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WWII stories, articles and salutes - -

A reminder about what it's about to be an American. Submitted by Major Richard Green.

If you're wondering what's happening to America these days, read this and reacquaint yourself with the true American character, not that socialist, back sliding European liberalism you see coming from some of our western states... or from the fraudulent, corrupted politicians who think that being in Congress gives them a license to steal your money, while for yuks they hit on their staff in their spare time. Read this, and you'll find yourself walking a little taller, thinking a little clearer, and wishing for the old days when American's knew who they were... not what the illegals tell us we should be.

An excellent story submitted by Captain Gerritt Ewing of his time in Army Signal.

Includes interesting comments about Joe Lockhart, the famous signal officer that spotted inbound Japanese bombers on his radar screen on the morning of December 7th.

A follow up story submitted by Colonel Phillip E. Lowry (R), about his encounter with the famous Iron Lung McClung.

Reading the Iron Lung stories reminds us of what OCS and Signal Corps duty was all about... camaraderie, the closest friendships ever, and leaders that we held more respect for than anyone we've worked for since.

A great collection of WWII movies produced by the Army Signal Corps.

Collected and submitted by Robert Oelrich, Class 10-42, this video provides a good solid hour of entertainment. In this day of political correctness where you are not allowed to say anything without worry of hurting someone's feelings, it's almost painful to hear the straight talk used in these movies. Grab a beer and sit back and see how the world's greatest generation saw the world back then.

Continuation of WWII movies taken by Signal OCS Candidate Oelrich (Class 10-42)

Video showing Hawaii, starting in 1941, including local scenes, cable work on the link that tied the radar installation at the top of the island to Honolulu, and much, much more. A great historic treasure trove, this move is 3 hours long, but very much worth the effort to watch. If you want to know why they called these guys the greatest generation, this is a good place to start.

An absolutely great story about what it was like to go through OCS. You must read this!

Sometimes it's hard to remember how tough life was back when we were all Second Lieutenants. This story brings back memories of how alone we felt, how little money we had, and yet how good life was back then too.

Korean War stories, articles and salutes - -

A great hour long video about Korea during the war. Grab a coffee and enjoy this one!

Filmed by LTC Kermit Parker, Class 12-42, and submitted by Glenn Dean, Class 18-52, this movie shows what life was like during the Korean War. There's no war footage in this, but it's fascinating nonetheless. This is a must watch if you want to see how the Koreans lived while the war roiled around them.

Vietnam War stories, articles and salutes - -