What is CAPS?

The Combat Aircrews’ Preservation Society is dedicated to recording and preserving the first person stories of military aircrews for the purpose of distribution to the educational and broadcast media markets.

In the “A” concourse at Midway Airport in Chicago, there is a memorial to the sailors and airmen who fought in the Battle of Midway in WWII. The memorial is a fitting tribute to these valiant men and well worth a few moments of your time if you’re passing through.

On a wall of the display facing gate “A1” is a quote from PFC Edgar R. Fox, USMC, Ret., whose words have haunted me since I first saw them in this memorial over a year ago. PFC Fox wrote: “For all the guys that never returned, for the men that gave that last effort and could not get back to be as fortunate as I, I will tell the kids about what you did and why.”

No other words could better sum up the mission of CAPS. It is to preserve the oral first person histories of those who served our Country in all wars. Many thousands of valiant men and women died preserving our freedoms. I believe it is important to keep the memories of these heroes alive, through the first person accounts of those who were fortunate enough to survive those same wars.

Let’s tell our future generations what sacrifices and efforts it took to keep our freedom alive. Hopefully this education will move them to respect and honor those things our veterans fought, bled and died for, for generations to come.

If you would like to make a donation to C.A.P.S., please use our online donation form by clicking HERE.