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...

West Texans are friendly folk, quick to smile, eager to help, private with their emotions, strong in their convictions. Robert Elton...

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...

Fred Watson saw his body floating and transparent. He felt if his spirit floated through the ceiling he would not come back. He credits...

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...

October 12 Friday Pre-Flight meeting, training, and meal at Slaton airport. I went through the guardian training again to meet some of...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Admission: * Veterans - FREE * Ages 4 & Under - FREE * Everyone else - $10.00...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Seventy years after the battle of Iwo Jima former Marine Sgt. Bill Pasewark continues to urgently enlighten the public about the cost of...