UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
November 1918.
At the 11th hour… on the 11th day… of the 11th month…
The guns fell silent.
And the world took a breath — as the Great War came to an end.
That moment would echo through generations…
A solemn anniversary, reborn as Veterans Day --
A time to honor those who served in that war, and every war since.
A time to remember the courage, the sacrifice…
And the enduring cost of freedom.
The guns fell silent.
And the world took a breath — as the Great War came to an end.
That moment would echo through generations…
A solemn anniversary, reborn as Veterans Day --
A time to honor those who served in that war, and every war since.
A time to remember the courage, the sacrifice…
And the enduring cost of freedom.
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ABOVE AND BEYOND
Over one hundred years ago,brave men took to the skies in fragile canvas-and-wood biplanes,
...engaging in dogfights that changed the face of warfare forever.
It was the birth of combat aviation--
a time of daring, grit, and
fearless innovation.
...engaging in dogfights that changed the face of warfare forever.
It was the birth of combat aviation--
a time of daring, grit, and
fearless innovation.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Col. Craig Ziemba, USAF, ret.
Col. Craig Ziemba is a pilot and writer born and raised in Pensacola, FL.
After graduating from LeTourneau University, Craig began his career as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, flying the A-6E Intruder, A-4 Skyhawk, and T-45 Goshawk with combat deployments aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and U.S.S. Eisenhower.
Prior to 9/11, Craig transitioned to the Air National Guard where he flew conventional and Special Operations missions in Iraq and Afghanistan piloting the KC-135, C-27J, RC-26 Condor, and MC-12 Liberty. Col. Z specialized in High Value Targeting of the world’s most wanted terrorists and wrote the tactics manual used by his Squadrons in Iraq and Afghanistan to combine over 10,000 enemy kills and captures. After commanding at multiple levels, he created and directed large-scale war games based on current global crises to ensure lethality of U.S. and allied forces.
Craig is currently enjoying an encore career as a Gulfstream pilot, writer, and supporter of pro-life and anti-trafficking ministries as well as serving as liaison to the Hispaniola Baptist Orphanage in the Dominican Republic.
His latest books are 37 Near Death Experiences, Life’s Emergency Procedures, and 27 Combat Lessons for Life, and when not flying out of Laurel, he lives at his timber farm in Kemper County.
After graduating from LeTourneau University, Craig began his career as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, flying the A-6E Intruder, A-4 Skyhawk, and T-45 Goshawk with combat deployments aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and U.S.S. Eisenhower.
Prior to 9/11, Craig transitioned to the Air National Guard where he flew conventional and Special Operations missions in Iraq and Afghanistan piloting the KC-135, C-27J, RC-26 Condor, and MC-12 Liberty. Col. Z specialized in High Value Targeting of the world’s most wanted terrorists and wrote the tactics manual used by his Squadrons in Iraq and Afghanistan to combine over 10,000 enemy kills and captures. After commanding at multiple levels, he created and directed large-scale war games based on current global crises to ensure lethality of U.S. and allied forces.
Craig is currently enjoying an encore career as a Gulfstream pilot, writer, and supporter of pro-life and anti-trafficking ministries as well as serving as liaison to the Hispaniola Baptist Orphanage in the Dominican Republic.
His latest books are 37 Near Death Experiences, Life’s Emergency Procedures, and 27 Combat Lessons for Life, and when not flying out of Laurel, he lives at his timber farm in Kemper County.