Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

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The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their stories, in their own words.

Captured By the NVA: From the Archive
May 29, 2025 – 50:20
The Candy Bomber: From the Archive
May 27, 2025 – 59:44
An Honest Look: Col. John Folsom
May 22, 2025 – 39:52
Life of an F/A-18 Pilot: LCDR Mike Smith
May 8, 2025 – 25:51
F/A-18 Pilot in Iraq: LtCol Neal Rickner
May 1, 2025 – 34:53
Tank Gunner in WWII: T/5 Clement Elissondo
Apr 24, 2025 – 41:09
Near-Death on Omaha Beach: CAPT Sidney Salomon
Apr 17, 2025 – 43:35
From Vietnam to Hollywood: Cpl. Jim Beaver
Apr 10, 2025 – 37:56
Pearl Harbor & Guadalcanal: Mal Middlesworth
Apr 3, 2025 – 41:51
The Black Cats: Charles Sternburg
Mar 27, 2025 – 26:51
Authentic Leadership: LTG Charles D. Luckey
Mar 20, 2025 – 44:04
Navy SEAL in Afghanistan: CDR Jon Macaskill
Mar 13, 2025 – 35:19
Gliding Into Sicily: Samuel Fine
Mar 6, 2025 – 45:43
FEED DROP: Unsolved Histories
Feb 27, 2025 – 15:01
The Raid at Cabanatuan: MAJ Robert Prince
Feb 20, 2025 – 34:07
The Suicide Cliffs: Cpl Roy Roush Part II
Feb 13, 2025 – 34:48
Fighting Ghosts in Tarawa: Cpl Roy Roush Part I
Feb 6, 2025 – 31:15
Falling Out of the Sky: COL Francis “Gabby” Gabreski
Jan 30, 2025 – 36:45
The Burma-Siam Death Railway: CPO Otto Schwarz
Jan 23, 2025 – 51:58
The Wild Weasels: Capt. Tom “Bear” Wilson
Jan 16, 2025 – 27:09
Addiction and Trauma: SSgt Sam Hargrove
Jan 9, 2025 – 26:24
Imprisoned by the Japanese: CAPT Lawrence Savadkin
Jan 2, 2025 – 51:47
Losing An Arm in Iraq: SPC Danielle Green
Dec 19, 2024 – 35:29
Christmas During the Battle of the Bulge: 1st Lt. Belton Cooper
Dec 12, 2024 – 16:52
Honoring the Lives Lost at Pearl Harbor: MSgt. Richard Fiske
Dec 7, 2024 – 35:32
A Frozen Thanksgiving: Bill Boldenweck
Nov 28, 2024 – 20:58
The First Man Into Normandy: Col. Vito S. Pedone
Nov 21, 2024 – 22:26
Crashing into France: 1st Sgt. Bill Lumsden
Nov 14, 2024 – 26:00
Dropping Into Bastogne: Pfc. John Agnew
Nov 7, 2024 – 29:09
The Pressure of Command: RADM Michael Smith
Oct 31, 2024 – 43:42
A Pilot in Civilian Clothes: Lt Col Greg Wilson
Oct 24, 2024 – 50:22
The Capture of U-505: QMS2 Don Carter
Oct 17, 2024 – 32:31
Special Forces & Drone Warfare: LTC Daniel Pace Part II
Oct 10, 2024 – 31:00
The War on Terror Begins: LTC Daniel Pace Part I
Oct 3, 2024 – 53:37
The Inception of the Pathfinders: LTG John Norton
Sep 26, 2024 – 46:40
18 Year Old Medic in Vietnam: Lawrence Araujo
Sep 19, 2024 – 24:40
Pathfinder On D-Day: Pfc. Robert Earl Sechrist
Sep 12, 2024 – 01:01:42
Operation Ivory Coast: MAJ George Petrie
Sep 5, 2024 – 26:12
Stories From the Aid Tent: SGM Ben Hasley
Aug 30, 2024 – 33:34
Hostage Rescue in the Philippines: CPT Gene Yu
Aug 22, 2024 – 48:56
The Battle of Makin: LtCol Howard Stidham
Aug 15, 2024 – 01:00:29
Class Anchorman to Commander: CDR Bobby Reshad Jones
Aug 6, 2024 – 36:45
The Fires of Pearl Harbor: MM2c Martin Shew
Aug 1, 2024 – 21:08
Fighting in the Solomon Islands: Capt Frank Guidone
Jul 25, 2024 – 42:25
Escaping the USS Arizona: GM3 Donald Gay Stratton
Jul 18, 2024 – 23:39
SPOTLIGHT: Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Jul 11, 2024 – 27:49
Brothers in Arms Part III: SSgt Nick Bennett
Jul 4, 2024 – 40:45
Brothers in Arms Part II: SgtMaj Dan Miller
Jun 27, 2024 – 45:16
Brothers in Arms Part I: SgtMaj Dan Miller
Jun 20, 2024 – 44:31
Glider Infantry in The Battle of the Bulge: 2Lt. Daniel Clark Part II
Jun 13, 2024 – 25:07