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Col. Douglas Dillard, U.S. Army, WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Douglas Dillard joined the U.S. Army at age 16, determined to help the U.S. win World War II. By the end of his military career decades later, Dilla…
4 years, 7 months ago
SSG Eugene Groves, Montford Point Marines, Korea
Eugene Groves joined the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 17, in part to get out of his racially charged town. Groves then trained at Montford Point at…
4 years, 7 months ago
SSG David Bellavia, U.S. Army, Iraq, Medal of Honor
David Bellavia grew up hearing his grandfather's stories of fighting in Normandy during World War II. Sixty years later, Bellavia would be fighting …
4 years, 7 months ago
Lt. Col. Daniel Gade, U.S. Army, Iraq, 'Wounding Warriors'
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Gade graduated from West Point and eventually served as a tank company commander as part of the Second Infantry Div…
4 years, 7 months ago
Col. Frank Athanason, U.S. Army, WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Frank Athanason wanted to join the Navy in 1945, but when the two men in front of him passed out from receiving shots in the arm and he didn't, he wa…
4 years, 8 months ago
Carole Engle Avriett, 'Marine Raiders'
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. Marine Corps set out to create the first two battalions of Marine Raiders. These …
4 years, 8 months ago
Lt. Col. Scott Mann, U.S. Army, Green Beret, Part 2 'Pineapple Express'
Last week, we presented our first interview with retired U.S. Army Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann to discuss his military service, including several…
4 years, 8 months ago
Lt. Col. Scott Mann, U.S. Army, Green Beret, Afghanistan, Part 1
Scott Mann knew he wanted to be a Green Beret when he was 14 years old. It would be another 10 years before he could realize that dream. A few year…
4 years, 8 months ago
Iva Toguri: The Real Story of 'Tokyo Rose'
For more than 30 years, the United States government considered Iva Toguri a traitor to our nation for her actions during World War II. Many America…
4 years, 8 months ago
Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, U.S. Air Force, Doolittle Raid
Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered military planners to strike at the heart …
4 years, 9 months ago