Tag: vietnam
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A sense of futility about launching another war on foreign soil | Joe Barrera
On Saturday, I went to the No Kings demonstration in downtown Colorado Springs. I was surprised by the huge size of the crowd. Surely, I told myself, this popular manifestation cannot represent Deep Red Colorado Springs. But there must have been at least 20,000 people, ranged along North Nevada Avenue on both sides of our main thoroughfare,…
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‘We love him’: Vietnam veteran continues service through volunteerism
With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob McGinnis introduced Lanier to the crowd gathered for a demonstration of new technology…
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‘We love him’: Vietnam veteran continues service through volunteerism
With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob McGinnis introduced Lanier to the crowd gathered for a demonstration of new technology…
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‘We love him’: Vietnam veteran continues service by volunteering at Fort Carson
With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob McGinnis introduced Lanier to the crowd gathered for a demonstration of new technology…
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‘Like heaven for me:’ Nonprofit takes Colorado Springs senior vets up in World War II-era biplane
When Dwight Middleton moved to Colorado Springs in July, he was drawn by the city’s natural beauty. But on Monday, he saw it in a different and more fascinating way than he’d ever dreamed possible — from 1,000 feet above the city, in a restored World War II-era biplane. “This was like heaven for me,”…
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Pikes peak region resident, military hero featured in new biography
“Earthquake” Titus wasn’t afraid to make waves. Even though the swells might have cost Brig. Gen. Robert F. Titus a few stars, says author Bill Scott. Titus retired from the Air Force in 1977 with one star, but Scott suspects he probably could have gotten at least two more if he hadn’t argued with bureaucrats…
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Colorado Springs resident, military hero featured in new biography
“Earthquake” Titus wasn’t afraid to make waves. Even though the swells might have cost Brig. Gen. Robert F. Titus a few stars, says author Bill Scott. Titus retired from the Air Force in 1977 with one star, but Scott suspects he probably could have gotten at least two more if he hadn’t argued with bureaucrats…
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Vietnam veteran honored at Fort Carson with Bronze Star
Operating as a one-man air-traffic control tower, Gary Cyr, guided dozens helicopters carrying South Korean troops and cargo to a tight landing zone in the dark with limited information during the Vietnam War. “His actions prevented collisions, ensured that there was no confusion between the forces on the air, the forces on the ground,” said…
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AFA grad, retired Vietnam fighter pilot, survived 377 combat missions, one close call
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Retired Air Force Col. Hank Hoffman was flying an A-37 light attack plane over the Mekong River firing holes into the center of an enemy boat when his plane started falling. He was going too slowly for the weight of the plane plus the napalm,…
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AFA grad, retired Vietnam fighter pilot, survived 377 combat missions, one close call
Retired Air Force Col. Hank Hoffman was flying an A-37 light attack plane over the Mekong River firing holes into the center of an enemy boat when his plane started falling. He was going too slowly for the weight of the plane plus the napalm, cluster bombs and bullets he was carrying. The plane barely…