{"id":5507,"date":"2024-01-02T08:42:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T15:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/?page_id=5507"},"modified":"2024-04-20T17:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T23:11:22","slug":"americas-veterans-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Veteran&#8217;s Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5507\" class=\"elementor elementor-5507\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c4e869 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c4e869\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b758c09\" data-id=\"b758c09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e2f0d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43e2f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2535\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ameicas-veterans-stories-with-kim-monson_1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ameicas-veterans-stories-with-kim-monson_1-2.jpg 2535w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ameicas-veterans-stories-with-kim-monson_1-2-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ameicas-veterans-stories-with-kim-monson_1-2-768x283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ameicas-veterans-stories-with-kim-monson_1-2-1024x378.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2535px) 100vw, 2535px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f0da2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f0da2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a4d555\" data-id=\"6a4d555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561a327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"561a327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"currentstory\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0281544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0281544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THIS WEEK'S SHOW<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c8662 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"27c8662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" 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1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jimmy-Doolittle-and-His-Raider-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jimmy-Doolittle-and-His-Raider-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jimmy-Doolittle-and-His-Raider-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/jimmy-doolittle-and-his-raiders-re-broadcast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJimmy Doolittle and His Raiders (re-broadcast)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 7, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>April 18, 1942, Jimmy Doolittle and his raiders flew medium size bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific, to bomb Japan in retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7ccfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e7ccfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usmcmemorialfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">PLEASE SUPPORT THE USMC MEMORIAL FOUNDATION<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bc0cc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3bc0cc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salute-their-service-united-states-marince-corps-memorial-931x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salute-their-service-united-states-marince-corps-memorial-931x1024.jpg 931w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salute-their-service-united-states-marince-corps-memorial-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salute-their-service-united-states-marince-corps-memorial-768x845.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/salute-their-service-united-states-marince-corps-memorial.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d47408\" data-id=\"1d47408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a1352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87a1352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The USMC MEMORIAL'S MISSION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c927c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c927c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The United States Marine Corps Memorial in Golden, Colorado, and the USMC Memorial Foundation are actively supported by Kim Monson and <em>America&#8217;s Veteran&#8217;s Stories<\/em>. Use the link below to learn more and to support the Memorial.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c91acd elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c91acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/usmcmemorialfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The USMC Memorial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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Story<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e3b14\" data-id=\"c1e3b14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fff145 elementor-align-justify elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9fff145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/show-archive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2772730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d56c7a0\" data-id=\"d56c7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d0866 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4d0866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/americas-veterans-stories-iwo-jima-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/americas-veterans-stories-iwo-jima-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/americas-veterans-stories-iwo-jima-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/americas-veterans-stories-iwo-jima-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de3fcb\" data-id=\"4de3fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b3685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b3685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Men and women who gave their all<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354c6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354c6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They strapped on their boots and said goodbye to loved ones to serve our country and fight for liberty.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d288d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"19d288d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9eea89\" data-id=\"e9eea89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0276a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0276a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Iwo Jima to Iraq<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5934a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc5934a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the Patriots who fought in the American Revolution, to Civil War soldiers who fought for liberty for each man, to WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, other conflicts and peacetime, these are their stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f9a478\" data-id=\"7f9a478\" 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https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gulf-war-soldiers-americas-veterans-stories-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gulf-war-soldiers-americas-veterans-stories-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">US Army soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during the Gulf War <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-093e1f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"093e1f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74593fc\" data-id=\"74593fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d9552 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1d9552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Master-Gunnery-Sergeant-Brian-Ivers-and-Corporal-Jim-Blane-\u2013-Iwo-Jima-Marine-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Master-Gunnery-Sergeant-Brian-Ivers-and-Corporal-Jim-Blane-\u2013-Iwo-Jima-Marine-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Master-Gunnery-Sergeant-Brian-Ivers-and-Corporal-Jim-Blane-\u2013-Iwo-Jima-Marine-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Master-Gunnery-Sergeant-Brian-Ivers-and-Corporal-Jim-Blane-\u2013-Iwo-Jima-Marine-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Master Gunnery Sergeant Brian Ivers and Corporal Jim Blane \u2013 Iwo Jima Marine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ada7e4e\" data-id=\"ada7e4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e1f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70e1f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Each soldier\u2019s story is unique and special<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57db2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57db2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tune in every Sunday to <em>America\u2019s Veteran\u2019s Stories <\/em>with Kim Monson to hear our veteran\u2019s individual experiences. You\u2019ll learn something. You\u2019ll be inspired. And you\u2019ll be grateful for this amazing country that we call America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdce139 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdce139\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8cbb66\" data-id=\"d8cbb66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c7798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a2c7798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"currentstory\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4565047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4565047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PREVIOUS SHOWS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fe7ae elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"94fe7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-united-states-air-force category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-jody-lander-re-broadcast-from-may-24-2020-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-jody-lander-re-broadcast-from-may-24-2020-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II Veteran Jody Lander (Re-Broadcast from May 24, 2020)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 31, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-usmc\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-manert-kennedy-june-2022-interview-re-broadcast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chosin-reservoir-manert-kennedy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chosin-reservoir-manert-kennedy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chosin-reservoir-manert-kennedy-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chosin-reservoir-manert-kennedy-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chosin-reservoir-manert-kennedy-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-manert-kennedy-june-2022-interview-re-broadcast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKorean War: Manert Kennedy (June 2022 interview re-broadcast)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 24, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Manert Kennedy joined the Marines in 1947 on his 17th birthday.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-usmc category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/re-broadcast-of-3-1-2020-interview-with-jim-blane-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-broadcast-of-3.1.2020-interview-with-Jim-Blane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-broadcast-of-3.1.2020-interview-with-Jim-Blane.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-broadcast-of-3.1.2020-interview-with-Jim-Blane-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-broadcast-of-3.1.2020-interview-with-Jim-Blane-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-broadcast-of-3.1.2020-interview-with-Jim-Blane-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/re-broadcast-of-3-1-2020-interview-with-jim-blane-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRe-Broadcast of 3.1.2020 interview with Jim Blane\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 17, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Jim Blane fought in four of the Pacific Theater battles during WWII. On the next America\u2019s Veteran\u2019s Stories with Kim Monson we are re-broadcasting an interview that we recorded with Jim in 2020.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5586 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/re-broadcast-of-interview-with-wwii-101st-airborne-paratrooper-guy-whidden\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-Broadcast-of-Interview-with-WWII-101st-Airborne-Paratrooper-Guy-Whidden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-Broadcast-of-Interview-with-WWII-101st-Airborne-Paratrooper-Guy-Whidden.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-Broadcast-of-Interview-with-WWII-101st-Airborne-Paratrooper-Guy-Whidden-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-Broadcast-of-Interview-with-WWII-101st-Airborne-Paratrooper-Guy-Whidden-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Re-Broadcast-of-Interview-with-WWII-101st-Airborne-Paratrooper-Guy-Whidden-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/re-broadcast-of-interview-with-wwii-101st-airborne-paratrooper-guy-whidden\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRe-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 10, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Re-Broadcast of Interview with WWII 101st Airborne Paratrooper Guy Whidden<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5575 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii tag-d-day tag-utah-beach tag-wwii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/george-ciampa-wwii-veteran-re-broadcast-pt-ii\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/george-ciampa-wwii-veteran-re-broadcast-pt-ii\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGeorge Ciampa, WWII Veteran (re-broadcast, pt II)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 3, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5560 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navy-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/navy-2\/the-illustrious-history-of-the-merchant-marines\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Illustrious-History-of-the-Merchant-Marines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Illustrious-History-of-the-Merchant-Marines.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Illustrious-History-of-the-Merchant-Marines-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Illustrious-History-of-the-Merchant-Marines-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/The-Illustrious-History-of-the-Merchant-Marines-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/navy-2\/the-illustrious-history-of-the-merchant-marines\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Illustrious History of the Merchant Marines\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 25, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Merchant Marine Wade Bennett discusses the long history of the Merchant Marines.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii tag-d-day tag-utah-beach tag-wwii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/george-ciampa-wwii-veteran-re-broadcast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/utach-beach-d-day-george-ciampa-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/george-ciampa-wwii-veteran-re-broadcast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGeorge Ciampa, WWII Veteran (re-broadcast)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 18, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5520 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navy-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/navy-2\/navy-pilot-steve-mckenna\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Navy-Pilot-Steve-McKenna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Navy-Pilot-Steve-McKenna.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Navy-Pilot-Steve-McKenna-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Navy-Pilot-Steve-McKenna-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Navy-Pilot-Steve-McKenna-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/navy-2\/navy-pilot-steve-mckenna\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNavy Pilot Steve McKenna\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 11, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Veteran Navy pilot Steve McKenna shares stories from his book &#8220;Fair Winds, Following Seas, and a Few Bolters.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5528 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-iraq\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/brian-oconnell\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brian-OConnel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brian-OConnel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brian-OConnel-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brian-OConnel-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Brian-OConnel-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/brian-oconnell\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBrian O&#8217;Connell\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 4, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Army Veteran Brian O\u2019Connell was in high school when America was attacked on 9\/11. O\u2019Connell decided to join the Army and still serves our country in the Army Reserves.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5535 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-alexander-haig\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-Alexander-Haig.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5540\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-Alexander-Haig.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-Alexander-Haig-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-Alexander-Haig-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-Alexander-Haig-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-alexander-haig\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCol. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) on Alexander Haig\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 28, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Col. Rutledge discusses Alexander Haig. During Haig\u2019s military career he became a four star general and served as the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-andy-negra\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-andy-negra\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t[Rebroadcast] WWII Veteran Andy Negra\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 21, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ninety-nine year-old WWII Veteran Andy Negra shares his stories of the Conquest of Brest, the Battle of the Bulge, and freeing prisoners from the German Buchenwald concentration camp.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5546 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii tag-frank-devita tag-normandy tag-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-frank-devita\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1806\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/frank-devita.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/frank-devita.jpg 1806w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/frank-devita-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/frank-devita-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/frank-devita-1024x559.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1806px) 100vw, 1806px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-veteran-frank-devita\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t[Rebroadcast] WWII Veteran Frank DeVita\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 14, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Veteran Frank DaVita joined the Coast Guard to serve our country. He ended up as a ramp operator on a Higgins Boat landing craft on the first wave of soldiers landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army tag-frank-devita tag-normandy tag-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-the-battle-of-new-orleans\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-209th-Anniversary-of-the-Battle-of-New-Orleans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-209th-Anniversary-of-the-Battle-of-New-Orleans.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-209th-Anniversary-of-the-Battle-of-New-Orleans-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-209th-Anniversary-of-the-Battle-of-New-Orleans-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-209th-Anniversary-of-the-Battle-of-New-Orleans-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-the-battle-of-new-orleans\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCol. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) on The Battle of New Orleans\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 7, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Col. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) explains that the Battle of New Orleans was the single most important military victory on American soil.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/rebroadcast-korean-war-veteran-john-ryff\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/rebroadcast-korean-war-veteran-john-ryff\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t[Rebroadcast] Korean War Veteran John Ryff\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 31, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p> John Ryff shares his story about one of the three most famous Marine battles, the Chosin Reservoir. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-p-51-fighter-pilot-dick-gibbs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P51-pilot-Dick-Gibbs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P51-pilot-Dick-Gibbs.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P51-pilot-Dick-Gibbs-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P51-pilot-Dick-Gibbs-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/P51-pilot-Dick-Gibbs-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/rebroadcast-wwii-p-51-fighter-pilot-dick-gibbs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t[Rebroadcast] WWII P-51 Fighter Pilot Dick Gibbs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 24, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII P-51 fighter pilot Dick Gibbs flew 43 combat missions during WWII. Gibbs shares the stories of shooting down four German aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-united-states-air-force\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-jim-quinn\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Korean-War-Veteran-Jim-Quinn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Korean-War-Veteran-Jim-Quinn.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Korean-War-Veteran-Jim-Quinn-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Korean-War-Veteran-Jim-Quinn-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Korean-War-Veteran-Jim-Quinn-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-jim-quinn\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKorean War Veteran Jim Quinn\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Jim Quinn grew up in Chadron, Nebraska and was a child of the Depression. Quinn enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5500 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/medal-of-honor-recipient-jim-mcgloughan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Jim-McGloughan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Jim-McGloughan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Jim-McGloughan-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Jim-McGloughan-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Jim-McGloughan-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/medal-of-honor-recipient-jim-mcgloughan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMedal of Honor Recipient Jim McGloughan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In 1968 Uncle Sam sent Jim McGloughan a letter that he was drafted into the U.S. Army. McGloughan shares his story.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5462 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/fred-wiese-rebroadcast-of-7-10-2022-show\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/fred-wiese-rebroadcast-of-7-10-2022-show\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFred Wiese (Rebroadcast of 7.10.2022 show)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 8, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>99-year-old Fred Wiese grew up during the Depression. We are re-broadcasting an interview with Fred. He shares stories of his childhood and joining the Army in December of 1941.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5467 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/the-story-of-joe-annello-and-hershey-miyamura\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Story-of-Joe-Annello-and-Hershey-Miyamura.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Story-of-Joe-Annello-and-Hershey-Miyamura.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Story-of-Joe-Annello-and-Hershey-Miyamura-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Story-of-Joe-Annello-and-Hershey-Miyamura-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/The-Story-of-Joe-Annello-and-Hershey-Miyamura-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/the-story-of-joe-annello-and-hershey-miyamura\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Story of Joe Annello and Hershey Miyamura\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 1, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The story of Korean War POWs Joe Annello and Hershey Miyamura is one of sacrifice, friendship, and love.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/the-vietnam-veterans-from-the-174th-assault-helicopter-company\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vietnam-Veterans-from-the-174th-Assault-Helicopter-Company.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5476\" alt=\"Vietnam Veterans from the 174th Assault Helicopter Company\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vietnam-Veterans-from-the-174th-Assault-Helicopter-Company.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vietnam-Veterans-from-the-174th-Assault-Helicopter-Company-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vietnam-Veterans-from-the-174th-Assault-Helicopter-Company-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Vietnam-Veterans-from-the-174th-Assault-Helicopter-Company-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/the-vietnam-veterans-from-the-174th-assault-helicopter-company\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Vietnam Veterans from the 174th Assault Helicopter Company\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Members of Vietnam Veterans from the 174th Assault Helicopter Company share their memories of Vietnam. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5484 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-andy-negra-re-broadcast-of-6-25-23-show\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-andy-negra-re-broadcast-of-6-25-23-show\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Andy Negra (Re-broadcast of 6.25.23 show)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ninety-nine year-old WWII Veteran Andy Negra shares his stories of the Conquest of Brest, the Battle of the Bulge, and freeing prisoners from the German Buchenwald concentration camp.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5486 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/vietnam-helicopter-pilot-al-english\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVietnam Helicopter Pilot Al English\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Alan English was drafted into the Army in 1966. He attended Officer\u2019s Training School and eventually trained to become a helicopter pilot.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-the-book-indestructible-one-mans-rescue-mission-that-changed-the-course-of-wwii\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-the-Book-Indestructible-One-Mans-Rescue-Mission-That-Changed-the-Course-of-WWII.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-the-Book-Indestructible-One-Mans-Rescue-Mission-That-Changed-the-Course-of-WWII.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-the-Book-Indestructible-One-Mans-Rescue-Mission-That-Changed-the-Course-of-WWII-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-the-Book-Indestructible-One-Mans-Rescue-Mission-That-Changed-the-Course-of-WWII-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Col.-Bill-Rutledge-Ret.-USAF-on-the-Book-Indestructible-One-Mans-Rescue-Mission-That-Changed-the-Course-of-WWII-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/col-bill-rutledge-ret-usaf-on-the-book-indestructible-one-mans-rescue-mission-that-changed-the-course-of-wwii\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCol. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) on the Book &#8220;Indestructible: One Man\u2019s Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 30, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Col. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) discusses author John Bruning\u2019s book <em>Indestructible: One Man\u2019s Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII<\/em>. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-usmc category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-marine-ken-luttrell\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wwII-marine-ken-luttrell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wwII-marine-ken-luttrell.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wwII-marine-ken-luttrell-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wwII-marine-ken-luttrell-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/wwII-marine-ken-luttrell-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-marine-ken-luttrell\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Marine Ken Luttrell\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 23, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Marine Veteran Ken Luttrell fought in four battles in the Pacific Theater during WWII; the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5453 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-george-reitmeier\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-George-Reitmeier.