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Military Heroes – U. S. Air Force Donald S. Lopez Second Lieutenant USAF (Ret.) Lopez will have the audience at the edge of their seats as he tells his gripping story about his first dogfight as a P-40 pilot over China in WWII. In a valiant attempt to help one of his fellow pilots who…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Benjamin Carson USMC, served 1941-1946. Benjamin Carson has been to hell and back. He fought in some of WWII’s bloodiest battles including Midway, Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Iwo Jima.  His riveting story is about what it was like to be on the “point” at Guadalcanal. For the video… click…

At the canteen on base, we sold snacks, coffee and soda for 25 cents. One night, we decided to charge officers 50 cents. It was explained away as a “Sir charge.” Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest.  Click here for more “Military Jokes“.

From an American in Uniform subscriber: “I’ve seen a lot of WWII era photos – but not this collection.  You’ll want to take the time to view these forty-five extraordinary and historic photos (and read the informative captions underneath) of post-World War II . . . it’s an amazing and revealing look back at an…

Nights in England are coal black, making parachute jumps difficult and dangerous. So we attach small lights called chemlites to our jumpsuits to make ourselves visible to the rest of our team. Late one night, lost after a practice jump, we knocked on the door of a small cottage. When a woman answered, she was…

Here’s a video demonstrating a Girandoni Air Rifle that was used by Lewis and Clark.  It’s a fascinating clip although it is over 8 minutes long.  I wonder why the technology never made is to the Civil War?  I suspect Appomattox would have occurred much sooner!  Cpt. Otis Click here for the video. Courtesy of…

Military Heroes – U. S. Navy Richard Zimmerman Lieutenant USN (Ret.) Zimmerman laughs and cries as he describes a shipmate being struck by the wing of a Kamikaze plane he’d shot down from the deck of his ship. The man was taken away by the doctors and Zimmerman states, “I was sure he was dead.”…

Today’s feature was sent in by a subscriber who wrote, “Hi Mr. O’Quin, thought you might want to put these on your site. James LaVerdure” Yes, James, we do.  The pictures are fascinating!  Cpt. Otis If you have any interest in the U.S. Civil War…..here is a series (many rather graphic) of 48 photographs  from…

At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman sitting beside him, “What a pompous and unbearable old windbag that slob is!” The woman turned to him, her face red with rage. “Excuse me, Lieutenant. Do you have…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Edwin Bearss Scout USMC, served 1942-1946. Bearss tells a gripping and detailed account of what it was like to get shot multiple times during the Battle of Cape Gloucester in WWII. This segment opens with Bearss (a noted Civil War historian) powerfully exclaiming, “When he hit me, it…
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