This is Command 1st Sergeant John B. Leach (Ret. U.S. Army) standing beside the WWII Combat Glider Pilots Memorial at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airbase in Scotland County NC. This man started the Scotland County Association of Military Retirees in the 1980's and is instrumental in getting this memorial erected honoring these brave men. The Laurinburg-Maxton airbase was the largest glider training facility in the nation during WWII and saw thousands of America's young men.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Laurinburg-Maxton Airbase...
This is Command 1st Sergeant John B. Leach (Ret. U.S. Army) standing beside the WWII Combat Glider Pilots Memorial at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airbase in Scotland County NC. This man started the Scotland County Association of Military Retirees in the 1980's and is instrumental in getting this memorial erected honoring these brave men. The Laurinburg-Maxton airbase was the largest glider training facility in the nation during WWII and saw thousands of America's young men.
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