Daring Young Men NOV16 one of the greatest icons

one of the greatest icons of the Second World War

From flying over the polar ice in the Arctic to crossing the Nevada desert

their hometowns ranging from Poplar to Milwaukee

In many ways it was an uneven combat

Daring Young Men NOV16 one of the greatest iconsThe Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift In the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War IIpilots, navigators, and mechanicswho were finally beginning normal lives with new houses, new jobs, new wives, and new babies. Some were given just forty eight hours to report to local military bases. The president, Harry S. Truman, was recalling them to active duty to try to save the desperate