Lockheed AC-130 Gunship: Death From Above
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground attack aircraft currently in service with the United States Air Force. It is a variation of…
Retirement of the Vulcan Nuclear Bomber
The nuclear warplane Vulcan was spotted by thousands on its farewell flight as it flew low over Northumberland, North Yorskhire, Tyneaide and several other counties…
Knitting in Wartime – In 1941 Life Magazine Urged Women To Knit a Million Sweaters To Send To American Troops
The history of modern warfare contains many references to the fact that civilians – more particularly women – have traditionally knitted woolen articles to send…
Separated North and South Korean Families Brought Together by Reunion Event
The war between North Korea and South Korea stopped in 1953. Thousands of families were torn apart when a border was drawn between the two countries.…
A Student’s New Eulogy for an American Soldier Killed on D-Day
For many, visiting war memorials and reading the names of the countless dead, it’s hard to imagine the real person behind the name. There are just…
Veteran flies Spitfire for first time since WWII
In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…
Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine
Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…
Palomares Nuclear Bomb Accident – When The USA Lost 4 Nukes in A Mid Air Collision
On January 17, 1966 a B52 bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command was at 31,000 feet over the Spanish coast near the village of Palomares…
Vets Honored with WWI Passchendaele Commemorative Rail Tour
Timaru, New Zealand welcomed the arrival of the Passchendaele, a WWI memorial steam locomotive, on the eve of the centennial commemorations. The Passchendaele was constructed…
Farm experience – Russellville veteran discusses Cold War era service experimental program
By Jeremy P. Amick When Ronald “Rick” Price enlisted in the Army in the early 1960s, he predicted his military career might land him in…
WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force
The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…
World War Two US Veteran Turns 103, Still Works Full Time Job
A 103 year old World War Two US veteran, who served in the US Air Force, is still working a full time job in Winfield…