The Missiles of Battery A
What we have, we shall defend…
The story of the rise of the Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM)and its effects on one community.
The ARADCOM missile defense system was deployed throughout the United States to defend against enemy aerial attack. Nearly 300 bases were constructed and armed with Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules, and Nike Zeus missiles from the 1950’s to the mid 70’s.
The ARADCOM missile defense system was deployed throughout the United States to defend against enemy aerial attack. Nearly 300 bases were constructed and armed with Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules, and Nike Zeus missiles from the 1950’s to the mid 70’s.
Battery A Productions
Producer/Director/Writer: James Willis
Photography: Lloyd Huffman, Steve Harris
Shot on location in Denton, Texas/Terrell, Texas/ San Francisco, California
Iceman: What We Left Behind
Clifton Jolley examines the POW/MIA issue surrounding the Vietnam War. The program was shot in Vietnam, Cambodia, and the United States. James Willis served as Associate Producer for the period piece location shooting in Pilot Point, Texas and Lake Dallas, Texas as well as throughout post production.
1993, Advent Communications
1993, Advent Communications
Producer/Director: Clifton Jolley
Associate Producer, Texas production/post production: James Willis
Written By: Clifton Jolley
Original Music: Darren Sneed
