Charles M. Schlom
Algonquin, Illinois
In 1967, Lt.j.g, Denny Early had both legs shattered by antiaircraft fire over North Vietnam, but returned to the USS Oriskany and touch down using the carrier’s arresting barrier. Charles recreated that moment with Trumpeter’s 1/32 scale A-4E painted with Tamiya and Model Master colors. He made the barrier with string and medical tape.