The Christmas Bombings of 1972: A Deafening Roar Told Me Something Big Was Happening
by David Nelson, The War HorseI woke up early on the morning of Dec. 6, 1972, to pack and say tearful goodbyes to my wife, Martie, and our one-year-old daughter, Amy. We’d decided ahead of time that my father-in-law “Pop” Lowry would drive me from Temple, Texas, to Love Field in Dallas, to begin my …