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Sgt. Terry Bucklew, U.S. Army, Vietnam
Terry Bucklew was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Initially trained in communications, Bucklew accepted many different assignments on his lengthy deployment to Vietnam - from field…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Capt. Paul Austin, U.S. Navy, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam
Paul Austin never really thought about being an aviator as a kid, but one day he saw a Fly Navy recruiting sign and the rest is history. Austin would spend nearly 30 years in the U.S. Navy and find h…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Capt. Jack Ensch, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW
Jack Ensch served three years in the U.S. Army but would spend decades as an aviator and officer in the U.S. Navy. As a "backseater" in an F-4, Ensch served four tours in Vietnam but he will forever…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Harry Isabel, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII
Harry Isabel, Jr. was 16 years old when when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, By mid-1944, he was trained and on a ship to fight in the Pacific theater of World War II. He did not know it at the t…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Lt. Col. David Yorck, USMC, Vietnam
David Yorck was born in Germany during World War II and came to the United States in 1950. After joining the U.S. Marine Corps, he was immediately sent to Vietnam for the first of multiple tours. He …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
MCPO Edward Byers, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan, Medal of Honor
Edward Byers became fascinated with the military - and Navy SEALs in particular - through books and movies in his younger years. He joined the U.S. Navy and, just a few months after the 9/11 terroris…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
P.J. Dahl, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
P.J. Dahl was enthralled by flying from a young age, devouring any book he could find on the Red Baron and other early legends of the air. So when he had the opportunity to become a pilot in World Wa…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Ralph Goldsticker, Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
Ralph Goldsticker, Jr. was 20 years old when he joined the U.S. Army following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. After trying to become a pilot, Goldsticker became a bombardier ab…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Frank Pomroy, USMC, WWII, Part 2 - Peleliu
Frank Pomroy and many other U.S. Marines suffered greatly at the battle of Guadalcanal - both from the conditions and from the difficult fighting against the Japanese. But more intense fighting await…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Frank Pomroy, USMC, WWII, Part 1 - Guadalcanal
Frank Pomroy joined the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in two of the most critical battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. In this first of our two-part feature on Mr. Pomroy, Frank takes us i…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago