Contributing Authors

Vol. III

Robert C. Amos

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Bill Beavers, Lt Col

USAF (Ret.)

Clarence E. Bornus

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Walter J. Boyne

Col, USAF (Ret.)

James E. Bradley

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

John R. Cate

MSgt, USAF (Ret.)

Gerald Channell

Former Capt, USAF

Doug Cooper

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Derek H. Detjen

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Bill Dettmer,

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Richard L. Gaines

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Table of Contents

Dedication

To George D. Jackson

Maj, USAF, (Ret.)

Foreword

by Walt Boyne

"Peace Was Our Profession"

Chapter 1 - Military Careers

Crewdog Life on the Northern Tier

Career Crewdog

The USAF and Me

Exigencies of the Service

Catch 22 ReDeux

A Warrior’s Story

Chapter 2 - Cold War

Mors Ab Alto

Last Alert Tour

Planning for the Unplanned

Another Fun Time In the North Country

Chapter 3 - Inflight Emergencies

Close Call

My Perfect Three-Point BUFF Landing

A Brush with a Near-Miss Disaster

Command Post Checklists

Things Happen in the Air

A B-52 Bomber Mid-Winter’s Night Dream

My “Dollar Ride” in the B-52

Goose Hunting in a B-52E

We’re Going Down

What the Hell Was That?

Inflight Emergencies

Chapter 4 - Southeast Asia

Memories of a Former Crew Dog - Bored and Lonely

Guam Moments

Arc Light Tour from Hell

Charlie Tower

A Baggage Drill To End All Baggage Drills!

Lesson Learned - Never Forgotten!

Undesirable Emergency

“Your Target for Tonight”

Gunner Traditions - Alive and Well

Our Flight with the Star

Blackout in Charlie Tower

Chapter 5 - Bar Stories

My Cowboys Story

Revenge Is Sweet

In the Buff in a BUFF

Get Back JoJo

A Lot of Horsepower

Memories of BUFF Days

Wrinkled and Tucked In

Chapter 6 - Lest We Forget

Our Birds of Green

The Pickle Barrel Story - A Tribute to Maj George Donald Jackson

Memorial Day Speech

At the Wall

A Father’s Stories

Arthur Craig Mizner

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Dwight Moore

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Karl D. Nedela

SMSgt, USAF (Ret.)

Jeffrey J. Parker

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Harold E. Pfeifer

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Denver D. Robinson

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Kenneth B. Sampson

Capt, USAF (Ret.)

Kenneth R. Schmidt

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

George Schryer

SMSgt, USAF (Ret.)

Pete Seberger

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Theron “Buddy” Sims

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

George W. Golding

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Gary Henley

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Richard E. Heitman

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Alfred E. Hodkinson,

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Dave Hofstadter,

Col, USAF (Ret.)

Dave Howell

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

John H. Huisjen

Col, USAF (Ret.)

John W. Jackson

Col, USAF (Ret.)

George D. Jackson

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Lothar "Nick" Maier

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

John Mize

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

"We Were Crewdogs III - Peace Was Our Profession"

(Vol. 3)

SBN# 978-1-60458-092-1

Following in the success of the first two books, this new addition to the series is a collection of 44 new stories about life in the Stategic Air Command as a crewmember of a B-52 aircraft. Told by 44 authors, these stories give the real story of what it took to fly the BUFF.

Volume III continues the saga of the everyday lives of B-52 Crewdogs. It is the third in the series and was released in November 2007. It is a 5.5" x 8.5" color-covered softback book with 250 pages.

$10.00 each + postage.

Robert B. Stewart Jr.

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

George R. Thatcher

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Tommie N. Thompson

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)

Harry Tolmich

Capt, USAF (Ret.) 

Tommy Towery

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Jimmy Turk

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Rich Vande Vorde

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Marvin Zane Walker

Maj, USAF (Ret.)

Gates Whitaker

Former Capt, USAF

Bruce Woody

Former Capt, USAF

John York

Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)