Eddie Rickenbacker: Ace of Aces, Survivor Against All Odds
From the dirt streets of Columbus to the blazing skies over France, Eddie Rickenbacker carved his name in history through sheer will and daring. Time and again—on the racetrack, in combat, and adrift on the Pacific—he stared death in the eye.
“Friendly Fire Isn'tâ€: The Song Be Tragedy, SP4 Walter R. Winder Jr. Lost to Friendly Fire April 21, 1968
In the shadowy early hours of April 21, 1968, a battalion of American paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)—the legendary "Rakkasans"—settled into a night defensive position.