OralHistory

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"Soldiers don’t need a friend… they need a leader, but they need a positive leader who leads with character"

“Forks In The Road”: Seizing Opportunities And Cultivating Positive Leadership

“A Career Filled With Detours”: From SEAL to Night Stalker

Kitsy Westmoreland On Service, Family, And The Army Life

Trial by Fire and Snow: A Replacement Paratrooper at Bastogne

“Night Stalkers Don’t Quit”: Flying In The Service Of Others – Executing A Heroic Rescue In Afghanistan

“Just Another Day In The Jungle”: Taking Emergency Leave From Vietnam

“I Am Going To An Academy, The Only Question Is Which One”: The Adventures Of “A Scrappy, Resourceful, Athletic” Woman

“All Of The Bad Times Are Overwhelmed By The Positives”: Tenacity And Determination At West Point And In The Air Force

“Angels Along The Way”: Mentorship, Teamwork, And Growth Along Life’s Journey

“We Know What Freedom Is”: A Cuban Immigrant Flying For America In Vietnam

Learning through Failure, Toward Greater Challenge: Self-Discipline, The Key

“Becoming Part Of The Aircraft”: Flying In Vietnam With The Comancheros, “God’s Own Lunatics”

“West Point Prepared Me To Do Whatever I Wanted To Do”: A ’61 Grad’s Lifetime Of Service

“I Knew We Were Going When The Ammo Showed Up”: Transitioning From An Enlisted Tanker In Iraq To A Commissioned Aviator in Afghanistan

17 Years In Communist Captivity: “The Last Prisoner” Survives Hell On Earth

Escaping From South Vietnam: An Air Force Squadron Commander Ditches His Helicopter At Sea