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The War We Prepared For Never Came. Then We Had to Fight Another One | Michael Makatura
What happens when you spend years preparing for one war—only to find yourself fighting somewhere completely different?
Today’s guest is Captain Michael Makatura, author of The Fighting Tenth: Cold War to Desert Storm.
Michael was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in a working-class family, became the first person in his family to attend college, and joined the United States Air Force after graduating. He served for seven years, including with the Fightin’ 10th, before moving into high technology and eventually retiring from that career.
The Fightin’ 10th spent years preparing for a…
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