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Mark Miller found this review of Le May: The Life and Wars of General Curtis Le May - by his daughter. A nice adjunct to Linda's Sue's B-17 Flight Log post.
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As the daughter of Curtis Le May I found this book the most cogent and
descriptive of my father the man. Many of the myths that frequently
clouded the facts and lead to a misunderstanding are dispelled. Kozak
has done extensive research and presented a candid and unbiased account
of his colorful career.
I never saw my father as anything less than honest, fair and a
willing leader beloved and respected by those he commanded. Frequently
he has been quoted as having said of the Vietnam War "bomb them back to
the stone age". Personally I can set the record straight. This was not
his quote but MacKinlay Kantor's statement missed in my father's early
editing of the manuscript for "Mission with Le May". My family is
heartened to know that his sacrifices, contributions and patriotism are
being recognized.
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As my kids know, everything now reminds me of something else. They
don't think I'm aware that they're aware, but I am, but don't care - I
have stories to tell and by god they'll be told - 100 times if
necessary - or as opportunity arises. Here's what Le May does for me,
and I think I mentioned this before, but don't care. I'm on a roll.
I happen to be assembling pictures from the University of Maryland, c.
1960s, and one is this ROTC pic. No, that's not me, but it's
illustrative. Back then every male freshman and sophomore had to
participate in Air Force ROTC drills. That meant wearing a ROTC
uniform two days a week, something that was exciting the first time
only. It was a pain in the ass (see Animal House). We were given name
badge holders into which we were to type, or print neatly Last Name,
First Name. After about a month my tag read, "Le May, Curtis E."
Since attendance was recorded by yelling "Here, Sir," as roll was
called I got away with it. For a year I went through twice weekly
inspections, and twice weekly heard a student ROTC officer's reprimand,
"Le May, those shoes are a disgrace;" Le May, drop and give me 10."
What fun. I even went to ROTC detention in the armory where actual Air
Force officers showed us movies (I actually liked them), and just once
did one notice my tag. He shook his head and let me be.
I'm
looking for any pictures of College Park, MD c. 1950-1960-1970 -
especially the Town Hall, Rendezvous, Varsity Grill, and a picture of
the window in Cole Field house that looked into the pool. Anyone?
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