Old Northland Warriors

Every generation has its wars. Three of them--World War II (in the 1940s), Korea (in the 1950s) and Vietnam (in the 1960s and 1970s)--are fading from memory. This chronicle recalls the wartime experiences of nine airmen and soldiers, all with roots in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula--also called the Copper Country, a remote and storied place that was the site of North America's first great mining bo...