Perry M. Smith is a teacher, author and TV and radio commentator. It was recently announced that he will be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame on April 18, 2020. A retired major general, Smith served for 30 years in the U. S. Air Force. During his military career he commanded an F-15 fighter wing in Germany, served as the top Air Force planner, and was commandant of the National War College. During the Vietnam War. Smith flew 180 combat missions...

Perry Smith was a fighter pilot who served for 30 years in the U. S. Air Force. Smith’s total number of flying hours as a pilot (mostly in fighter aircraft: F-84, F-100, F-4 and F-15) is 3,400. He flew 180 combat missions in the F-4D aircraft over North Vietnam and Laos during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the following fighter squadrons, 10th, 615th, 612th, 555th and the following fighter wings. 50th, 401st, 432nd and 36th. Smith is the recipient of two...

Since the first edition of Assignment: Pentagon was published in 1988, great changes have occurred in the international environment, the application of U.S. national security strategy, and the manner in which the Pentagon functions. Now in its fourth printing and with a coauthor to lend a different perspective, Assignment: Pentagon remains the best book for anyone who works for the Pentagon, or for any big bureaucracy for that matter. Eminently...

In June, 2015, Perry published Courage, Compassion, Marine: The Unique Story of Jimmie Dyess. This book tells the story of Jimmie Dyess, the only person to receive both the Carnegie Medal and the Medal of Honor. Instructions on ordering the book appear below. The retail price of this book is $17.95. However, the book may be obtained for $15.00. Perry will pay the cost of shipping to any location in the United States. A check made out to Perry Smith should be sent...

Rules & Tools for Leaders has been revised and updated. The fourth edition was released July 11, 2013 and is now available for purchase. This new edition was co-authored by Brigadier General . This fully revised, updated, and reorganized edition of the classic management handbook never loses sight of the big picture of how any company should operate. It provides useful and time-tested advice that can be implemented immediately to the benefit of the...

The 12th Annual Jimmie Dyess Symposium was held virtually at 5pm, Thursday, January 13, 2022. The Symposium program is available on the Augusta Museum of History‘s YouTube Channel and links provided through the Museum’s website and Facebook page. For more information on the Symposium, please contact the Museum at (706) 722-8454. Honorees for 2022 are Mrs. Christine Miller Betts, Patricia and Charles Moye, and Medal of Honor recipient, Robert (Bob)...

In November 2011, Perry was honored with a parkway named for him at the Augusta Regional Airport. Here is a story that ran in the Augusta Chronicle on Nov. 1, 2012. Augusta airport road named after Perry M. Smith •By Summer Moore• •Staff Writer• The Augusta Regional Airport and the city of Augusta honored retired Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith on Tuesday evening by naming a new airport road after him. General Perry Smith Parkway was named by the Aviation Commission to...