AMERIcA'S VETERAN'S STORIES
Interviews and conversations with U.S. veterans from all branches and years of service.
SHOW ARCHIVE
WWII Iwo Jima Marine Al Jennings
WW II Marine Al Jennings shares his story regarding the famous WWII Battle of Iwo Jima.
Vietnam Army Veteran Joe Wahrman
Joe Wahrman shares his experiences as a forward observer in the Vietnam bush.
WWII Army Air Corps Veteran Don Morrison
97-year-old WWII Veteran Don Morrison shares the stories of his thirteen combat missions.
Re-Broadcast of 3.1.2020 interview with Jim Blane
Jim Blane fought in four of the Pacific Theater battles during WWII. On the next America’s Veteran’s Stories with Kim Monson we are re-broadcasting an interview that we recorded with Jim in 2020.
Former Navy SEAL Commander Denver Rorke
Former Navy SEAL Commander Denver Rorke shares his thoughts about tactics and leadership.
Re-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden
Re-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden
WWII Veteran Jim Sterner
Jim Sterner shares his experiences leading up to the Battle of the Bulge.
John Winkler, Vietnam Pilot and “Top Gun” Instructor
Air Force Veteran Col. John Winkler flew 84 combat missions during the Vietnam War.
Floyd Rolf, WWII C-47 Pilot
WWII Veteran Floyd Rolf enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December of 1942. He initially trained to fly P-38s but ultimately flew C-47 troop carriers.
Perils and Pearls
Hulda Bachman-Need reads from her memoir, Perils and Pearls, and shares her memories of being imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II.
Vietnam: Trisha Hood (Widowed Spouse Interview)
Donald Hood volunteered for the 82nd Airborne so that he could parachute in with front-line soldiers to repair their damaged glasses quickly. Sunday Trisha Hood shares the story of her husband who passed on in 2012.
Blood is Thicker Than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines
Author Martin King introduces his latest book Blood is Thicker Than War: Brothers and Sisters on the Front Lines.
WWII P-51 Fighter Pilot Dick Gibbs
WWII P-51 fighter pilot Dick Gibbs flew 43 combat missions during WWII. Gibbs shares the stories of shooting down four German aircraft.
Operation Downfall
August 1945, President Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
WWII Nurse Leila Morrison
WWII Army Nurse Leila Morrison arrived on the beaches of Normandy about 30 days after D-Day with just her duffle bag. This is a rebroadcast of a show recorded in 2021 to honor Leila's memory. She passed away July 16th, 2022.
World War II Veteran Fred Wiese (Part II)
99 year-old WWII B-17 bomber pilot Fred Wiese flew 35 missions over Europe. Sunday Fred talks about some of his missions.
World War II Veteran Henry Tagtmeyer
Henry Tagtmeyer grew up during the Depression and lived through the Dirty 30’s in Goodland, Kansas. Sunday Henry shares stories of the Dust Bowl and his Army experiences late in WWII.
World War II Veteran Fred Wiese
Fred Wiese shares stories of his childhood and joining the Army in December of 1941.
Bringing Home World War II Sailor Wilbur Francis Newton
Kim Monson, Jane Perkins, and Linda Crumbaker share their story of bringing home the remains of their second cousin, World War II Navy veteran, Wilbur Francis Newton.
Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
WWII pilot Howard Snyder’s B-17 was shot down over Belgium in February of 1944. Snyder evaded capture for seven months
Korean War: Manert Kennedy (June 2022 interview)
Manert Kennedy joined the Marines in 1947 on his 17th birthday.
Vietnam: Ted Gostas
April 1967 Ted Gostas had just five more days before his tour of duty in Vietnam was up. Gostas was captured and spent 5 years, 1 month, and 15 days as a Prisoner of War.