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Discusses the terrorist truck bombing of Khobar Towers that
occurred in Saudi Arabia on June 25, 1996. Nineteen American
servicemen were killed and many people were injured. First
published in 2008. Illustrated.
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Sierra Hotel (Paperback)
C. R. Anderegg; Foreword by Richard P. Hallion
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In November 1991 the American flag was lowered for the last time at
Clark Air Base in the Philippines. This act brought to an end
American military presence in the Philippines that extended back
over 90 years. It also represented the final act in a drama that
began with the initial rumblings in April of that year of the Mount
Pinatubo volcano, located about nine miles to the east of Clark.
The following pages tell the remarkable story of the men and women
of the Clark community and their ordeal in planning for and
carrying out their evacuation from Clark in face of the impending
volcanic activity. It documents the actions of those who remained
on the base during the series of Mount Pinatubo's eruptions, and
the packing out of the base during the subsequent months. This is
the story of the "Ash Warriors," those Air Force men and women who
carried out their mission in the face of an incredible series of
natural disasters, including volcanic eruption, flood, typhoons,
and earthquakes, all of which plagued Clark and the surrounding
areas during June and July 1991. The author of The Ash Warriors
knew the situation first hand. Col. Dick Anderegg was the vice
commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing when the volcano
erupted, and he was at Clark throughout the evacuation and standing
down of the base. He brought his own personal experience to bear in
writing this story. He also conducted extensive research in the
archives of the Pacific Air Forces and Thirteenth Air Force,
utilized scores of interviews of those who witnessed and
participated in the events, and visited Clark in 1998 to see in
person how the installation had changed in the eight years since
the Americans left.
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