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CDR Dean "Diz" Laird, U.S. Navy, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Retired U.S. Navy CDR Dean "Diz" Laird served in three wars and is the only American aviator to record aerial kills on both the European and Pacific …
6 years ago
Bill Norberg, U.S. Navy, World War II, Battle of Midway
Bill Norberg joined the U.S. Navy prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and his service on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise placed him at s…
6 years ago
Marcella LeBeau, U.S. Army Nurse, World War II
Marcella LeBeau grew up in a Native American community in South Dakota. Helping her ailing mother as a child inspired her to pursue a career in nursi…
6 years, 1 month ago
Amber Smith, U.S. Army Combat Helicopter Pilot, Iraq & Afghanistan
Amber Smith grew up in a family steeped in military service and experienced in flying. So after high school, Smith joined the U.S. Army and trained t…
6 years, 1 month ago
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 …
6 years, 1 month ago
Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, U.S. Air Force, Tuskegee Airman
Harry Stewart grew up with a love of flying and dreamed of becoming an airline pilot one day. But shortly after graduating high school, with the nat…
6 years, 1 month ago
Woody Williams, USMC, World War II, Medal of Honor
When he first tried to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps, Hershel "Woody" Williams was rejected for being too short. By the end of the war, Williams w…
6 years, 2 months ago
Lt. Col. George Hardy, U.S. Air Force, Tuskegee Airman, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
When he joined the military, George Hardy and the other Tuskegee Airmen were not considered worthy of training and living among white service members…
6 years, 2 months ago
LCDR Jack Carr, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan & Iraq
Growing up, Jack Carr had dreams of being a U.S. Navy SEAL and writing novels about the U.S. military. He's now successfully done both.
In this episo…
6 years, 2 months ago
Gen. Charles McGee, U.S. Air Force, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
You saw him at the Super Bowl. You saw him at the State of the Union address. Now hear the amazing story of service to our nation from retired U.S.…
6 years, 2 months ago