by Lee Cloer | Apr 3, 2020 | General Interest, Video
During the Vietnam War, 1964-1975, over 3 million Americans served in the Southeast Asia theater in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and on ships in the South China Sea. During that time, about 12,000 helicopters were flown. Nearly half of those (appr 5,600)...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 26, 2020 | News, General Interest
To assist in the battle being waged against the Coronavirus, the U.S. Navy is activating its two hospital ships, USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, and sending them into the fight. The Mercy will head to Los Angeles and the Comfort is going to New York City. The Navy ships...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 23, 2020 | General Interest, Video
It is August 23, 1944, and a flight of American P-38 Lightning is escorting a bomber group above the German countryside. They are cruising at 28,000 feet when about forty German Messerschmitt Bf 109s are spotted far off on the flight’s left. The Germans are unaware of...
by Lee Cloer | Mar 20, 2020 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
It was a clear blue sky over North Vietnam on March 10, 1967, when a large strike force of 72 aircraft was tasked with attacking the iron and steelworks at Thai Nguyen. The steel mill was 35 miles north of Hanoi, one of the most defended locations in the North....
by Lee Cloer | Mar 13, 2020 | General Interest
As a bad storm moves across the Midwest landscape, a team of meteorologists study the weather’s behavior and make quick predictions. The information they gather on the approaching thunderhead prepares the community for rain as well as alerts them to any potential...