How the Air Force Saved My Father’s Life (with Victoria Robinson) | Episode 126
About this episode
Victoria Robinson shares her father's harrowing escape and her family's legacy of military service.
When Victoria Robinson’s father stepped in to defend an elderly coworker at an Arkansas sawmill in 1952, he had to run for his life. Shaken and hiding in the dark balcony of a segregated movie theater. A chance encounter there saved him and sparked a powerful family legacy of military service and resilience. Join us on Stories That Live In Us as Victoria shares her father's harrowing escape, her mother’s groundbreaking military service, and how unexpected paper trails (from quiet Salt Lake ar...
People in this episode
Host: Crista Cowan
Guest: Victoria Robinson
Topics covered
- military service
- family legacy
- resilience
- personal history
- harrowing escape
Keywords
- Air Force
- Arkansas
- military service
- family legacy
- 1952
- resilience
- personal history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Air Force
Places: Arkansas, Salt Lake, segregated movie theater
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