July 1953 – Jack and Dwain Breitbach celebrating their 100th mission in K-2 Korea.

1960 – Suzanne Drain, Jim Elliott, Carolyn Drain, and Nina Elliott with the pink Mercury convertible south of Châteauroux, France.

1953 – Carolyn Drain with Ford Victoria in Flagstaff, Arizona.

1959 – Crew accompanying Jack on African adventure near Pretoria, South Africa.

For [God] will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands, so that you
will not strike your foot against a stone.
Psalm 91:11–12

Life on a Short Fuse takes you on a journey through Jack’s intriguing life of adventures and narrow escapes, including his relentless pursuit of the truth about the faulty Honeywell fuses that took the lives of so many of his fellow pilots. You’ll meet such American heroes as Col. Thomas N. Moe and Lt. Lance Sijan, who served as POWs and suffered unspeakable torture, even death. You’ll meet astronaut James Irwin, well known generals, and other great and near-great people whom Jack encountered. You’ll also hear stories of courage and valor that may change your view of the Vietnam conflict and, indeed, the world.

Lt. Col. Jack Drain’s friends commented that “Jack must have kept a legion of God’s guardian angels racing to meet his needs.” His version is, “God has a plan for me, and my task is to follow where He leads.” In spite of many harrowing experiences as a fighter pilot in both Korea and Vietnam, his life has been spared and blessed over and over again. God had other important work for Jack to do, as you will soon discover.


Come with us now on this fascinating journey of world-spanning travels, close calls, and military intrigue—it’s a journey you won’t soon forget!


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