Sierra Hotel Blog
In September of 1944, on the small Pacific island of Peleliu, the United States Marine Corps Fighter pilots of VMF-122 were tired, and worn from being stuck on an island where the relentless boredom was only surpassed by the sweltering...
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Young Robert Anderson Hoover learned to fly at Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee while working at a local grocery store to help pay for his flying lessons. Eventually, Robert enlisted in the Tennessee National Guard and was sent for further...
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On September 4th, 2003 - Three Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagles descended over Poland, and began to follow the railroad tracks that lead into Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Each aircraft piloted by a child of a holocaust survivor, each aircraft carrying...
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In 1944, Charles Carpenter was assigned to combat duty in France with the 1st Bombardment Division. and was assigned an L-4H Grasshopper to fly artillery support and reconnaissance missions in support of the U.S. 4th Armored Division. His glorified J-3...
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Rick, a young senior at Amarillo High School in Texas was as happy as could be when he finally had enough money to buy himself his first car. Not just any car, but a shiny brand spanking new 1975 Chevrolet...
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