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-George-Reitmeier.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-George-Reitmeier-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-George-Reitmeier-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-George-Reitmeier-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-george-reitmeier\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran George Reitmeier\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 16, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Veteran George Reitmeier shares his story of surviving the sinking of the Leopoldville.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/keith-mckim\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keith-McKim.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keith-McKim.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keith-McKim-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keith-McKim-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Keith-McKim-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/keith-mckim\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKeith McKim\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 9, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Keith McKim shares the stories of Medal of Honor Recipients Jon Cavaiani and Loren D. Hagen.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/noel-mattison\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Personal-Story-of-Robert-E.-Benders-World-War-II-Experience.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Personal-Story-of-Robert-E.-Benders-World-War-II-Experience.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Personal-Story-of-Robert-E.-Benders-World-War-II-Experience-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Personal-Story-of-Robert-E.-Benders-World-War-II-Experience-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Personal-Story-of-Robert-E.-Benders-World-War-II-Experience-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/noel-mattison\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Personal Story of Robert E. Bender\u2019s World War II Experience\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 2, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII veteran 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Bender&#8217;s daughter, Noel Mattison, shares the story of her father from her beautiful book <em>Dad\u2019s Letters 1942-1945: The Personal Story of Robert E. Bender\u2019s World War II Experience<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-andy-negra\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WWII-Veteran-Andy-Negra-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-andy-negra\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Andy Negra\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 25, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ninety-nine year-old WWII Veteran Andy Negra shares his stories of the Conquest of Brest, the Battle of the Bulge, and freeing prisoners from the German Buchenwald concentration camp.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-usmc category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-marine-milton-goldstein\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/milton-goldstein-korean-war.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/milton-goldstein-korean-war.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/milton-goldstein-korean-war-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/milton-goldstein-korean-war-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/milton-goldstein-korean-war-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-marine-milton-goldstein\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMilton Goldstein\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Milton Goldstein shares stories from his military service during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5394 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-world-war-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/lt-col-james-h-harvey-iii\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lt.-Col.-James-H.-Harvey-III.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lt.-Col.-James-H.-Harvey-III.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lt.-Col.-James-H.-Harvey-III-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lt.-Col.-James-H.-Harvey-III-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lt.-Col.-James-H.-Harvey-III-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/lt-col-james-h-harvey-iii\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLt. Col. James H. Harvey III\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 11, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tuskegee Airman Ret. Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III explains how he and his team won the very first military Top Gun competition.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5403 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-world-war-ii tag-army\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/world-war-ii-veteran-major-general-john-raaen-rebroadcast-of-12-5-21\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Major-General-John-C-Raaen-Jr-d-day.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Major-General-John-C-Raaen-Jr-d-day.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Major-General-John-C-Raaen-Jr-d-day-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Major-General-John-C-Raaen-Jr-d-day-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Major-General-John-C-Raaen-Jr-d-day-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/world-war-ii-veteran-major-general-john-raaen-rebroadcast-of-12-5-21\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II Veteran Major General John Raaen (Rebroadcast of 12\/5\/21)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 4, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Retired Major General John Raaen was a young Army Captain on Omaha Beach, D-Day in 1944. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/perils-and-pearls-rebroadcast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/perils-and-pearls.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/perils-and-pearls.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/perils-and-pearls-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/perils-and-pearls-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/perils-and-pearls-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/perils-and-pearls-rebroadcast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPerils and Pearls (Rebroadcast)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 28, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hulda Bachman-Need reads from her memoir, <em>Perils and Pearls<\/em>, and shares her memories of being imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-john-ryff\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Korean-War-Veteran-John-Ryff-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-john-ryff\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKorean War Veteran John Ryff\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 21, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p> John Ryff shares his story about one of the three most famous Marine battles, the Chosin Reservoir. