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Colonel Paul’s Corner – A Higher Call

Colonel Paul’s Corner – A Higher Call

Second Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot, had flown in combat since 1939 both in North Africa and after Germany’s defeat there, in the skies over Europe. He had long since become an “Ace” with over 30 kills against allied aircraft. He flew the German Bf-109, a

Colonel Paul’s Corner – The Manhattan Project

Colonel Paul’s Corner – The Manhattan Project

In August 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt received a letter signed by Albert Einstein. The letter was not written by Einstein, rather by three of the world’s leading physicists; Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, and Eugene Wagner. The letter warned that the Germans might be working on the development of an

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Some Never Came Home

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Some Never Came Home

I visited the Normandy American Cemetery in 2018. A fellow veteran and I stood a short distance away on Omaha Beach at sunrise, 6 June. One year before the big 75th anniversary celebration. The locals told us the cold, rainy weather was just as it had been in 1944 when

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Titan II Our Biggest ICBM

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Titan II Our Biggest ICBM

In the 1970s the U.S. had 1054 land based Intercontinental Ballistic missiles. One thousand Minuteman and 54 Titan IIs. The Titan II was located in three states; Arkansas, Kansas, and Arizona. Eighteen at each location. It was the largest ICBM the U.S. ever built. Ten feet in diameter

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Serving with Honor

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Serving with Honor

I once was assigned to a military office in Ohio where we were outnumbered two-to-one by civil servants. As required, we advertised a GS-12 vacancy to be filled when the incumbent retired in a few months. In fact, we already knew who we were going to hire,

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Elizebeth Smith Friedman - “The Code Smasher”

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Elizebeth Smith Friedman - “The Code Smasher”

Her mother named her “Elizebeth” rather than the more common “Elizabeth” fearing people would refer to her as “Eliza”. Many of us have read the stories and seen the movies about Bletchley Park, the British code breaking unit which broke the Nazi Enigma codes in WWII. Lesser known is that

Colonel Paul’s Corner – World War II In Europe

Colonel Paul’s Corner – World War II In Europe

The first American soldier killed in WWII was killed on 21 April, 1940, during the German bombing of Norway. The highest ranking U.S. soldier ever killed by friendly fire was Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair. He was killed in France in July, 1944, in an ill-conceived attempt to