Winged warriors: a tribute to military aviators.(aviation casualties in US Armed Forces since 1917)

VFW Magazine | November 1, 2003 | Copyright

America's air services--Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard--have played an instrumental role in the nation's defense starting with World War I. But far too often, the focus has been on the machine instead of the man. So while countless words celebrate the centennial of flight on Dec. 17, we at VFW pay tribute to those aircrew members who sacrificed their lives using aircraft as a means of protecting their country.

The accompanying chart tallies only the nearly 64,000 warriors of the skies who were killed as a result of enemy action since 1917. But in ...

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