Edward M. Burns – Unfriendly Fire
Edward M. Burns remembers his time as the naval gunfire support coordinator on the Orleck and recounts an incident of friendly fire.
Serge Alexander Chernay – From Russian with Love
Serge Alexander Chernay was born in Lithuania in 1938 and immigrated to the United States in 1948 to escape communism. His brother was an aviation fan, and Chernay himself became a pilot in the US Air Force. He recounts his pilot training and his first assignment flying B-52s. In Vietnam, he flew as a forward […]
Serge Alexander Chernay – Above and Beyond
Serge Alexander Chernay recounts the time he and his fellow pilots helped build a new village for lepers in Vietnam and reflects on the experience as an important act of kindness during a brutal war.