This story comes out on Veteran’s Day. We want to thank all those brave men and women who have served our great country over all the decades. You are true heroes! Mae Gieseke leaned her full weight against the…
Author: Emily Enger
A Woman’s Touch, a WASP Story24 year old Muriel Lindstrom makes dead-stick land while training for the Women Airforce Service Pilots
The plane shuddered like it had hypothermia. WASP trainee, Muriel Lindstrom, could feel the vibrations over her entire body; even her teeth hurt. She kept her hand light on the stick as she continued her ascent. With its 450 HP…
Intrepid Under Fire19-year-old Walter Hillman in Kamikaze Strike
Walter Hillman stood alert on the port side of the U.S.S. Intrepid, just behind the 20 millimeter anti-aircraft gun. The view over the Pacific was expansive. You could look across the water and see well over a mile before the…
Motor Pool Sergeant Edward “Boots” Ezopat the Battle of Remagen
Every bounce brought his knees closer to the thin, black steering wheel as the truck lumbered over busted pavement. His feet jumped from the clutch and brake to the accelerator, right hand straining at the gearstick by his thigh. He…
The View from the Ball Turret20 yr old Lowell Moore’s mission over Berlin
Lowell Moore lay on his back, knees bent up near his ears. Two steel levers were gripped in each hand, cold against his palms, even through gloves. The world buzzed. Turbulence and the roar of the 1200 horsepower engines made…