Warbirds of Glory MUSEUM, Operation Song and Looking Back at the Vietnam War
- Patrick Mihalek, President of Warbirds of Glory Museum
- Dominic Sansone – Veteran, Operation Song “13.53.05”
- Doug Bradley – Vietnam Veteran, Author
Warbirds Museum + Operation Song + Doug Bradley - April 2, 2023
Warbirds of Glory Museum – New Hudson, Michigan
This is Patrick Mihalek’s story of his passion for B-25s.
Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor, both with a passion for aviation, founded the Warbirds of Glory Museum in April of 2013.
The Warbirds of Glory Museum, a publically funded organization, received its IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit designation in 2014. All Contributions and donations to the museum are fully tax-deductible.
Patrick and Todd have built this museum and the programs for education and training for youth on a wing and a prayer for a long long time!
Warbirds of Glory Museum is saving history by restoring WWII B-25 Sandbar Mitchell, and also mentoring youth while restoring the B-25 to flying condition. Patrick is planning to fly cross county to honor our veterans and those who fought for our freedom.
Featuring the song and the story of Dominic Sansone
Lt. Col. Dominic Sansone, US Army, (1996-2016) tells our audience about the chaos of a moment while stationed in Iraq. He now works for Travelers Insurance and is proud of their support of veterans.
Pete Sallis, is an accomplished songwriter who lives in Nashville, though originally from Chicago. He loves writing songs. He has cuts all across the genres of music like the double platinum American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips So Easy, and even has a Grammy nomination with Keb Mo for The Worst Is Yet To Come.
Lyrics of 13:53:05
I woke up that morning to a sunrise cow call
Four Tangos blew up a homemade wall
A Vbid bomb started a long firefight
Fifteen purple hearts and fifty five soldiers survived
Bullets flying
Fires lighting
Scared 18 year olds shooting M4 guns
No forgettin’
No regrettin’
The innocence I lost from that fight we won
That’s the minute I learned the meaning of sacrifice
13:53:05
I signed up to fight to get a combat patch
But I’d be okay if I had to give it back
They say war is hell but really it’s much worse
Cuz there’s no happy ending in that chapter and verse
When there’s
Bullets flying
Fires lighting
Scared 18 year olds shooting M4 guns
No forgettin’
No regrettin’
The innocence I lost from that fight we won
That’s the minute I learned the meaning of sacrifice
13:53:05
I’m still working thru it all with meds and therapy
How can a 15 minute firefight last a lifetime for me
But I’m trying
I’m surviving
And I’ll never quit until the mission is done
No forgettin’
No regrettin’
The innocence I lost from that fight we won
That’s the minute I learned the meaning of sacrifice
13:53:05
Forever burned in my mind
13:53:05
What Have We Learned? A Compilation of Opinions
A chorus of voices in Who’ll Stop the Rain—famous and anonymous, female and male, veteran and non-veteran, American and Vietnamese—suggests new possibilities for understanding the legacy of Vietnam and, ultimately, for bringing the men and women who served their country in that controversial war home for good.
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