By Charlotte Crosswhite The Army Security Agency (ASA) was a unique military experience. Whether you served in small assignments, large field stations, or combat situations, you always had one boot in the Army and the other in the NSA’s door. I wouldn’t call us isolated, but in many ways, we were self-isolating. You don’t
By Larry Hertzberg During the summer after my freshman year of college, I stayed at home, doing little more than hanging out with friends, drinking, shooting pool, and chasing girls. Truth be told, those were the main reasons I had gone to college in the first place. One evening in August 1963, just before
Written by Todd DePastino Retired Navy Captain Bill Dempsey recently recalled to me a horrific fire on September 24, 1965 at a US Navy signals collection site in Kamiseya, Japan, that killed twelve Americans. I'd not heard of the tragedy, but Bill's story and the 60th anniversary of it prompted me to learn more and
Despite knowing Army veteran Ray Brendel for many years, we had never heard his story until recently. Ray, who served as a finance clerk at Fort Knox and Germany in the 1970s, probably thought he didn't have much of a story to tell compared to the combat experiences shared at our events. But, we
by Regis Rossa In January 1957, I was 18 years old and had just completed Airborne Jump School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Army informed me I’d be heading to Germany for 18 months. But before I shipped off, I could have a weekend of liberty off base. There was only one catch:
Written by Bob Von Bargen It was just another cargo mission in “Old Shaky.” The C-124’s engines roared as we climbed to altitude from Ramey AFB in Puerto Rico. We were enroute to Panama with an oversized load of artillery pieces for the U.S. Army in the Canal Zone. The Howitzer canons were lashed
