written by Steve Snyder For months, Apple TV+ has been using the photograph above in its publicity for Masters of the Air, a state-of-the-art 9-part series based on the 2007 book by Donald L. Miller. The series follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group during World War II. It's considered the third in a
written by Pat Jernigan (Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired) I’m a proud Vietnam veteran, and sometimes I’ll wear a hat that identifies me as such. Occasionally, a kind citizen will thank me for my service. “Were you a nurse?” they invariably ask. The question exasperates me a bit, but I understand it. The vast majority
written by SSGT Forrest Purdy, USAFRES SSGT Forrest Purdy, USAFRES, Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, 2007 GWOT veteran Forrest Purdy wrote us after reading Vietnam Marine Jack Woodard's post on his brief time in Graves Registration. The post, and the conversation with Graves Registration veterans on a recent VBC Happy Hour, reminded Forrest of
written by Todd DePastino Marion, Ohio, Army veteran Mike Crabtree is a retired firefighter and self-described history nerd. In 2018, his curiosity got the best of him, and he began collecting information about his hometown's veterans stretching back to the Civil War. One veteran's story in particular got him hooked. Charles W. Stafford had
written by Todd DePastinoWe've heard a lot of chilling stories, beautifully told, but John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who served as a B-17 co-pilot and survived 25 missions with the famously unlucky 100th Bomb Group, made our jaws drop and sent chills down our spines with his sharp comments about Bomber Command and the gruesome dangers of
written by Todd DePastino Charles Willson Peale, 1776, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons At first glance, it’s a stupid question. He was Commander-in-Chief for 21 years. He was “The Father of Our Country,” a phrase first applied to him during the American Revolution. He presided over the Constitutional Convention. And he practically
