Les meilleurs podcasts Kenneth Vincent (2024)

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Col. Aaron Cunningham, USMC, Iraq, Battle of Fallujah 51:55

3d ago51:55

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Aaron Cunningham started thinking seriously about military service after watching Operation Desert Storm unfold in 1991, the year he graduated from high school. He began college without being sure of military service. Now, Col. Cunningham is retired after 29 years of service. But the service that he is most proud of is serving as commander of Alpha…

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Cpl Kenneth Wells, USMC, World War II, Okinawa 48:38

10d ago48:38

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Kenneth Wells was planning to join the U.S. Navy in World War II but the U.S. Marine Corps recruiter at the office told him he was joining the Marines instead. And so he did. His background as an athlete and working on the family farm helped Wells do well in boot camp. Soon he would be halfway around the world, fighting in some of the toughest comb…

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Capt. Vincent 'Bill' Purple, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II 39:18

17d ago39:18

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Vincent "Bill" Purple joined the U.S. Army Air Corps following the Japense attack on Pearl Harbor. Like most young men interested in joining the Air Corps, he wanted to be a fighter pilot. But the Army had different plans. Soon Purple was training on multi-engine planes in preparation for being a B-17 Bomber pilot. He was deployed to England as par…

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Cpl Frank Wright, USMC, World War II, Hand-to-Hand Fighting on Guam 27:06

24d ago27:06

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Frank Wright joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, when he was just 16 years old. Before long, he became one of the famed Marine Raiders. After deploying first to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Wright contracted malaria and had to spend time recovering. After that, he was part of Marine landings on many different islands in the Pacific, includ…

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Maj. Gen. Clayton Hutmacher, U.S. Army, USMC, Panama, Iraq, Afghanistan 58:30

1M ago58:30

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Clayton Hutmacher enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1978. Six years later he jumped at the chance to go to Army flight school and pursue a career in special operations. He would later see action in Panama, Desert Storm, and in both Iraq and Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Maj. Gen. Hutmacher shar…

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Cmdr. Porter Halyburton, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW Part 2 33:02

1M ago33:02

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In the first half of our conversation with retired U.S. Navy Commander Porter Halyburton, we learned about the day he was shot down over North Vietnam, how he was captured and tortured, and the bond he formed with fellow POW Fred Cherry. Today, Halyburton explains the biggest shock of all during his imprisonment, how the prisoners kept their morale…

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Cmdr. Porter Halyburton, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW Part 1 36:56

2M ago36:56

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Porter Halyburton was born in Florida and grew up in North Carolina. After college, he got married and joined the U.S. Navy with a clear goal of becoming a naval aviator. He got his wish, flying the F-4. Shortly after becoming a new father, he was deployed to Vietnam in May of 1965. He wouldn't come home for more than seven years. In this edition o…

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Ron DiFrancesco, 9/11 Terrorist Attack Survivor, World Trade Center 32:09

2M ago32:09

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Ron DiFrancesco moved to the New York City area in 2000 to take an investment job with a firm based in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He was already at work on September 11, 2001, when the first plane hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists struck the North Tower. People working in the South Tower were immediately told their building was fine a…

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LtCol Rob Riggle, USMC, 9/11, Ground Zero 24:44

2M ago24:44

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In 2022, we presented the oral history of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Rob Riggle, who later became famous as an actor and comedian. Riggle told us all about his service in Kosovo and Afghanistan and how his time in the service was a huge asset in his pursuit of a career in show business. During that interview, Riggle also mentioned being a USMC reser…

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SGT David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, Vietnam 53:16

2M ago53:16

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David Rodriguez has a legacy of military service in his family, but his real motivation for joining the Army was to move on from working in the family business of farming. Soon he was off to Ft. Lewis, Washington, for basic training. He was then trained as a combat engineer. By late 1966, he was off to Vietnam. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicl…

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PFC Ernie Mogor, U.S. Army, World War II 37:13

2M ago37:13

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Ernie Mogor wanted to join the U.S. Navy during World War II but he was rejected for being colorblind. He then chose the Army over the Marines and was soon off for "vigorous" infantry training. He became very proficient with the M-1 rifle, only for the Army to have him switch to a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) not long before he was sent into comb…

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MSgt. John Dailey, USMC Special Operations, Afghanistan, Iraq 50:33

3M ago50:33

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John Dailey remembers the day he decided to become a U.S. Marine. He was a young boy at a U.S. bicentennial parade in 1976. When he saw the Marine in dress uniform, he was hooked. Eleven years later, fresh out of high school, Dailey enlisted in the Marines. Soon he was guarding the U.S. embassy in Hungary while the Iron Curtain was teetering and la…

