Mighty Thunder is proud to provide Rolling Thunder Remembered readers with this inspirational message. Lady Jessie – A Vietnam Story will make it to PBS to share a really special story about some very special people.

Watch the trailer, Lady Jessie, for this upcoming special tribute.  Check your local PBS listings for times in your area, October 30, 2019.

A story of harrowing days of air combat, the loss of squadronmates and the support of a special lady half a world away as they operated from aircraft carriers in the waters off Vietnam.

In the midst of the unpopular war, Jessie Beck of Reno, Nevada, provided unwavering support to a squadron of pilots tasked with flying dangerous combat missions over North Vietnam. Such was their appreciation for her that on each cruise, the Ghost Riders of VA-164 painted the name “Lady Jessie” on the side of one of their A-4 Skyhawks.