Sunday Sep 21, 2025
A Selfless Journey
This Heritage Minute Special features Col. (Ret.) Leonard "Lucky" Ekman, Class of 1963, who shares the remarkable story of Maj. Robert Lodge ’64 — a fighter pilot, warfighter and patriot who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting America's interests during the Vietnam War. Col. Ekman shares his personal mission to see the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to Lodge. Listen today!
The Heritage Minute Channel is a production of the Long Blue Line Podcast Network and presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation
3 months ago
I am a boyhood friend of Lucky’s when our fathers were assigned to France. We used to play airplanes in his apt. In La Rochelle. I last saw him in 1963, after he graduated USAFA and drove to Rochester NY as I enlisted in the Army to go USMA Prep. I graduated WP in ‘68, served 24 years including RVN as an infantry officer. We were just back in La Rochelle and stood outside his old apt. as I told my family about Lucky. I’ve been looking for him for years. My contact info: , LL 704-483-7905, cell 704-308-1404.
3 months ago
I am a boyhood friend of Lucky’s. Our fathers served together in France. He came by our house in Rochester NY, in his new Corvette, after graduating from USAFA. I had just enlisted in Army to go to West Point Prep School. Graduated USMA in ‘68. Last summer I revisited where he lived in La Rochelle. I’ve tried to find him for years. My contact info: ; LL is 704-483-7905, cell 704-308-1404. LTC (R).