AMERIcA'S VETERAN'S STORIES
Interviews and conversations with U.S. veterans from all branches and years of service.
SHOW ARCHIVE

World War II Veteran Jody Lander (Re-Broadcast from May 24, 2020)
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.
- March 19, 2023 12:57 pm·
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World War II Veteran Wally King
Ninety-nine year-old Wally King flew seventy-five combat missions in WWII.
- March 12, 2023 12:43 pm·
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Korean War Veteran Herb Potter
Korean War Veteran Herb Potter shares stories of growing up in during WWII and his time in the Air Force.
- March 5, 2023 6:32 am·
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Vietnam POW Ted Gostas
Vietnam veteran Ted Gostas had five days left in his tour of duty. He was captured at the start of the Tet Offensive. Five days turned into more than five years as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese POW camp.
- February 26, 2023 8:59 am·
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WWII Navy Veteran Charles Cram
WWII Veteran Charles Cram was seventeen years old when he joined the Navy.
- February 19, 2023 8:49 am·
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WWII Navy Veteran Kim Kimball
WWII and Korean War Veteran Kim Kimball shares stories of his military service during WWII and the Korean War.
- February 12, 2023 1:59 pm·
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Medal of Honor Recipient Army Major Drew Dix
Medal of Honor recipient Ret. Army Major Drew Dix discusses fifty-six hours of battle during the Vietnam War.
- February 5, 2023 1:46 pm·
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Andrew Biggio
Marine Veteran Andrew Biggio discusses his book The Rifle: Combat Stories From America’s Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand.
- January 29, 2023 11:26 am·
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Doris Rotterman
Doris Rotterman, widow of WWII Veteran Bob Rotterman, discusses Bob’s experience on the USS Abner Read.
- January 22, 2023 11:32 am·
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WWII Veteran Fred Wiese
WWII Veteran Fred Wiese shares stories of his childhood and joining the Army in December of 1941.
- January 15, 2023 11:37 am·
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Riki Rarick
Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant Rik Rarick discusses his remarkable military career.
- January 8, 2023 11:46 am·
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Major General James E. Livingston, (Ret. Marine)
Ret. Marine Major General James E. Livingston was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War in 1968.
- January 2, 2023 11:51 am·
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WWII Veteran Cletis Bailey
97-year-old Cletis Bailey joined the Army in August of 1944 at the age of 18. Cletis shares his experiences as a replacement for regrouping after the Battle of the Bulge.
- December 11, 2022 9:34 am·
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Army Reserve and Desert Storm Veteran Monte Goode
Army Reserve veteran Monte Goode shares stories of Arctic training in Minnesota and jungle training in Panama. Monte notes that the Reserves brings together a wide diversity of individuals that perform their duties well.
- December 4, 2022 9:23 am·
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Dale Bunsen, Korean-War Era Air Controller
Ninety-year-old Air Force Veteran Dale Bunsen became active duty in 1953 just as the Korean War was winding down. Bunsen shares stories of his duties in air control.
- November 27, 2022 8:36 am·
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Staff Sergeant Chris Falkel
Gold Star father Jeff Falkel shares the story of his son, Staff Sergeant Chris Falkel, who helped save the lives of everyone else on his team as well as the sixteen Afghan National Army Soldiers fighting with them.
- November 20, 2022 8:27 am·
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WWII Iwo Jima Marine Al Jennings
WW II Marine Al Jennings shares his story regarding the famous WWII Battle of Iwo Jima.
- November 13, 2022 6:04 pm·
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Vietnam Army Veteran Joe Wahrman
Joe Wahrman shares his experiences as a forward observer in the Vietnam bush.
- November 6, 2022 10:50 am·
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WWII Army Air Corps Veteran Don Morrison
97-year-old WWII Veteran Don Morrison shares the stories of his thirteen combat missions.
- October 30, 2022 11:01 am·
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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.
- October 23, 2022 11:07 am·
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Former Navy SEAL Commander Denver Rorke
Former Navy SEAL Commander Denver Rorke shares his thoughts about tactics and leadership.
- October 16, 2022 11:15 am·
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Re-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden
Re-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden
- October 9, 2022 11:22 am·
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