By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Jul 31st, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum By the early 20th century, Europe was on the brink of conflict. The major powers- Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia- were entangled in a network of alliances and rivalries. These led to a series of r...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Jul 1st, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum Today was the day. Our journey from the US mainland had been designed specifically to bring us to this spot off the coast of France on this particular day. The shoreline was indistinct with haze as I gazed from the deck of o...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Jun 3rd, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum It was to be the largest assault operation in history – and executed as the greatest deception of the war. We know it today as D-Day. Eighty years ago, the world witnessed one of the most pivotal moments of the 20th cen...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
May 1st, 2024
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As someone associated with the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum I don’t usually mention other museums. But assuming you wanted to visit the National Museum of the Pacific War to where would you fly? Hawaii? Old Pacific Coast Navy cities like San Francisco or San Diego? How about Fredericksb...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Apr 1st, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum In the annals of history, certain events stand out as pivotal moments that shape the course of nations. It seems fitting that two of these pivotal events – the beginning of the American revolution and the most telling r...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Feb 29th, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum Easter is a holiday traditionally associated with chocolate and other candies. How do you think your children would react if they woke up Easter morning and the expected chocolate and sweet treats were not there? During World...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Jan 31st, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum On the night of February 15, 1898 the USS Maine, a battleship of the United States Navy, lay anchored in Havana Harbor, Cuba. At around 9:40 PM, a thunderous explosion ripped through the Maine. The ship was torn asunder and ...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Jan 2nd, 2024
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum I came home from the office on January 17, 1991 and walked into the house just as I had on most work nights. But this night was not most nights. As I came through the door my wife rushed up to me and said […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Dec 1st, 2023
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum Anyone who has been to the Vietnam Wall or a Vietnam War exhibit knows the war officially ended in 1975. What most people don’t realize is the agreement to end the war was actually made in December 1972. It was dur...
By Nathan Coker
In Historical Impressions
Nov 1st, 2023
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by Guy Miller, Vice Chair Emeritus, Chennault Aviation and Military Museum Having visited one summer long ago, a year ago my wife and I decided to return to Biltmore mansion to see it in its decorated holiday splendor. Biltmore, of course, has nothing to do with aviation or the military but whi...
