Colonel Paul’s Corner – Rudolph Hess – Deputy Fuhrer
Rudolph Hess led a strange life. He was born into a wealthy German family in 1894. He grew up under British rule in Alexandria, Egypt. There he developed a great... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – Fifty Ships
In the Spring and Summer of 1941 England was fighting alone. Hitler had conquered all of mainland Europe. The Russians were standing on the sidelines as they had... Read more.
Colonel Paul’s Corner – …And Then They Came For Me…
First they came for the Communist and I did not speak out because I was not a CommunistThen they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because …... Read more.
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.