Marshall Branch knew from an early age that he wanted to fly, and, most importantly, he wanted to do so in America’s military. Military was always an important part of his family growing up, from his grandfather serving in World War II, flying with the Mighty Eighth Air Force, to … read more
That harrowing sentiment from one of the more intense combat mission experiences recalled by United States Army pilot, then-Major (now Brigadier-General) John D. Kline, as he fought to safely land his Black Hawk helicopter on a mission in Iraq back in 2005. No time or place for a rookie pilot, … read more
“Look out for that helicopter!!!” yelled his back-seater. Up until that jolting instant, their mission had been a challenging, but ultimately, satisfying one. It had come early in U.S. Air Force Captain E.G. “Buck” Shuler, Jr.’s tour flying F-4’s in Vietnam. “Operation Niagara” was our intense air-effort to end the … read more
Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel (ret.) Jack Baxter Scoggins, born in 1931, was raised out in a country home, near Logansport, Louisiana, some 30-miles south of Shreveport. So far out into rural Louisiana, in fact, that in order to function, “daylight had to be piped-in to them,” he recalled, which we’ll take … read more
