By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot and P.O.W. in World War II, and I am looking forward to recording his story for inclusion in the project.

Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.

Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from money.

Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have more to give.

A not-too-distant explosion shakes the house, the windows rattle in their sockets, and in the next room the class of 1964 wakes up and lets out a yell or two. Each time this happens I find myself thinking, "Is it possible that human beings can continue with this lunacy very much longer?" You know the answer, of course.

During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.