Blue Skies
Funeral for 2nd. Lt. Walter B. Stone (World War II)
This February, DPAA announced that it had accounted for 2nd. Lt. Walter B. Stone, US Army Air Forces. 2nd. Lt. Stone was lost in France on 22 October 1943. 2nd. Lt. Stone will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 11 May 2019, in Andalusia, Alabama. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted […]
Friday Valor
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles Todays Valor Friday honors Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles for his actions in Viet Nam as flight commander of the 176th Assault Helicopter Company, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion. They deployed to Vietnam in February, 1967. Mason has performed his usual outstanding research and write up for us; read on: UH-1D Mason Lieutenant […]
The Pentagon ending training program for Afghan pilots: nearly half go UA in the US
An Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launches a hellfire missile at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Brandon Bolick) Surprised at this? Yeah, me neither. It’s hard to blame them, too, considering what they’ll have to go back to. Hell, I’d consider doing […]
Funeral for CPL James C. Rix (Korean War)
This February, DPAA announced that it had accounted for CPL James C. Rix, US Army. CPL Rix was lost in North Korea on 30 November 1950. CPL Rix will be buried later this week – on Saturday, 4 May 2019, in Alamo, Georgia. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location for […]
Col. Joe Jackson, revisited.
One of the more enjoyable side-bars to researching the Interwebs for items that may be of interest to my brother and sister TAH’ers, is coming across the unexpected, the item that tells the whole when before I just had a glimpse. Completing the circle if you will. This is such a case. I was able […]
Iran Guards Claim Drone Overflight of U.S. Carrier in Gulf
Simon Kent A camera-equipped Iran Revolutionary Guards’ spy drone flew over an American aircraft carrier transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim news agency claimed in a Sunday report on its site. The unverified report included footage apparently taken from a Guard drone that flew over the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and another U.S. warship in […]
Valor Friday
Today’s Valor Friday honors two WWI Army fliers, Frank Luke and Joseph Wehner, and how teamwork would enable them to prevail in the air. For a time, anyway. As usual, a deep thank you to Mason for the research and write up. So here it is: Mason Today’s valor tale is another two for one. […]
Funeral for SGT Frank J. Suliman (Korean War)
This January, DPAA announced that it had accounted for SGT Frank J. Suliman, US Army. SGT Suliman was lost in North Korea on 1 December 1950. SGT Suliman will be buried early next week – on Tuesday, 30 April 2019, in Wrightstown, New Jersey. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location […]
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