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United States Air Force 50th Anniversary
Author | : United States. Air Force. Air Combat Command |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Aerial reconnaissance, American |
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Flight of Excellence
Author | : Michael N. Martin |
Publisher | : Turner |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781596520356 |
United States Army Air Force 50th Anniversary Poster Book
Author | : East Anglia Tourist Board Staff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 1992-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781873246054 |
Reflections and Remembrances: Veterans of the United States Army Air Forces Reminisce about World War II.
Author | : William T. Y'Blood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2000 |
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For its 1995 observance of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Air Force History and Museums Program sponsored a series of commemorative events. One, a National Day of Recognition for Veterans of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), held on August 7th in the Washington, D.C. area, was celebrated at three locations. First, at the Pentagon's center court, Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall and Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Ronald R. Fogleman, praised the veterans' numberless contributions to Allied victory in the war. The Air Force Historian, Richard P. Hallion, read a congressional resolution marking the day and then Lieutenant Colonel Donald S. Lopez, USAF, retired, spoke on behalf of all World War II airmen. A flyover by vintage USAAF aircraft capped the festivities. During the afternoon in a symposium at the National Archives and Records Administration, 11 USAAF veterans, in separate sessions covering the conflicts in Europe and Asia, reflected on their own wartime experiences of half a century ago. They spoke with clarity and authority and in remarkable detail on such topics as military preparedness, leadership, training, racial segregation, the treatment of American prisoners of war, and military technology; the Allied invasion of Japan; and the use of atomic weapons. Historians Richard G. Davis and William T. Y'Blood presented overviews at the respective sessions. That evening, the Daughters of the American Revolution gave a reception in honor of the symposium participants and opened Constitution Hall for an outstanding musical tribute, which was performed before a packed house by the United States Air Force Band. Dr. Hallion, joined by General Bryce Poe, II, president of the Air Force Historical Foundation, hosted the symposium. Reminiscences and remarks are faithfully preserved herein.