation Group. This is a must reading for anybody who ever flew a rotary wing aircraft in trying situations.
Answered Prayer
Category: Personal Experiences
A door gunner recalls a mission in the Plain of Reed flying an experimental mission called Firefly in 1968.
My experience flying in the Secret War in Laos
Category: Personal Experiences
The Ravens were a secret group of elite U. S. Air Force pilots who flew in civilian clothes and unmarked aircraft to help save the neutral country of Laos from being taken over by the North Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. They were highly trained fighter pilots who flew as Forward Air Controllers (FAC) in the single engine, prop driven, slow moving Cessna 0-1 Bird Dog to direct fighter-bombers onto heavy defended targets and provide bomb damage.