Airborne at Last
Airborne at Last My helmet is now a halo Wings replace my chute, To fly amongst the eagles No soldier would dispute. No aircraft is needed To take me to the sky, Your prayers from below Have lifted me [...]
Perspectives: Eric Buchanan
My family and I recently visited several airborne museums near Fort Bragg, NC…the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, William C. Lee Museum and the 82ndAirborne Memorial and Museum on Fort Bragg. All were great museums with very interesting memorabilia [...]
Beyond Valor
Seventy years ago this week, Hitler launched his last great offensive of World War II. The only thing standing in his way was a group of men like Private First Class Earnest Williams, a paratrooper from the 509th Parachute Infantry [...]
Decorated Soldier Richard W. Durkee Dies
Richard W. "Dick" Durkee, 86, a highly decorated Army veteran who led bayonet attacks on enemy lines in two wars and received the military's second-highest medal for heroism, died Sept. 14 at his home in Berwyn Heights. He had [...]