The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their stories, in their own words.
Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories
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The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their stories, in their own words.
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September 10, 2026
WWII Fighter Ace Flies in Korea: From the Archive
Colonel Walker “Bud” Mahurin shares his firsthand account of returning to combat as a fighter ace during the Korean War's jet age dogfights.
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WWII Fighter Ace Flies in Korea: From the Archive
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[…] And he'd come up and see us and say, geez, I don't understand how that guy managed to fly home. So yes, they could stand a lot of damage. And they had interchangeable parts so you could get them flying again pretty quick. Now, Bud, you were telling me before about... how the Korean War started out with a different kind of airplane. Can you just briefly tell me about that again? When we first got active in the Korean War, we were using the airplanes that were existent and in the inventory at that time, and they were essentially all fairly slow airplanes compared to the MiG-15. And the minute the MiG-15 showed up in combat, our Air Force sort of went into a panic, especially the fighter pilots, because this airplane had performance way in advance of airplanes that were already in Korea. […]
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