Honoring a hero

World War II fighter pilot Robert “Punchy” Powell is used to people asking him to share his tales from the war, so he readily agreed when a group of pilots asked him to come to the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant at DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta earlier this month. What Powell didn't know is that a group of more than 100 relatives and friends were standing by waiting to unveil a fiberglass replica P-51 repainted as his World War II ride when he was part of the 352nd Fighter Group. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.