American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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Christmas in Alaska
When the Vietnam War ended, we found ourselves in the early 1970s living in Alaska. There I flew interceptor missions of Russian aircraft off the coast of America. The Russians routinely tested American responses, and I assume that somewhere off … Continue reading
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