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Elmer Tarbox – Texas Tech All-American, WWII Pilot, Inventor, Texas Legislator
Elmer Tarbox once said that when he made his first bombing run in a B-25, “I had a knot in my belly as big as a sweet potato. My hands...
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Jan 21, 20194 min read
“The Good Lord Was Always with Me” – Elton Wilson, WWII “Hump Pilot”
West Texans are friendly folk, quick to smile, eager to help, private with their emotions, strong in their convictions. Robert Elton...
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Jan 12, 20193 min read
SSgt Edward Ward – “If You’re Not Scared, You’re Lying”
Ed said these were words to live by during combat duty in WWII. He had numerous close calls during his time in France and Germany. He...
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Dec 14, 20184 min read
Fred Watson – Faith Helps Him Through Korean War Memories
Fred Watson saw his body floating and transparent. He felt if his spirit floated through the ceiling he would not come back. He credits...
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Nov 30, 20184 min read
Ted Hill – WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot
In the spring of 1945, Lt. Ted Hill and his P-47 squadron were returning from a mission over Germany to their base in Kelz, Germany. The...
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Nov 7, 201811 min read
2018 Honor Flight: A Look Through a Bus Captains Eyes
October 12 Friday Pre-Flight meeting, training, and meal at Slaton airport. I went through the guardian training again to meet some of...
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Nov 7, 20183 min read
Pipeline, Purdue, Petroleum and People Like Us
It was late November 1944. Bob Kiser and his buddies were in their tents at the end of the runway of the 14th Air Force near Yunnanyi,...
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Oct 25, 20183 min read
Crew Chief to Two of the Air Force’s Fastest Bombers
Welby Smith was one of the first to join the newly named United States Air Force. The former Army Air Forces became the U.S. Air Force on...
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Oct 22, 20183 min read
Smart and Lucky: How Wayne Owen Survived WWII
Many survivors of war talk about how lucky they were to survive. Here is one such story. During his training during WWII, Wayne Owen’s...
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Sep 28, 20183 min read
32nd Infantry ‘Red Arrow Division’ - First In, Last Out
Pfc. R.L. Owens was in water up to his neck in a jungle in New Guinea and the Japanese were laying down heavy fire on his company. It was...
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Sep 13, 20183 min read
The 1000 Mile War: The Aleutian Islands
From 1944 to 1945, TSGT Nathan Luger was sent to one of the most remote islands in the world. Attu Island is at the end of the Aleutian...
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Aug 29, 20184 min read
Lucky #13 and the “Miracle Survivor”
Heheard and felt the two B-17s collide in mid-air and Sgt. Robbie Gill knew his crew was in trouble. His plane, the Black Cat #13, had...
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Aug 21, 20181 min read
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Aug 21, 20181 min read
2018 At'l Do Farms Corn Maze: Veteran's Celebration at the Maze
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Admission: * Veterans - FREE * Ages 4 & Under - FREE * Everyone else - $10.00...
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Jun 21, 20183 min read
“Li’l Bit” Greenway – an Early Pioneer in the WAF’s
Jannie Greenway was born during the Great Depression in 1932 in Dalton, Georgia to R.W. and Selma Greenway and was the middle child of...
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May 23, 20181 min read
Sounds of West Texas: Tribute to Our Military - Honor Flight
The Sounds of West Texas group will be presenting, "A Tribute to Our Military" with a mix of all styles of classic songs. THIS SHOW IS A...
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May 23, 20181 min read
Father's Day Shootout
Event Date: June 16, 2018 Event Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: 41 Lead Farm Address: 3000 FM 41 Lubbock, TX 79423 Lunch will be held...
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Apr 10, 20181 min read
6th Annual Texas South Plains Golf Tournam
Come join us for our 6th Annual Golf Tournament at the Rawls Golf Course at Texas Tech! We have tee times at 08:00 am and 01:30 pm; so,...
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Apr 10, 20183 min read
A Life of Service to Country and Community
Don Jones knows about service. Now 89 years old, he can look back on a long distinguished career and say, “I have been blessed.” Don...
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Apr 3, 20183 min read
Spreading Freedom's Message
Seventy years after the battle of Iwo Jima former Marine Sgt. Bill Pasewark continues to urgently enlighten the public about the cost of...
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