The Story of Eugene Ely, the First Navy Test Pilot Ely at Tanforan Racetrack shortly before takeoff. Note the football helmet on his head and inflated bicycle tires over his shoulders. The tires were to help him float in case he had to ditch in the Bay. History makers
Image from the Marine Corps Times. Dorothy “Dot” Schmidt Cole died on January 7 in her North Carolina home at age 107. She was the United States’ oldest living Marine. Her nickname growing up on the edge of the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania was “Half-Pint” because she stood
Image from Smithsonian Magazine. Two years ago, Smithsonian Magazine published a great map put together with painstaking research of US military activities in 80 countries over six continents. The map was created by Brown University’s Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. You can
Donut Dollies image from coffeeordie.com I’ve decided my favorite branch of service are the Donut Dollies, nickname for the American Red Cross’s Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas staff or SRAO. Red Cross SRAO civilian volunteers served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam before the program was terminated in 1972. They
From The Atlantic: A destroyed Iraqi tank rests near a series of oil-well fires during the Gulf War, on March 9, 1991, in northern Kuwait. David Longstreath / AP For the ongoing 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, we share this great photo essay first published in 2016. Overshadowed by
A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank moves across the desert during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Image via https://nara.getarchive.net This week marks the 30th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm, which saw the first use of “smart bombs” and the last use of battleships.
