Major Roger Thomas (Ret)

May 5, 2019 | Air Force, Navy

Three days after his 18th birthday, a young Roger Thomas enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Machinist Mate and Nuclear Engineer, sailing aboard the USS Enterprise for 8 years. After a brief break in service to complete college, Roger realized his duty to country...

Maj Gen Jack Kenneth Gamble

Apr 25, 2019 | Air Force

US Air Force Major General. A World War II combat fighter pilot, he was the Commander-in Chief of Alaskan Air Command from March 1974 to September 1975. He was raised in Overton, Texas and after graduating from high school, he attended the University of Utah at Salt...

1st Lt Stephen A. Wayne

Apr 18, 2019 | Air Force

First Lieutenant Stephen A. Wayne distinguished himself by gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force over North Vietnam on 10 March 1967. On that date, Lieutenant Wayne was flying as the copilot of the lead element on the return...

MAJ Elizabeth A. Allen

Apr 16, 2019 | Air Force

In 1965, Elizabeth Allen was a nurse on a mission. Inspired by her brothers’ service in the Vietnam War, having earned a Masters degree in Psychiatric Nursing and graduated from Officer Candidate School, she enlisted in the Air Force, insisting that she be...

Maj Jacquelyn S. “Jackie” Parker

Apr 12, 2019 | Air Force

It was a proud moment in July 1988 when Capt. Jacquelyn S. “Jackie” Parker became the first woman Air Force pilot to attend U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. Those who knew her, however, were not surprised ˆ Jackie had learned to...

Lt. Col. Richard Cole (Ret.)

Apr 11, 2019 | Air Force

Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last survivor of the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. strike on the Japanese islands during World War II, died Tuesday (April 9, 2019) in Texas. He was 103. Cole was one of 80 men sent to target factory areas and military installations...