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SMSgt. Tom Young, Air National Guard, Iraq, Afghanistan, 'The Mapmaker'
Tom Young grew up on his family's farm in North Carolina. From a young age he was fascinated by his grandfather's stories of being part of a bomber crew during World War II. That helped to spark his …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
PFC Hilbert Margol, U.S. Army, World War II, Dachau Liberation
Hilbert Margol was the first of twin boys born to his parents in February 1924. He was nearly finished with high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Soon, Margol and h…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
CPL Walter Stitt, Jr., U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Walter Stitt, Jr. was a senior in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He and his friends all assumed they'd be drafted. When that did not happen right away, Stitt…
Published on 5 months ago
T5 Alan Kinder, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Alan Kinder was waiting to be drafted into the military during World War II, but when he arrived at the Army recruiter, he was told his eyesight was too poor. The next time he tried to join, his eyes…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Sgt. Hal Urban, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge, Mauthausen Liberation
Hal Urban grew up in a poor family hit hard by the Great Depression. Joining the military meant he would finally get three meals per day. He enlisted in the Army hoping to become a pilot, but less th…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Miracle Files: Stolen From Her Bed: Bella's Abduction
Join Emily Jones and Holly Worthington as they dive into this heart wrenching story of a child abduction. Five-year-old Bella was taken by someone her family trusted — a man they never expected, thei…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
CPT Kelly Elminger, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan, Paralympics
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 leve…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Louis Bourgault, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Bougainville
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 …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
LtCol Doug Bahrns, USMC, Iraq, Afghanistan, Battle of Fallujah
Doug Bahrns knew he wanted to be a U.S. Marine Corps officer when he finished high school a couple of years before 9/11. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned as a Ma…
Published on 6 months ago
SGT Scotty Hasting, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Purple Heart
Scotty Hasting is now a popular country music singer but his story of service will explain a lot about the performer you see today.
Hasting grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio-Northern Kentucky area and d…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago