PORTLAND, OR ARCADIA PUBLISHING
The Oregon Air National Guard Terrence G. Popravak Jr., Sean M. Popravak
Summary
As the storm clouds of a world war gathered in the spring of 1941, Maj. G. Robert Dodson said, "We've got people, we've got a place, and we're ready!" Oregonians responded to the call to arms as the United States prepared for the coming conflict. In April 1941, the Oregon National Guard's 123rd Observation Squadron became the state's first aviation unit and pioneered Oregon military aviation into the postwar Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG). In the 70 years since its start, the citizen airmen of the ORANG have served their community, state, and nation from locations in Oregon, throughout the United States, and worldwide. They stand ready today to answer the call of duty, no matter when it comes. Arcadia Publishing 9780738593128 Pub Date: 4/9/12 On Sale Date: 4/9/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Oregon Wildland Firefighting A History Sean Davis
Summary
The History Press 9781467138505 Pub Date: 2/11/19 On Sale Date: 2/11/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Over the past century, some of the world's largest wildland fires have occurred in Oregon. Accidentally set by a disgruntled cook on an English ship, the Great Fire of 1845 displaced multiple tribes and boiled wildlife alive in the Columbia River. The Tillamook Burn started up every 6 years from 1933 to 1951 and incited one of the largest reseeding efforts in the world with 72 million seedlings planted. The Long Draw Fire of 2012, the state's largest in more than 150 years, started as a small spark and raged into an ocean of flames thousands of acres wide in a matter of hours. Veteran wildland firefighter Sean Davis shares harrowing firsthand accounts that illustrate what it takes to battle an inferno.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036110 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Portland, OR Paradies - August 2024
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