war stories

The fight lasted about four hours. One allied SDF fighter was wounded. No US troops were hurt. The butcher’s bill on the receiving end of all that pain has since been vigorously disputed.

Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.

One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist. I admit that simple adjustment of source material does change everything about the narrative.

The Twilight Zone really did make you think. Like most truly revolutionary artistic endeavors, the show was the product of a singularly creative mind. Rod Serling was a remarkable man indeed.

The Soviets saw the writing on the wall back during the Cold War as well and decided to build their own dedicated close air support platform. The end result was the Sukhoi Su-25 Grach. Grach literally translates as “Rook.”

We modern-day Americans stand on the shoulders of giants. We owe such a profound debt of gratitude to such men as these.

Some folks are born into money while others work really hard or are incredibly lucky. John Walton wore his wealth well, possibly due to his hard times while in uniform.

The epic fight between the USS Bradley and the German U-66 was the last ship-to-ship close quarters fight in American naval history.

Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.