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Tom Fitzpatrick, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
Tom Fitzpatrick grew up in Pennsylvania and had never been on an airplane before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. Before long, he was…
5 years, 1 month ago
Maj. General Victor Hugo Jr., U.S. Army, Vietnam
Retired U.S. Army Major General Victor Hugo, Jr. takes us through his distinguished Army career, from West Point through Vietnam to perfecting the Pa…
5 years, 2 months ago
Dakota Meyer, USMC, Afghanistan, Iraq, Medal of Honor
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 …
5 years, 2 months ago
Charles Temple, Jr, U.S. Navy, Pacific
Charles Temple Jr. was a skilled craftsman by the time he was a teenager and when he joined the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II his skills wer…
5 years, 2 months ago
Bill Dawson, U.S. Navy, WWII, Original Navy Frogman
Bill Dawson joined the U.S. Navy shortly after World War II. His first choice was submarine duty but the Navy had other plans. Dawson and other sailo…
5 years, 2 months ago
R.V. Burgin, USMC, New Britain, Peleliu, Okinawa
R.V. Burgin joined the U.S. Marine Corps because "it's the best that Uncle Sam had." Serving in the Pacific, Burgin saw action as a mortar man and as…
5 years, 2 months ago
Wayne "Whitey" Johnson, WWII, Flying Tigers
Whitey Johnson was a farm kid from Minnesota who had the chance to fly a crop duster when he was a teenager. The day after the Japanese attack on Pea…
5 years, 3 months ago
Harry Miller, U.S. Army & USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Harry Miller was so intent on joining the Army in World War II that he found a way to enlist at the age of 15. He soon found himself and his tank bat…
5 years, 3 months ago
Major Jeff Struecker, U.S. Army, Blackhawk Down, Panama, Afghanistan, Iraq
Retired U.S. Army Major Jeff Struecker served our nation in two very different capacities, both as an Army Ranger and as a chaplain.
In this vivid an…
5 years, 3 months ago
Remembering Frank Buckles, the Last World War I Veteran
Ten years ago, on February 27, 2011, America's last World War I veteran passed away. Frank Buckles was 110 years old. Four years earlier, we visite…
5 years, 3 months ago