Grady Demond Wilson
Wilson is best known for his role as peacemaker Lamont Sanford
in the NBC-TV hit series, Sanford and Son (1972-1977). Time
magazine included the show on their list of the "100 Best TV
Shows of All Time in 2007. He was wounded while fighting in
the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division
and returned home a decorated veteran in the late 1960s.
1972
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973)
Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal
of Honor recipient with 26 aerial victories. He was this country’s most
successful fighter ace in the war. and was also a race car driver,
automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters
and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the longtime
head of Eastern Air Lines.
Eddie Rickenbacker posed for this photograph beside his plane in 1918
Air Force Medal of Honor
Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013)
FoxNews/AP – Celebrated author Tom Clancy, who became famous for
best-sellers like “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games,” died
Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a brief illness, according to the
Baltimore Sun. His latest novel, "Command Authority," is slated to be
released in December 2013.
Initially part of the United States Army, the United States Air Force was formed as a
separate branch of the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security
Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed,
