The 1st Emergency Rescue Squadron (ERS) was formed in the summer of 1943, after intensive water rescue training and transferred to the Mediterranean to coordinate...
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Australians Commemorate an American Tragedy
On 4 June, 2000 in the seaside city of Mackay, Queensland, Australia, the Australian Returned and Service League (similar to the American Legion) held its...
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Smith Looked Death in the Eyes
Friday the 13th, in October 1944 is one day Captain Luther Smith of the Tuskegee Airmen will never forget. Smith's all-Black 332nd Fighter Group, based...
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America’s greatest airlift hub celebrates 50th anniversary
When six F-84 Thunderjets landed on March 2, 1952, at Landstuhl Air Base (known today as Ramstein Air Base), few realized the historical importance. The...
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A unique way of encouraging attendance
Leave it to our friends in the Beagle Squadron to find a great way to sway potential attendees who aren’t sure whether they should make...
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Together Forever
Lt. Col. Earle J. Aber Jr. and 2nd Lt. Maurice J. Harper fought together, were shot down together and are now buried together. Most of...
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Pilots Celebrate 40+ Anniversary
Pilots of the 8th Helicopter Company flew assault missions and deployed Vietnamese soldiers into combat zones. They slept together, ate together, laughed together and faced...
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McCoskrie/Threshold Foundation (MTF)
The Montagnards fought solely on the side of the US military throughout Southeast Asia. Their bravery, heroism under fire and loyalty to the American cause...
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Cemetery Reunions
Windham Family Reunion Memorial Walk We usually start our Windham Family Reunion in Aliceville, Alabama, on Friday by doing a Memorial Stroll. We visit grave...
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Invite your ancestors to your family reunion! by Edith Wagner
Include your ancestors in your family reunions. Go to them! The importance of cemeteries to reunions is one of enormous fascination. They are places where...
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