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/wwii-veteran-loren-anderson\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-WWII-Veteran-Loren-Anderson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-WWII-Veteran-Loren-Anderson.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-WWII-Veteran-Loren-Anderson-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-WWII-Veteran-Loren-Anderson-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Untitled-WWII-Veteran-Loren-Anderson-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/wwii-veteran-loren-anderson\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Loren Anderson\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 14, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Battle of the Bulge Veteran Loren Anderson discusses the Battle of the Bulge and his service during WWII. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/wwii-army-veteran-rocco-telese\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WWII-Army-Veteran-Rocco-Telese.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WWII-Army-Veteran-Rocco-Telese.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WWII-Army-Veteran-Rocco-Telese-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WWII-Army-Veteran-Rocco-Telese-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WWII-Army-Veteran-Rocco-Telese-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/army\/wwii-army-veteran-rocco-telese\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Army Veteran Rocco Telese\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 7, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Drafted on July 6, 1943, Rocco Telese reflects on his WWII experiences, including a 45-day hospital stay due to a small-pox vaccine.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5361 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/medal-of-honor-recipient-army-major-drew-dix-replay\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/medal-of-honor-recipient-army-major-drew-dix-replay\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMedal of Honor Recipient Army Major Drew Dix (replay)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 30, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Medal of Honor recipient Ret. Army Major Drew Dix discusses fifty-six hours of battle during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5348 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-afghanistan category-united-states-air-force\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/eric-hohman\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eric-Hohman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eric-Hohman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eric-Hohman-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eric-Hohman-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Eric-Hohman-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/eric-hohman\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEric Hohman\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 23, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Air Force Combat Controller Veteran Eric Hohman shares that he joined the Air Force because of choices he made early in his college career. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-afghanistan category-iraq category-usmc\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/afghanistan\/mike-medina\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USMC-Sgt-Mike-Medina.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USMC-Sgt-Mike-Medina.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USMC-Sgt-Mike-Medina-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USMC-Sgt-Mike-Medina-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/USMC-Sgt-Mike-Medina-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/afghanistan\/mike-medina\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMike Medina\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>United States Marine Corps Veteran Mike Medina has an amazing story. Mike joined the Marines at the age of seventeen and served five deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5332 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-navy-2 category-world-war-ii category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-arthur-frongello\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WWII-Veteran-Arthur-Frongello.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WWII-Veteran-Arthur-Frongello.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WWII-Veteran-Arthur-Frongello-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WWII-Veteran-Arthur-Frongello-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WWII-Veteran-Arthur-Frongello-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-arthur-frongello\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Arthur Frongello\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 9, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>97 year-old WWII Navy Veteran Arthur Frongello shares his story as a crewmember on a PT boat patrolling the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-jack-myers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Jack-Myers-Battle-of-the-Bulge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Jack-Myers-Battle-of-the-Bulge.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Jack-Myers-Battle-of-the-Bulge-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Jack-Myers-Battle-of-the-Bulge-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Jack-Myers-Battle-of-the-Bulge-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-veteran-jack-myers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Jack Myers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 2, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Jack Myers discusses liberating Holland from Hitler and his Nazi\u2019s tyrannical clutches, the very cold Battle of the Bulge, and liberating the Dachau concentration camp.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-afghanistan category-army category-iraq\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/afghanistan\/lori-chapman-longfritz-re-broadcast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sgt-John-Chapman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sgt-John-Chapman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sgt-John-Chapman-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sgt-John-Chapman-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sgt-John-Chapman-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/afghanistan\/lori-chapman-longfritz-re-broadcast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLori Chapman Longfritz (Re-broadcast)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 26, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are re-broadcasting an interview with Lori Chapman Longfritz who shares the story of her brother John Chapman.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-united-states-air-force category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-jody-lander-re-broadcast-from-may-24-2020\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Jody-Lander-Re-Broadcast-from-May-24-2020-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-jody-lander-re-broadcast-from-may-24-2020\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II Veteran Jody Lander (Re-Broadcast from May 24, 2020)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 19, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5287 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-united-states-air-force category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-wally-king\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Wally-King.