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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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
2 years ago
LT Mark Greene, U.S. Navy SEALS, Iraq, Afghanistan Part 1
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 co…
2 years ago
SSG Jake Larson, U.S. Army, World War II, D-Day
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 …
2 years ago
LtCol Raul 'Art' Sifuentes, USMC, Vietnam
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 ju…
2 years ago