Latest "obituary" stories

Melvin Bowling, retired two-star and original ‘Early Bird’ contributor, dies at 88

MG Bowling accrued more than 6,500 flight hours and was one of a few Air Force pilots to fly missions off of Navy aircraft carriers.

By James R. Webb

15 months ago

Walter Boyne — bomber pilot, historian, novelist and Air and Space Museum director — dies at 90

Among his many accomplishments, Boyne was an aviation hall of famer and a key player in the creation of the massive Udvar-Hazy expansion to the Air and Space Museum.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Hank Buttelmann, who became the youngest Korean War ace, dies at age 90

Buttelmann, who died in late September, shot down seven MiGs in Korea and received two Distinguished Flying Crosses — and then returned to war a dozen years later in Vietnam, earning two more DFCs.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

This man may have gotten more vets into Ivy League schools than anyone else

Dean Awn was known as “an institution as it pertains to student veterans’ success.”

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

First black female CMSgt, Air Force pioneer, to be laid to rest

A friend remembered Chief Holmes in retirement as a fierce, no-nonsense advocate for veterans, who wouldn't hesitate to stand up to lawmakers who tried to give her the runaround.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Medical pioneer responsible for military’s famous ‘Motrin and water’ treatment dies at 95

The discovery forever changed the way military medical practitioners treat pain — and everything else.

4 years ago