Flying Tiger Recounts Missions

World War II veteran Kirk Kirkpatrick enthralled dozens of guests at the Touchmark retirement community’s Men’s Club meeting on May 1. The 89-year-old Flying Tiger presented an oral history of the famed fighting force, stationed in China during the war. Wearing his bomber jacket, Kirkpatrick traced the evolution of the Flying Tigers from volunteer organization to its assimilation into the Army Air Corps 23rd Fighter Group. While his presentation to the Men’s Club involved the broader history of the Flying Tigers, his personal history proved equally compelling/ Cindy Hval , SR. More here.

• Also: Music & parachuting show scheduled for Navy week /Cindy Hval

Question: WWII veterans are dying at the rate of 1,000 per day. Time is running out to tell their stories. Have you ever met a WWII vet?