AMERIcA'S VETERAN'S STORIES
Interviews and conversations with U.S. veterans from all branches and years of service.
SHOW ARCHIVE
Vietnam Veteran Marine Pilot Nelson “Nellie” Paler
Surface to air missiles certainly got Vietnam Veteran Marine Pilot Nellie Paler’s adrenaline pumping.
Marine Veteran Doug Chamberlain on his Book, “Bury Him: A Memoir of the Vietnam War”
He was ordered to do the unthinkable. He was ordered to leave a man behind. Sunday Marine Veteran Doug Chamberlain shares his story and thoughts regarding his book "Bury Him: A Memoir of the Vietnam War."
Korean War: Marine John Ryff on the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
Korean War Veteran John Ryff joined the Marines because he was working in the factories in northern New Jersey and did not see much future there.
The North Vietnamese Easter Offensive: Ret. Army Major General Joe Arbuckle
Ret. Major General Joe Arbuckle joined the Army in 1969 as a private. He was deployed to Vietnam in 1972 as an advisor.
Korea: Air Force Fighter Jet Pilot Chuck Brega
Air Force fighter jet pilot Chuck Brega got to Korea in 1954 after the shooting had stopped.
Vietnam: Army Veteran Jimmy Nishimura
He was born in Japan. He wanted to come to America because he knew that his life would be better. In 1970 Jimmy Nishimura was drafted into the United States Army.
Vietnam: Marine Pilot Bear Owen
It was no Rose Garden. Vietnam Veteran Marine Pilot Bear Owen wanted to serve to fight Communism.
World War II: Navy Admiral Roy Snyder
Admiral Snyder recounts his experiences in the Navy and shares his front row account of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Retired Army Major General Joe Arbuckle, Fourth of July 2021
Up for a little inspiration? Army Veteran and State Surgeon for the Colorado National Guard, Dr. Julia Plevnia, joins me. Julia shares stories of her experience treating soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Julia Plevnia, Army Veteran and Colorado State Surgeon
Up for a little inspiration? Army Veteran and State Surgeon for the Colorado National Guard, Dr. Julia Plevnia, joins me. Julia shares stories of her experience treating soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Irma Deeds, Manning the Homefront
I’ll talk with my Aunt Irma who grew up during the Depression, the dirty thirties in western Kansas and then WWII.
Clifton Schroeder, Vietnam Veteran
Tigers. When young Marine Cliff Schroeder arrived in Vietnam in 1968, it never crossed his mind that tigers were something to be concerned about.
George Ciampa, WWII Veteran
George graduated from High School the day he turned 17 and found himself, weighing in at 112 pounds, landing on Utah Beach mid-day on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
David Petteys, Vietnam Veteran
Marine Captain David Petteys, non-active duty for 53 years, shares his stories of flying helicopters during the Vietnam War.
Jack Thurman, WWII Veteran
WWII Veteran Jack Thurman turned twenty years old during the battle of Iwo Jima.
Liz Moreno, daughter of WWII Veteran John Dettling
What did WWII Veteran John Dettling witness when the Americans freed Buchenwald and other Concentration Camps? How did John Dettling and two other colleagues capture over 30 Germans?
Jody Lander, WW II Veteran Part III
WWII Veteran, Jody Lander, was involved in three of the major battles in the European theater during WWII: D-Day, Operation Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge.
Jody Lander, WW II Veteran
Dallas, Texas boy Jody Lander was drafted into the Army in 1943. Jody volunteered to become a paratrooper because he thought it would be exciting.
Clint Dorris, Desert Storm Veteran
Clint Dorris enlisted in the Army with the goal of serving with the elite 101st Airborne.
Lloyd Wade, WWII Veteran
WWII Veteran Lloyd Wade, a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne, helped free 2700 Americans and Allied soldiers from Los Banos prison camp in Manila, Philippines. Tune in Sunday to learn about the 11th’s well-executed plan to jump in just as the Japanese put down their rifles for their morning exercises.
Luther Bergeland, WII and Korean War Veteran
Young Minnesota farm boy Luther Bergeland shipped off to Europe in 1945