"...let it be our pride that we ourselves may put meaning into our
lives, and sometimes a significance that transcends death. If a man is
fortunate he will, before he dies, gather up as much as he can of his
civilized heritage and transmit it to his children."
- Will and Ariel Durant
Welcome to BelleAire Press...
Faith Raymond Connors
"a refreshing, true story of a young Florida girl with indomitable spirit!"
Book and On-Line
Tracy D. Connors
The Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War,
1950-1953. "What a tremendous, true combat history of a fighting
outfit. I have never read the equal of this book....When looking for a
thorough, education history of the air war in Korea,” readers “cannot
do any better.”
Book and On-Line
Faith & Tracy Connors,
Bjorn & Tove Fladvad
The Norwegian Holiday Cookbook..."history has never tasted so good!"
Just Published
Book and On-Line
The Ambush of Mission 1890
Tracy D. Connors
The Korean War’s Deadliest Helicopter Rescue Mission. "...this book
finally tells a story that has not been told but should have been."
Kris Barnett, Graybeard Magazine Book Review
Don't Pass The Buck...
With a wry, penetrating style of writing reminiscent of Lewis Grizzard, Buck Matthews will make you chuckle and then bring a lump to your throat...all in the same recollection. Fortunately, this Korean War Veteran, broadcaster, writer and public speaker, has many interesting, insightful, and irreverent recollections to share with you. You will be as fascinated as we were to share his memories and see his previously unpublished photographs that vividly illustrate and explain life at Dogpatch during the Korean War. More Matthews...
Log Entries
Haddocks of Wiregrass
Haddocks of Wiregrass, the history of a Florida pioneer family by Tracy D. Connors. The story of Florida's pioneer Haddock Family begins in the mid-1700's in North Carolina. How they and other pioneer familes to whom they are closely related--Vanzant, Libby, Carleton, Braddock, and Higgenbotham--made their way from North Carolina to take up new lives in then Spanish Florida.
NEW! A video tour of the vanished town of Kings Ferry, Florida combines historic photographs with contemporary video that provides a unique view of this lumber town on the St. Marys River that nurtured generations of Florida pioneer families with names like Haddock, Braddock, Vanzant, Libby, Carleton and Davis.
Brinkley--Prose, Poetry and Recollections
Ginny Brinkley's prose, poetry and recollections are new highlights at BelleAire Press. We think you will enjoy the insights...and a surprise ending...in The Old College Try. Happy Dance will bring a lump to your throat as Ms. Brinkley shares with you the conflicts of having to end Koko's life.
New At BelleAire Press: Videos, On-Line Content
First video of 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing during Korean War air combat operations.
See for the first time, air combat film taken by pilots of the 18th
Fighter-Bomber Wing during its 37 months of Korean War service is
available. A list of other aircombat videos that will be posted in the near future.
Captain Tracy D. Connors explains why he wrote Truckbusters From Dogpatch in this video interview.
From "Augur in' and "Boxer Boys" (not what you're thinking), to
"Josephine," "Prang," and "Yo-Yo," the colorful lingo of those who
fought the up close and personal air war in Korea. Includes many
biographies of 18th Wing pilots and airmen, plus photographs
illustrating many terms and definitions.
The Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing during the Korean War, 1950-1953.
Every day BelleAire Press is posting the history, stories and
photographs of the 37 months of Korean War air combat by the 18th
Fighter-Bomber Wing and its component squadrons. We are posting this
information and images to honor the achievements and dedication of the
men who served in and with the 18th Wing in Korea. It is their
wrenching story, told as much as possible in their own words and
photographs, taken from the monthly unit history reports, personal
recollections, memoirs, scrap books and faded snap shots. The Combat
Diary attempts to convey for the reader a month-by-month sense of what
was happening at the Wing level, squadron level and in the tents and
cockpits of the men who were trying to do their jobs, remain loyal to
their fellow airmen, and to survive long enough to go home.
A preview of Norway's colorful, joyous Syttende mai or Independence
Day (Syttendemaitog) Parade, including the Barnetog, or Childrens'
Parade.
Excerpted from nearly 2,000 entries in Flavors of the Fjords and
selected based on their use in cooking, food preparation, household
living, and family relationships.
Join us to celebrate Syttendemai...without going to Norway! New video
of Norway's Syttendemaitog or Independence Day Parade, including the
Barnetog, or Children's Parade.
News From BelleAire Press
Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. "I guarantee you that the men and women in JPAC are anxious to resume those operations so as to provide the assurance to the American people that we don’t leave anybody behind. We’re not going to."
The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, has pledged his support for resuming searches in North Korea to locate the remains of servicemen killed during the Korean War to the Association of Naval Aviation in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Joint Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Command, a component of the Pacific Command organization headed by Keating, is “anxious to resume those operations…to provide assurance to the American people that we don’t leave anybody behind,” Keating told the audience.
“We are not in North Korea now. We should be there soon,” Keating said, responding to questions from Navy Captain (retired) Tracy D. Connors, author of two major military histories dealing with air combat operations during the Korea War. [Continued]
Captain (retired) Tracy D. Connors, USN "Our Korean War Veterans defended Freedom, protected Freedom, and preserved Freedom in Korea because the United States of America, asked them to do so. We should remember— and honor—our nation’s pledge to bring them home again, if at all possible.
I know you share my deeply held belief that we not leave our Veterans who died in the line of duty defending Freedom…or our national honor…behind.
Connors: "No One Left Behind--Except in Korea"
Our Marines brought their brothers back from “Frozen Chosen” on the hoods of their trucks. The Air Force and Army brought their dead back from Vietnam, and after “Blackhawk Down.” The silent promise and a national commitment that no one is left behind has been upheld on all our hallowed battlefields, and the countless other locations around the world where American service men and women have defended Freedom. Until now! More...
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