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LC Johnson

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Whether to stay in the service or move on is a question that is well known to service members. For LC Johnson, it was an easy choice. It was a down economy, he had limited options at the time because of his race, and, most importantly, his mother said it was a good idea. (4:12)

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People skills and networking allowed LC Johnson to rise in the Air Force and they also enabled him to succeed in the field of education after he retired. From guidance counselor to superintendent, it was a mirror of his military career. (5:18)

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LC Johnson pays tribute to colleagues who helped make his career so very successful, starting with his supervisor from his tour in Vietnam, Jim Peterson. (3:49)

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The Vietnam War was starting to slow down when LC Johnson arrived in 1972. His logistics skills were needed to get some expensive furniture used by the brass back to America. He did have one spine tingling moment during a rocket attack, but thankfully his battles were mostly played out on the baseball field. (7:44)

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As with many career service members, service did not stop for LC Johnson after he retired. He has a hand in many fine organizations and advocates for the care and the rights of veterans. (1:58)

Lee Clardy

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Lee Clardy details his responsibilities as a turret officer aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33), and describes the capabilities of the ship's guns. (2:49)

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As a turret officer aboard the USS Arkansas, Lee Clardy remembers the procedures and emotions leading up to the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. From three miles offshore, his ship provided an artillery barrage in the early morning hours before troops landed on the beach. (6:37)

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On the second day of the invasion of Normandy, June 7th, 1944, from aboard the USS Arkansas, Lee Clardy recalls an "unbelievable observation" as he witnessed a single German soldier on the shore being blown high into the air from an artillery explosion. (1:51)

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Three weeks after D-Day, Lee Clardy recalls his ship being ordered to aid in the assault of Cherbourg, France. The USS Arkansas fired artillery rounds from the sea as troops on the land, many of whom had landed at Normandy, approached German forces from behind. (2:08)

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Beginning in April of 1945, Lee Clardy talks about events he experienced at sea around the island of Okinawa, including kamikaze attacks and taking artillery fire from the shore. As a turret officer, he remembers performing the unusual task of manually aiming a gun turret to fire on a target ashore. (7:55)