-
Drawing under fire: Combat artist Norman Thomas and the Coast Guard in World War II
—From icebound Greenland to the burning deck of USS Callaway and the beaches of Luzon and Iwo Jima, Norman Thomas drew what cameras could not: the fear, sacrifice, and human cost of war witnessed at close range.
-
Frank Erickson—Coast Guard pioneer of helicopter flight 80 years ago!
—Blizzard skies, grounded planes—yet a lone rotor lifted off with lifesaving plasma, igniting a revolution in rescue born of one officer’s relentless push against doubters.
-
Bobby Wilks—distinguished aviator, mentor, and minority trailblazer
—As America struggled with issues of racial inequality and segregation, African American Bobby C. Wilks was breaking barriers and blazing a trail for minorities.