August 17, 2026
Lt. Col. John Carmichael came home from Vietnam just before Christmas 1971. His family had waited a year for that moment. But part of him remained with the South Vietnamese pilots he had trained and left behind.
August 4, 2026
On March 11, 1970, Captain Joseph Ralston led four F-105 Thunderchiefs on a danger-close mission over Laos that earned the Distinguished Flying Cross he would later call the most meaningful award of his remarkable career.
July 28, 2026
Fourteen hours in the cockpit. Two minutes over the target. Discover how Bowling Green native Col. Arnold Franklin led the Air Force's F-111 strike force during Operation El Dorado Canyon and why the aircraft displayed at Aviation Heritage Park tells one of the most remarkable stories of leadership in modern military aviation.
July 1, 2026
Discover the remarkable story of Phantom 550, the F-4 Phantom flown by Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry during the Vietnam War. Learn how a chance discovery led to the creation of Aviation Heritage Park & Museum and an extraordinary friendship with former enemy Nguyen Hong My.
July 1, 2026
Every week, Vietnam veterans visit Aviation Heritage Park and Museum and walk directly to one aircraft: the Huey. This is the remarkable story of Col. Ray Nutter, whose extraordinary courage on October 18, 1966, earned the Distinguished Service Cross and left a legacy that still moves veterans today.