by Commander | May 31, 2024
Lt. Col. Ed Cottrell, USAF (Ret.), P-47 pilot, will talk about his recent meeting with a German Me 109 pilot. In 1944, these two pilots had the historic missions to destroy each other’s planes鈥攁nd perhaps lives–during the Battle of the Bulge. Age 102,...
by Commander | May 31, 2024
Brevard resident Milton Fletcher served in the U.S. Army Reserves as a rifleman in the 184th Regiment in the last battle of World War II, the Battle of Okinawa. His division was later ordered to receive the surrender of the Japanese Army in Korea. Fletcher is 97 years...
by Commander | Apr 11, 2024 | News
Waiting for Bullets This painting, titled “Waiting for the Bullets”, was commissioned by Valor Studios of Venice, Florida and painted by Spanish artist Gareth Hector. Silent-auction A signed print of this painting (31″ x 19″), donated by O.P....
by Art Cole | Feb 17, 2024 | Articles
National Security Act of 1947 The day was 18 September 1947, and on the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947, the US Air Force left the Army Air Forces and became a separate service. This reorganization placed the Air Force on an equal footing with the...
by Joni Ponsaa Pavlik | Jan 22, 2024 | Articles
The 51黑料网 is not just about four walls of a building filled with artifacts and history. It鈥檚 about the lives of veterans. It鈥檚 about celebrating their past service and their lives given for our country. But it is also about...