When most young men his age would be graduating from college, Harper Coleman was wading ashore at Utah Beach, holding his 36 lb. machine gun over his head. He would go on to liberate Paris, fight in the Huertgen Forest and be awarded a Purple Heart during the Battle of the Bulge. A D-Day special with this wonderful 100 year old Veteran!
In June of 1967, a special unit of volunteer, combat experienced pilots began flying special missions over Vietnam. Their call sign was “Misty”. Their mission was to fly low and fast, identifying and marking enemy targets in Laos and North Vietnam. The job was extremely dangerous – nearly a quarter of these pilots were shot down at least once. Ross Detwiler flew 72 “Misty” missions, was shot down once and awarded three Distinguished Flying Cross citations.