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Cpl. Darren Walton, USMC Reconnaissance, Vietnam, Part 2 36:22

3M ago36:22

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In last week's edition of "Veterans Chronicles," U.S. Marine Corps veteran Darren Walton told us about his role on a seven-man reconnaissance team in Vietnam from 1969-1970. He explained his role of point man, what the team's most common objectives were, and how life and death decisions had to be made within seconds. He also described how the jungl…

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Cpl. Darren Walton, USMC Reconnaissance, Vietnam, Part 1 38:04

3M ago38:04

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Darren Walton grew up north of San Francisco and stood out as a distance runner in high school. When he found out he would soon be drafted into the U.S. Army, Walton joined the Marine Corps, intending to be part ofthe track team. Things did not turn out that way, and Walton was soon undergoing all sorts of elite special forces training and eventual…

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Col. Frank Cohn, U.S. Army, WWII, Holocaust Survivor Part 2 35:31

3M ago35:31

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Last week, we began sharing the story of Col. Frank Cohn, U.S. Army (Ret.). He told us about growing up in a Jewish family in Nazi Germany, how his family fled to the U.S. after Kristallnacht in 1938, and how he was drafted into the Army after turning 18 years old in 1943. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Cohn continues his story of servic…

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Col. Frank Cohn, U.S. Army, WWII, Holocaust Survivor Part 1 35:52

4M ago35:52

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Frank Cohn was born in Breslau, germany in 1925. His Jewish family lived very comfortably there. But soon anti-Semitiam was on the rise, even before Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933. Within a few years, his family fled to the U.S. and within a few more years, Cohn would be at war against his homeland. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," we …

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Capt. Dick Nelms, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II 50:13

4M ago50:13

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Dick Nelms was fascinated by flight at an early age. Born just five years after the end of World War I, he still vividly remembers what an event it was to see a plane in the sky when he was a child. Not long after the U.S. entered World War II, Nelms volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. He would eventually pilot or co-pilot 35 missions aboard a…

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Michael Trotter, Jr., U.S. Army, Iraq, The War and Treaty 45:13

4M ago45:13

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Michael Trotter, Jr. was born into a family with a rich tradition of military service, but that had nothing to do with his decision to join the Army in 2003. By his own admission, he had made a lot of mistakes and his life needed to change course. So he joined the military just a a couple years after the 9/11 attacks and the same year the war in Ir…

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Capt. James Baynham, U.S. Army, Air Corps, World War II, POW 47:29

4M ago47:29

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James Baynham had never flown a plane before entering the service in 1942. In fact, he didn't even have an interest in aviation. What he did know is that he did not want to be in the infantry, so he volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. Soon he was off to training, eventually being assigned as a B-24 pilot with the Mighty Eighth Air Force based …

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LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 2 38:40

5M ago38:40

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In this second half of our interview with retired U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Greene, we will focus on Lt. Greene's deployments - first to Iraq and then to Afghanistan.And he discusses his work helping veterans transition from the military back into civilian life. Greene shares what sound was so common in Iraq that it served as an alarm clock just about ev…

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LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 1 39:39

5M ago39:39

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Mark Greene grew up in a military family but his dream was to play quarterback. And he was doing well until an injury suddenly ended his career in college. After half-heartedly (at best) trying to finish college and taking other jobs, he and a friend joined the U.S. Navy with dreams of becoming Navy SEALs. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," …

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SSG Jake Larson, U.S. Army, World War II, D-Day 36:52

5M ago36:52

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Jake Larson joined the U.S. Army National Guard in 1938 in order to earn money and help his family during the Great Depression. He was just 15 years old. By late 1941, he was preparing to leave the service. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the Army required him to stay. By 1942, he was in England helping to train American forces assigned for inva…

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LtCol Raul 'Art' Sifuentes, USMC, Vietnam 35:36

5M ago35:36

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Raul "Art" Sifuentes was born in Michigan and knew he wanted to be a U.S. Marine when he watched John Wayne in "The Sands of Iwo Jima" when he was just 11 years old. At age 17, while still in high school, Sifuentes enlisted in Marine Reserves and went on active duty after graduation. He left the Corps after three years and attended college. After r…

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PFC Don Mates, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima 41:22

5M ago41:22

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On Monday, Americans will pause for Memorial Day and honor the service and sacrifice of those gave what President Lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. And the reason we are often able to remember the fallen is because those who died had a friend who lived to tell the story. That is certainly case for Don Mates and his great friend, J…

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PO1 James Finn, U.S. Navy, World War II 20:31

