America in Uniform

Military Heroes – U. S. Army Frank Buckles Mr. Buckles, 106 years old at the time of his interview, and one of three known surviving Americans left who served his country during WWI, tells his piece of history. He recalls proudly how when he went to France as an ambulance driver, “we were inexperienced, but…

CAR TUNES Radios are so much a part of the driving experience, it seems like cars have always had them. But they didn’t. Here’s the story. SUNDOWN One evening in 1929 two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy,…

BLAMESTORMING – Sitting around the squadron discussing why a suspense was missed or a mission failed and who was responsible. SEAGULL COLONEL – A colonel who swoops in, makes a lot of noise, and dumps stuff all over everything. SALMON DAY – The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed…

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Military Heroes – U. S. Naval Reserve George H.W. Bush Lieutenant USNR, served 1942-1955. Former President George Herbert Walker Bush tells the harrowing details of how he narrowly survived getting shot down near Chichi Jima in the Pacific during WWII. Pilot Bush bailed out after his plane caught fire, and fortunately was picked up by…

It seems that a young man volunteered for Navy service during World War II. He had such a high aptitude for aviation that he was sent right to Pensacola skipping boot camp. The very first day at Pensacola he solos and is the best flier on the base. All they could do was give him…

Military Heroes – U. S. Coast Guard Paul Yost  Commander USCG (Ret.) Paul Yost recounts his experiences in getting the Vietnamese Marines to safety and out from under enemy fire. He says, “When a warrior before he gets into combat always wonders, when I come under fire what am I gonna do? Now you’re gonna…

This video comes to us from a subscriber.  Fascinating! The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, graduated its first controllers this past spring.  Incredible  stuff. Three of the weapons and guidance system on the drones are products of Raytheon ….. I can tell you all that our drone technology absolutely scares the crap out of…

A Marine dies in combat and wakes up to find he is in hell. He’s really depressed as he stands in the processing line waiting to talk to an admittance counselor. He thinks to himself I know I lead a wild life but, Hell, I’m a Marine. We’re expected to live wild lives. I wasn’t…

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