Colonel Paul’s Corner – World’s Largest Muzzle Loading Weapon
In the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, the battleship was the king of the world’s navies. The might and power of a nation was on display as... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – The Cuban Missile Crisis – They Both Blinked
“When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend”. Near the end of the classic western movie, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, the newspaper editor finds... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Peter Norman – The White Guy in the Photo
1968 was a turbulent year. Riots and protests were daily events covered in the media with a continuous 24-hour a day news cycle. Veterans were coming home bitter... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – The Pony Express
“I….(name)…., do hereby swear, before the Great and Living God, that during my engagement, and while I am an employee of Russell, Majors and Waddell, I will,... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Unique Airplanes
Many military officers are assigned “additional duties”. When I arrived to fill my new full-time job in research and development at Wright-Patterson AFB in 1979,... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – D-Day Remembered
On 22 June, 1941 Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union, their previous ally. German forces moved rapidly into Russia with their “blitzkrieg”.... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Our Three Cruise Missiles
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio is a large organization of military, civil service, and contractors... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Women Pilots in World War II
Three countries used women pilots in WWII – England, the United States, and the Soviet Union. In the U.S. and England, they were primarily used to deliver... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Heavy Bombers of WWII
In 2015, I met Richard Bushong. He was a B-17 pilot volunteering as a docent at the Pima Air and Space Museum near Tucson. Richard was a slim and trim …... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Admiral Hyman G. Rickover vs The U.S. Navy
Each year the Navy would put Admiral Rickover’s name on the retirement list. Each year Admiral Rickover would call his friends in Congress and have his name removed... Read more.