6M ago20:31

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James Finn ended up in the U.S. Navy because he didn't want to join the Army and promised his parents he would not join the Marines. Soon he was training to be a bomber pilot and eventually deployed to the Pacific theater. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Mr. Finn tells us about flying the single engine TBF and TBM Avengers as part of a th…

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Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 2 35:20

6M ago35:20

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Last week, we followed Don Graves and his story of service as a U.S. Marine from basic training to the invasion of Iwo Jima to seeing the raising of the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. Now we focus on his actions and reflections over the rest of the six-week battle on Iwo Jima. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," we'll hear Graves describe hi…

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Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 1 34:38

6M ago34:38

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Don Graves was born in Michigan in 1925 and his family struggled mightily during the Great Depression. He was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He immediately ran down to the U.S. Marine Corps recruiter's office to sign up. He was too young, but on his seventeenth birthday, Graves officially became a Marine. Nearly three years l…

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TSgt Paul 'Bud' Haedike, B-17 Bombardier, World War II 45:03

6M ago45:03

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Paul "Bud" Haedike was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943. Before long, he was assigned as a bombardier on a B-17 bomber crew. From the final months of 1944 until the end of the war in Europe, Haedike took part in 23 bombing missions, and none of those missions came with a guarantee he would return to base safely. In this edition of "Vete…

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T/5 Buck Winters, U.S. Army Engineers, WWII 21:57

7M ago21:57

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Roger "Buck" Winters was a recent high school graduate working at a tool factory in Texas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He immediately wanted to quit his job and join the U.S. Army Air Corps. The government would not let him do either of those things at first. Winters would join the Army in 1943 and get trained as an …

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LCDR Lou Conter, WWII, Pearl Harbor, Last Survivor USS Arizona 39:41

7M ago39:41

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On April 1, 2024, LCDR Lou Conter, U.S. Navy (Retired) died at the age of 102. He was the last living survivor of the USS Arizona, which was sunk by the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. His passing marks a somber milestone for a generation that courageously rose up to defend our nation and our allies. In this edition …

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Chris Alvarez, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan 52:34

7M ago52:34

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Chris Alvarez grew up knowing he wanted to serve and that he wanted to serve with the best. After being convinced to join the Marines once he was old enough, a high school teacher who had served in the Marines encouraged him to learn more about the U.S. Navy SEAL's. It didn't take much research for Alvarez to decide that's exactly what he wanted to…

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CPT Kelly Elminger, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan, Paralympian 48:41

7M ago48:41

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Kelly Elmlinger was a three-sport athlete in high school. She excelled in cross country, basketball, and track. After considering military service, she decided to keep playing sports at the next level, but she quickly decided college was not for her. That's when she joined the Army and became a combat medic, eventually with the 82nd Airborne Divisi…

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Thomas 'Drago' Dzieran, Political Prisoner, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, 54:36

8M ago54:36

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Thomas "Drago" Dzieran grew up in Communist Poland. He realized he was being fed lies and propaganda as a boy when he got in big trouble at school for asking simple questions about the government. As a young man, he became actively involved in the Solidarity movement and in spreading anti-Communist messages. His activities landed him in prison and …

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SFC Earnie Savage, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang 40:38

8M ago40:38

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In the early 1960's, the U.S. Army developed a new way of moving troops into and out of strategic locations. It was called Air Cavalry and operated under the theory that moving forces by helicopter was faster and more precise than driving them or having them jump out of airplanes. One of the earliest and best known Air Cavalry engagements was at La…

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CMDCM Leon Walker, Jr., U.S. Navy, Attack on the USS Stark 46:19

8M ago46:19

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Leon Walker, Jr. grew up in a family full of Army and Marine Corps veterans. He tried to enlist in the Marines but the recruiter didn't want to be bothered on his lunch hour. Within minutes, Walker joined the U.S. Navy. He was initially assigned to serve as a deckhand on the fast frigate USS Reid, but on his first deployment he started learning how…

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CMSgt Melvin Jenner, USAF, WWII, Berlin Airlift 43:01

9M ago43:01

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Melvin Jenner was already in the Michigan Air National Guard when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After joining the U.S. Army Air Corps and undergoing training for a bomber crew, he was soon flying missions in the European Theater of World War II. The next few years would bring him harrowing bomber missions, a secret flight …

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Cpl. Patrick Finn, USMC, Korea, Chosin Reservoir 39:45

9M ago39:45

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Patrick Finn fibbed about his age in order to join the U.S. Marine Corps a bit earlier than he should have. He served honorably and was ready to end his service before the Korean War ever began. But his inability to come up with $92 led him to re-enlist and in the summer of 1950 he was off to fight a war in a place he knew nothing about. The summer…

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Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 2 36:05

