Reviews for On Falcons' Wings: An Intrepid Generation

The average rating for On Falcons' Wings: An Intrepid Generation based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-08-01 00:00:00 Joseph Zmuda Falcons Landing is a unique retirement village on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. To become a resident one must be a retired commissioned officer with 20 plus years of service, an officer's spouse, or with an exemption a diplomat or federal executive. Of all the service branches the Air Force has the most representation. This village is the final home for those who dedicated their life to our nation before heading off to the realm above. Every resident has a story to tell sharing a common thread of dedication and patriotism. The author Col. John C. Scharfen USMC (Ret), shares a few of the residents memoirs with each serving as a stand alone chapter. Many residents actively served during World War II, while for others their time was in Korea or Vietnam. I appreciated the lifetime accomplishments of Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor USMC (Ret). During a portion of the Vietnam War he commanded the 1st Battalion 5th Regiment, the same 1/5 that USMC Major George W. Hamilton commanded during World War I. Upon retirement the 3-star general became a military correspondent for the New York Times and major network television. Edwin M. Adams Jr. was full of talents and headed to fulfill an opportunity in Hollywood when he changed course and made a career in the U.S. Foreign Service on the world stage. His charisma would light up a room. The world traveler met many interesting individuals and got to know Clare Booth Luce, the U.S. Ambassador to Italy, on both a professional and personal level. Some stories share a bit of humor evidenced by the Jerry Warden Friedheim, whose career was tied around the Department of Defense. He described the Pentagon as: "that wastepaper-shaped building where to err is human but to repeat is policy". Several chapters detail the survival of heroic aviators on daring bombing missions over enemy territory. The inspiring book is a first class tribute.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-04-09 00:00:00 Adrian Oleszczuk I really enjoyed this memoir of the Civil War. Horace Porter was an aide to Ulysses Grant, and his account, while almost worshipful of Grant, was highly literate and full of good stories and pacing. Porter went on to become American ambassador to France and played the key role in finding the body of Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones, who had been buried in a pauper's grave in Paris, and getting it exhumed and transported back to the U.S.