Faces of the Distinguished Flying Cross of Central Florida, Second Edition

First-person accounts of 27 men who earned the DFC in WW II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the current Global War on Terror; each chapter written by the men who earned that award, documented with their Citations or Orders. These are the experiences of 27 ordinary young men faced with the extreme circumstance of flying into enemy fire, maintaining their focus, and finding the courage to do extraordinary things to help their comrades in arms. The accounts cover various aircraft types...
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First-person accounts of 27 men who earned the DFC in WW II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the current Global War on Terror; each chapter written by the men who earned that award, documented with their Citations or Orders. These are the experiences of 27 ordinary young men faced with the extreme circumstance of flying into enemy fire, maintaining their focus, and finding the courage to do extraordinary things to help their comrades in arms. The accounts cover various aircraft types and five wars. Filled with personal experiences "Faces" presents true accounts of men who endured the worst and the best of human nature. Contained in this book are the stories of individuals, who were tasked with missions to serve greater objectives. Their resourcefulness, deft ability as pilots and aviators, their concern for fellow soldiers, all carried them through countless moments of bravery and terror. "Faces" also tells a little about their life after the war.