During World War Two, artists created thousands of insignias for the military members to represent their individual ships, bomb groups, squadrons, battalions, units, and on and on. Disney characters were some the most popular but other figures from Warner Bros., MGM and the comic strips were certainly in high demand. It is difficult to fully […]
Dick Couch is a New York Times best-selling author with twenty-two titles to his credit and is a leading authority on military special operations and special-operations training. In this presentation Dick will address the expanding global role of deployed American special operations forces in the ongoing war on terror. He will also talk about the […]
When the studios plunged into the war effort, the result was a spate of propagandistic films from all fighting fronts -- some great, some terrible -- along with the occasional masterwork that challenged popular conceptions of the conflict and dared to confront the realities of combat. This program will explore Hollywood\'s depiction of the war as […]
A moment in time of unparalleled historical significance was created when Charles Lindbergh and Albert Bond Lambert met to discuss funding an aviation project that would change the world. Lambert was a true pioneer in every phase of aviation history in our Country, he carried with him the foresight to truly appreciate Lindbergh’s vision. It […]
Born in the County of Norfolk England in 1928, Mick Dawson left Litcham Secondary Modern School at the age of 14, December 1942. A wartime airfield for the American Army Air Force was under construction nearby and Mick got a job with the electrical contractor there as an apprentice. The 392nd Bomb Group with their […]
