[Macho MAGA Man]

Incredible story. This guy has the right stuff, even at 100. He's so sharp and articulate. He even shot down a German ME-262 fighter jet in his prop driven P-51 Mustang.

[DesertRhino]

One of the few incredible men who flew WWII, Korea and Vietnam...

[Da Coyote]

I’ve flown many modern jets, but envy and respect a WW-II pilot who got to command a Mustang.

[Da Coyote]

I’ve flown many modern jets, but envy and respect a WW-II pilot who got to command a Mustang.

[Vaduz]

Colonel Joe Peterburs = Top Gun

[BatGuano]

Great story! Not many pilots served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
And, yes, there are some humble fighter pilots.

[linMcHlp]

Colonel Joe Peterburs

bttt

[Brian Griffin]

“B-51 Mustang”

[Retain Mike]

I knew so many men like him as I grew up. I identified with and respected them all the years since. Among those I knew were an ace who served in the Flying Tigers, a ranger who scaled Point-Du-Hoc on D-Day, a UDT sailor who cleared surf obstacles before the Okinawa landing, and a man with the 10th Mountain Infantry who received two silver stars and was the only one of eight officers in his company to land in Italy in January 1945 and soldier through the 102 days until the Germans surrendered.

When I first met them, they were in their 30’s and 40’s, because my father took me with him golfing on the weekends when I was in junior high. They were teachers, cooks, carpenters, bankers, and car salesmen. I remember feelings of surprise and esteem on those random occasions when the subject of service would come up. I decided then military service was just another rite of passage into adulthood. I really wanted to be a CPA, but when my turn came I volunteered and ended up in Vietnam.

[exnavy]

Awesome.

[mabarker1]

(((Greatest Generation PING)))

[Bonemaker]

B 51?

We know what he means...B rhymes with P.

[Bonemaker]

The guy would have been 20 when WW 2 ended. Took some serious stones. Lot of tough-ass men came out of that era. Give him another 100 years. Godspeed airman.