Granite Wings I (1998)

Granite Wings: A History of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, 1947–1998 is a professionally produced, 112-page volume, featuring eight pages in full color. The lively, easy-to-read, six-chapter book tells the story of the New Hampshire Air National Guard from its colonial militia origins to the actual first drill at Grenier Field, Manchester in 1947. Through more than 100 photographs, interviews, and other material, the text follows the unit through the Korean Conflict, Berlin Crisis, Viet Nam, Gulf War and pop-up contingencies such as Restore Hope and Deny Flight.

Published by Lt. Col. Phil Sheridan and edited by Lt. Col. John Rice, the history was further edited for continuity by Chief Master Sgt. Jackie Page of State Headquarters and Staff Sgt. James E. Dolph, unit historian.

Contributing writers to the project are Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Nadeau, Staff Sgt. Paul Nadeau, Staff Sgt. Clermont Boutin, SrA Mark A. Leno, Jr., Master Sgt. Beverly Benitez, Maj. Jeanne W. Hill, Technical Sgt. Anthony Sachetti, Airman 1st Class Melinda Nickola, and Lt. Col. John Rice.

The full text of this volume can be found in PDF form here.

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