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PFC Ernie Mogor, U.S. Army, World War II
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 wa…
1 year, 8 months ago
MSgt. John Dailey, USMC Special Operations, Afghanistan, Iraq
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…
1 year, 8 months ago
Cpl. Darren Walton, USMC Reconnaissance, Vietnam, Part 2
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…
1 year, 8 months ago
Cpl. Darren Walton, USMC Reconnaissance, Vietnam, Part 1
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…
1 year, 8 months ago
Col. Frank Cohn, U.S. Army, WWII, Holocaust Survivor Part 2
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 f…
1 year, 9 months ago
Col. Frank Cohn, U.S. Army, WWII, Holocaust Survivor Part 1
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 …
1 year, 9 months ago
Capt. Dick Nelms, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
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 w…
1 year, 9 months ago
Michael Trotter, Jr., U.S. Army, Iraq, The War and Treaty
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 …
1 year, 9 months ago
Capt. James Baynham, U.S. Army, Air Corps, World War II, POW
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 …
1 year, 10 months ago
LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 2
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 A…
1 year, 10 months ago