“Six Hours of Hell” – Russ Violett
Russ Violett was raised on a Montana farm. Much of his early life was spent with oil burning stoves, gas burning lamps and an outhouse. He considered the Air Force as a reasonable escape route from the frigid Montana winters. Little did he know that this decision would take him to the much warmer jungles of Southeast Asia and the deserts of Saudi Arabia before he retired at the rank of Major General. Violett’s squadron would be assigned their first combat [...]