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Wally-King.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Wally-King-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Wally-King-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/World-War-II-Veteran-Wally-King-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/united-states-air-force\/world-war-ii-veteran-wally-king\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWorld War II Veteran Wally King\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ninety-nine year-old Wally King flew seventy-five combat missions in WWII. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5279 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-united-states-air-force\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-herb-potter\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Korean-War-Veteran-Herb-Potter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Korean-War-Veteran-Herb-Potter.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Korean-War-Veteran-Herb-Potter-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Korean-War-Veteran-Herb-Potter-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Korean-War-Veteran-Herb-Potter-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/korean-war\/korean-war-veteran-herb-potter\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKorean War Veteran Herb Potter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 5, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Korean War Veteran Herb Potter shares stories of growing up in during WWII and his time in the Air Force. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/vietnam-pow-ted-gostas\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vietnam-POW-Ted-Gostas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vietnam-POW-Ted-Gostas.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vietnam-POW-Ted-Gostas-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vietnam-POW-Ted-Gostas-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vietnam-POW-Ted-Gostas-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/vietnam-pow-ted-gostas\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVietnam POW Ted Gostas\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5265 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-navy-2 category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-navy-veteran-charles-cram\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Charles-Cram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Charles-Cram.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Charles-Cram-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Charles-Cram-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Charles-Cram-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-navy-veteran-charles-cram\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Navy Veteran Charles Cram\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 19, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Veteran Charles Cram was seventeen years old when he joined the Navy.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5247 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-korean-war category-navy-2 category-ww-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-navy-veteran-kim-kimball\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Kim-Kimball.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Kim-Kimball.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Kim-Kimball-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Kim-Kimball-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WWII-Navy-Veteran-Kim-Kimball-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/ww-ii\/wwii-navy-veteran-kim-kimball\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Navy Veteran Kim Kimball\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII and Korean War Veteran Kim Kimball shares stories of his military service during WWII and the Korean War.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-vietnam\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/medal-of-honor-recipient-army-major-drew-dix\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Medal-of-Honor-Recipient-Army-Major-Drew-Dix-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/vietnam\/medal-of-honor-recipient-army-major-drew-dix\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMedal of Honor Recipient Army Major Drew Dix\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 5, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Medal of Honor recipient Ret. Army Major Drew Dix discusses fifty-six hours of battle during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5203 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-usmc category-veteran-advocate\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/usmc\/andrew-biggio\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andrew-Biggio-The-Rifle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andrew-Biggio-The-Rifle.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andrew-Biggio-The-Rifle-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andrew-Biggio-The-Rifle-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andrew-Biggio-The-Rifle-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/usmc\/andrew-biggio\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAndrew Biggio\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 29, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Marine Veteran Andrew Biggio discusses his book <em>The Rifle: Combat Stories From America\u2019s Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5210 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-veteran-advocate category-world-war-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/veteran-advocate\/doris-rotterman\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doris-Rotterman-Abner-Read.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doris-Rotterman-Abner-Read.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doris-Rotterman-Abner-Read-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doris-Rotterman-Abner-Read-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Doris-Rotterman-Abner-Read-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/veteran-advocate\/doris-rotterman\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDoris Rotterman\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 22, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p> Doris Rotterman, widow of WWII Veteran Bob Rotterman, discusses Bob\u2019s experience on the USS Abner Read.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5218 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-world-war-ii\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/wwii-veteran-fred-wiese\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fred-Wiese-WWII-Veteran-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/world-war-ii\/wwii-veteran-fred-wiese\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWWII Veteran Fred Wiese\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 15, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WWII Veteran Fred Wiese shares stories of his childhood and joining the Army in December of 1941.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5225 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-usmc\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americasveteransstories.com\/usmc\/riki-rarick\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRiki Rarick\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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