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RDML Robert Shumaker, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW
In early 1965, U.S. Naval Aviator Robert Shumaker was deployed to Vietnam. He said goodbye to his wife and newborn son, never imagining he wouldn't …
5 years, 8 months ago
Lois Bouton, U.S. Coast Guard, WWII
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Lois Bouton asked to join the U.S. Coast Guard but was told it did not accept women. The very next year, …
5 years, 8 months ago
Vincent Okamoto, U.S. Army, Vietnam
Vincent Okamoto was born in a Japanese internment camp during World War II and later became the most highly-decorated Japanese-American soldier to su…
5 years, 8 months ago
Andrew Napier, Combat Medic, Afghanistan
Andrew Napier joined the Kentucky Army National Guard as a way to get a college education. Soon he was trained to be a combat medic and he volunteere…
5 years, 9 months ago
Col. James Riffe, U.S. Army, WWII, Okinawa
Retired U.S. Army Col. James Riffe joins us to discuss his 30 years of service to the United States, with a focus on his many roles during the critic…
5 years, 9 months ago
Will Chesney, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan & Iraq
U.S. Navy veteran Will Chesney shares his story of service from the rigors of BUD/S training to become a Navy SEAL to two tours in Iraq and countless…
5 years, 9 months ago
Thiele Fred Harvey, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima
Thiele Fred Harvey describes his service in the Pacific theater in World War II, including the brutal battle of Iwo Jima.
Harvey shares the story of …
5 years, 9 months ago
Luis Alvarez, U.S. Army, Iraq, Healing Heroes
U.S. Army veteran Luis Alvarez joins us to discuss his revolutionary work to help heal the bones and other tissue of our wounded service members beyo…
5 years, 9 months ago
Cade Courtley, U.S. Navy SEAL
U.S. Navy veteran Cade Courtley describes his relentless push to become a SEAL, despite three serious injuries during training. He discusses his trai…
5 years, 10 months ago
SFC Michael Schlitz, U.S. Army, Iraq
Michael Schlitz joined the Army in 1996 and immediately "fell in love" with life in the military. He soon passed the grueling test to become a U.S. …
5 years, 10 months ago