Former Air Force Sgt. Bruce Byrd was working on F-4 fighters in 1970 when he volunteered for gunship duty and was sent to Vietnam in 1971. His job was a gunner for AC-119K Stinger gunships, the for… ...

NICEVILLE – It’s midmorning on a Saturday on the Mullet Festival grounds, and there’s a lot of activity going on. Soccer is being played on a couple of the fields, and baseball on another. A ...

Nappanee Fourth of July Parade Marshal Bill Tobias waves to the crowd on Friday morning. Tobias was an Air Force staff sergeant from 1968-72 and served as a gunner on an AC-119K Stinger during the ...