9M ago36:05

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In our last edition of "Veterans Chronicles," we learned about the World War II service of U.S. Air Force Col. Joe Peterburs (Ret.). He told us all about escorting U.S. bombers into Germany, strafing Luftwaffe airfields, and shooting down a highly decorated German ace before getting shot down himself on the very same mission. Please be sure to list…

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Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 1 42:44

9M ago42:44

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Joe Peterburs was on track to become a priest. All of that changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The next year, Peterburs joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and trained to be a fighter pilot. He mastered the P-40, but by the time he got to England in late 1944, the P-51 was waiting for him. In this edition of "Veterans Ch…

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Tom Toski, U.S. Navy, WWII, Okinawa, Leyte Gulf 37:51

9M ago37:51

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Tom Toski was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943 and was deployed on a destroyer escort to the Pacific theater upon completion of his training. By the end of the war, just two years later, Toski had earned five battle stars, including Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Toski shares his story of service, describes his …

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PFC Royal Earle, Jr., USMC, Saipan, Iwo Jima 31:02

10M ago31:02

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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Royal Earle, Jr. and a buddy were on their way to join the the U.S. Marine Corps to take the fight to Japan. But his friend got snagged by the U.S. Navy instead. Unfazed, Earle endured Parris Island and Camp Pendleton and received training as a switchboard operator and wireman in preparation for service in…

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PFC John DeGennaro, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima 16:56

10M ago16:56

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John DeGennero was just 15 years old and playing at a park on the Sunday the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After turning 17 in 1943, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, determined to help win the war. Over the next two years, that teenager perfected a skill that would be crucial to winning the Battle of Iwo Jima. In this edition …

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Brig. Gen Richard Baughn, USAF, World War II, Vietnam 52:43

10M ago52:43

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Richard Baughn served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and then the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years both active duty and reserve. He retired as a brigadier general. Gen. Baughn's passion was flying and he put it to excellent use as a P-51 pilot over Europe in World War II and flying the F-104 and F-105 in Vietnam. In this edition of "…

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PFC Vincent Speranza, U.S. Army Airborne, WWII, Battle of the Bulge 35:56

10M ago35:56

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Vincent Speranza was born to immigrant Italian parents in New York City. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Speranza's father stressed to his boys that they were Americans and that America must not lose the war. He was quite a bit more conflicted over the prospects of his sons fighting against Italy. Once old enough to serve, Speranza was ass…

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SSgt Lester Schrenk, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII, POW 42:34

11M ago42:34

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Lester Schrenk joined the U.S. Army Air Forces on his 19th birthday in November 1942. Even though he still sees perfectly today, he was told he could not become a pilot due to poor eyesight. So this Minnesota farm kid was assigned as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber crew. At 5'11", he was much bigger than most men tasked with squeezing into th…

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Roy Gleason, U.S. Army, Vietnam, World Series Champion 45:03

11M ago45:03

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Roy Gleason grew up near Chicago and fell in love with baseball while watching Cubs games with his grandfather. As a young teenager, he learned he had a tremendous amount of talent. After moving to California, he soon found himself signed to the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. In 1963, Gleason was a late-season call-up for the Dodgers, played in …

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Louis Bourgault, USMC, WWII, Bougainville, Iwo Jima 33:54

11M ago33:54

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Louis Bourgault was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor - too young to formally join the military. After his father rejected a teenage plot to go join the Canadian forces, Bourgault enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when he turned 17. After grueling basic training at Parris Island, Bourgault was tapped as a message runner. He was s…

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Maj. John 'Lucky' Luckadoo, U.S. Army Air Corps, Bloody 100th Bomb Group 55:42

11M ago55:42

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John 'Lucky" Luckadoo wanted to join the war effort against Nazi Germany even before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He and a friend hatched a plan to join the service in Canada until Lucky's father refused to allow it. But his friend went through with it. After Pearl Harbor, while in his first year at college, Luckadoo joined the U.S. Army Ai…

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Sgt. Dakota Meyer, USMC, Afghanistan, Iraq, Medal of Honor 33:56

12M ago33:56

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Dakota Meyer decided to have some fun with the U.S. Marine recruiter visiting his high school. Within minutes he had a change of heart and signed up to serve. Meyer would serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a horrific day in September 2009 would change his life forever. In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Meyer shares the very difficult story …

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Capt. Russell 'Rusty' Schweikart, USAF, Air National Guard, NASA, Apollo 9 47:05

12M ago47:05

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Russell "Rusty" Schweikart grew up with a great interest in aviation and watching the planes fly around Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. So it was no surprise when he joined the U.S. Air Force and was trained as a fighter pilot. He later joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard. But in 1963, he was selected as a NASA astronaut and was …

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