The call-in recordings used in the production of The Linebacker II Libraries podcast have proven to be extraordinarily interesting. This BONUS Episode is the compilation of all the Hotline call-in recordings received for the production of the Linebacker II Libraries podcast.    Listened-to in this fashion, the veteran-voices and stories take on new meaning and insight into this crucial moment of the Vietnam War. Ron Bartlett/The Distinguished Flying Cross Society — production support John Mollison/Old Guys and Their Airplanes — words & pictures Tom Steever — VoiceOver The ve ..read more

Vietnam War and Linebacker II veteran Ron Bartlett & aviation artist and filmmaker John Mollison bring you Episode 4 of the four-part series on Linebacker II, the Operation that effectively ended the Vietnam War for the United States (and brought the POWs home). Each episode features a downloadable Educator's Supplement + the 1-2 minute recollections of veterans and their families. In this Episode,  DFC recipients and POWs Robert Certain (B-52 Navigator) and George Allen “GAR” Rose (F-4 pilot)  describe the events of their shoot-downs, capture and captivity in the “Hanoi Hilton ..read more

Vietnam War and Linebacker II veteran Ron Bartlett & aviation artist and filmmaker John Mollison bring you Episode 3 of the four-part series on Linebacker II, the Operation that effectively ended the Vietnam War for the United States (and brought the POWs home). Each episode features a downloadable Educator's Supplement + the 1-2 minute recollections of veterans and their families. In this episode, DFC recipient, POW and B-52 pilot William “Bill” Arcuri and Kim Morey, PhD and B-52 tailgunner share their perspectives as crew who partook in B-52 missions over Hanoi during Linebacker II. Ar ..read more

Vietnam War and Linebacker II veteran Ron Bartlett & aviation artist and filmmaker John Mollison bring you Episode 2 of the four-part series on Linebacker II, the Operation that effectively ended the Vietnam War for the United States (and brought the POWs home). Each episode features a downloadable Educator's Supplement + the 1-2 minute recollections of veterans and their families. In this episode, Karl Eschmann is unusually qualified to speak about the extraordinary efforts - from ground crew to mission planning to actual flight ops - behind the Linebacker I and II Operations. Eschmann ..read more

Vietnam War and Linebacker II veteran Ron Bartlett & aviation artist and filmmaker John Mollison bring you Episode 1 of the four-part series on Linebacker II, the Operation that effectively ended the Vietnam War for the United States (and brought the POWs home). Each episode features a downloadable Educator's Supplement + the 1-2 minute recollections of veterans and their families. In this first Episode,  Woody Gilliland and Bruce Huffman share their stories and perspectives of the war preceding Linebacker II. Woody Gilliland was a "grunt Marine" platoon leader who ended his Vietna ..read more