Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps John Ripley Captain USMC (Ret.) Ripley relates his heroic feat of singlehandedly stopping the enemy during a major offensive on Easter Sunday in 1972. His “tiny force” of South Vietnamese Marines was poised on one side of the Dong-Ha Bridge to take on the “enormous force” of North…

Military Heroes – U. S. Air Force Charles McGee USAF (Ret.) “They called it the double ‘V’, victory against Hitler in Europe and victory against racism at home.” McGee’s role was as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, an elite all African American fighter squadron, who brought out values that are still important: dedication, determination,…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps John Ripley Captain USMC (Ret.) Ripley relates his heroic feat of singlehandedly stopping the enemy during a major offensive on Easter Sunday in 1972. His “tiny force” of South Vietnamese Marines was poised on one side of the Dong-Ha Bridge to take on the “enormous force” of North…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Norman Hatch   Staff Sergeant USMC (Ret.)  As a combat cameraman, Hatch has a very different perspective of the war though the lens of his camera, as he begins, “I was living in the movie, I was disassociated with everything that was going on around me.” Hatch risks…

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