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Al Morehouse

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When his armored unit joined the 3rd Army's advance across Europe, Al Morehouse was moving so fast he never knew where he was or where he was going. He sums up Gen Patton's philosophy as, "Go like heck!" (2:58)

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Al Morehouse looked out of the hatch and the tank commander, Lt. Harry Brickhouse, came up to take a look around from the other hatch. A sharp cracking sound caused them to look at each other and ask, "What was that?" It was their last conversation. (7:49)

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They had to take cover underneath their tanks as German 88's rained shells down on their position. But Al Morehouse and the rest of the men in his unit knew that the war was winding down and they stopped advancing when they reached Austria. (3:26)

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Skin and bones. That's what Al Morehouse saw on both the living and the dead when his unit liberated a Nazi work camp near the border with Austria. (1:33)

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It was determined that Al Morehouse's armored unit was perfect for retraining for the Japan invasion so they shipped back home very quickly after the war ended in Europe. As he waited at home on furlough, Al got the best news he ever heard. (6:28)

Al Muller

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He always wanted to fly. In fact, Al Muller was building model airplanes before he could read. This naturally led him to the Air Force and after basic training and a first assignment transporting troops, he entered the Air Force Institute and became an Aeronautical Engineer. (3:39)

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After the Air Force Institute of Technology made an engineer of him, Al Muller worked on re-entry vehicles and lifting bodies, pure design work that paved the way for the Space Shuttle program. (3:12)

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Al Muller had a nice assignment recovering satellites and their film but the switch to video ended that mission. Before he left Honolulu, a chance encounter with a lost pilot led to a stuffed alligator hanging on the wall. This began an amazing odyssey for the trophy. (8:22)

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All Al Muller knew about the safety field was that if you were assigned Safety Officer, you would be stuck in that position the rest of your career. When he was assigned to Systems Safety at the HQ level, though, he discovered that it was one of the best assignments possible. (1:56)

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As an aeronautical engineer, Al Muller had done a lot of interesting work in the Air Force, but as a Forward Air Controller flying out of Thailand, he added the experience of war to his resume. After targeting a vast ammo dump that burned for two weeks, he got a surprise when he returned from R & R. (10:06)