Armed Forces Day is celebrated the third Saturday in May to honor Americans serving in the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Vietnam War Ewell Gilbert "Buddy" Sturgis Jr. — During the Vietnam War, Buddy Sturgis volunteered and served with the Navy's elite River Patrol Force special warfare group, where he earned his "Black...
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World War II Jack Bush was a tail gunner in World War II. A tail gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who defends against enemy fighter attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane. Listen to...
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War in Afghanistan Meet Col. Gordon Johnson. He served in Afghanistan. Interview by Anne Baudette from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered...
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World War II Irving Levine was a CBI Pilot in World War II. CBI stands for the China-Burma-India Theater. This area was where many pilots flew bombing and transport missions. Interview by Kristen...
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During the Celebrate Freedom - Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary, Ralph Parks shares the history from Freedom through Flight: African Americans in the United States Air Force.
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During the Celebrate Freedom - Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary, B.T. Cotner shares his vast military artifact collection.
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During the Celebrate Freedom - Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary, Jim Prater shares the history of the P-51C Mustang airplane. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single...
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Karen Rutherford is the director of Career Services at Benedict College in Columbia, SC. Karen's father and two of her uncles were all Tuskegee Airmen. In this interview, she shares the story of their...
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Carrol S. Woods (1919-2007) Major Carroll S. Woods was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. In this interview, Wood talks about his graduating class, medals received and the type of planes...
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Disabled veteran, Charles Edward Rodgers, attended Varner Indian School, Berkeley Elementary, and Berkeley High School. He is proud of his Native American Heritage as a Varner Town Indian and speaks...
