Korean War Vet Graduates High School at age 87
In 1952 Ed Saunders dropped out of school to join the United States Air force and train as a pilot. Now, sixty-eight years later, he…
Frederick Kroesen Commanded Troops in WW2, Korea, & Vietnam, Dead at 97
Retired General Frederick Kroesen passed away on April 20, 2020, at the age of 97. He fought in Germany during World War II and fought…
NFL Legend Don Shula, Who Served During Korean War, Dies at 90
Don Shula died on May 4th with his winning record with the Miami Dolphins still intact with 347 wins and six Superbowl appearances. He started…
New Video Uses Veteran’s Account, The Moving Wartime Rescue Story
A fascinating take from the guys at Yarnhub on this video on this wartime rescue that emphasized the close bond between 2 brave men in…
F4U Mountain rescue – New Video Uses Veteran’s Account
Yarnhub a relatively new YouTube channel has been pumping out lots of historical content in a mixture of 2d and 3d. Recently they tackled the…
History Hack – Fantastic Podcasts Beating Lockdown Blues
Timing, as they say is everything. With everyone currently at home under confinement there has never been a better time to launch a series of…
Corsair For Sale – Yours for $3.5 Million
In 1979 the Honduran Military decided to sell all their ageing fleet of seven remaining Corsair Fighters. Built in 1951 for the US Navy. Its…
The Korean War MOH Recipient Who Didn’t Want His Medal But Eisenhower Gave it to Him
Once more, he was able to take out three of them with his rifle, but a grenade exploded in front of him which sent shrapnel…
The MOH Recipient Who Enlisted To Avenge His Brother
He soon saw action, and was wounded twice in the space of a few months – first in the foot, in August, and then a…
Ralph Parr: The Double-Flying-Ace So Aggressive The Soviets Sued Him
Ralph Parr was a unique man in many ways and is credited with several “firsts” in aerial combat, but his tenth and final aerial kill…
Riddled By Bullets: The Old Locomotive That Tells a Gloomy Tale of the Korean War
During the war, Han operated his train, conveying supplies for UN troops up as far as Pyongyang. Although he rarely saw fighting, he witnessed the…
The VC Sergeant: He Charged the Enemy Armed Only With a Pocket Full of Grenades
“It is entirely fitting and in keeping with his wishes that our family should inter his ashes at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea,…