Stay ConnectedWe explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield.
We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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Welcome to Episode 1 of the 5 part Leo Westerholm series. In this episode we introduce you to Leo: a combat medic with the 501st PIR of the 101st Airborne training to jump into Normandy at 1 am on D-Day.
In this final installment of the series, Henry hits rock bottom. A place most of us have never had to dwell in. More importantly, it's the story of reclaiming his life and searching for redemption. This is a story all too common for our servicemen and women...
In Episode 2 Henry shares his experiences during his second deployment as part of a MEU, a Marine Expeditionary Unit. His stories on his exploits at various ports of call are NSFW and hilarious!
The episode ends with Henry suffering setbacks as his personal life starts to unravel from PTS associated with the suicide of two of his close friends.
In Episode 1, Henry describes the pride he felt joining the USMC after the World Trade Center bombing and how he felt a sense of purpose when he was deployed to Afghanistan to support the MARSOC troops stationed there.
The Battle of Midway played a pivotal role in the change in momentum in the war in the Pacific but are you aware of the role that Nimitz's submarines played in the battle? Please join us as we talk to author and military historian Mark W. Allen as we discuss his book "Midway Submerged: American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway - May-June 1942". We also discuss his book "Leader of the Pack: The Fleet Submarine USS Batfish in WWII" in addition to his upcoming book about the 2nd Sharpshooters Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg.
As we hit the 100,000 milestone in downloads for the podcast (likely with this very episode) a few listeners of the show asked to interview US. So join us for this fun hour long conversation as we reflect on the show up to this point and what goes into the making of the show.
Welcome to the final episode in the Gerard Daley series. In this episode Gerard discusses his path of combat thru Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines as we well as the impact the war had on him.
In a Warrior Next Door first, we offer an addendum to the second episode of the Gerard Daley Series to provide additional information on how Archie Mitchell overcame the loss of his wife, Elsie, and their five friends from a Japanese balloon bomb explosion on May 5, 1945. These deaths were the "Only place on the American Continent Where Death Resulted from Enemy Action During WWII".
In this episode, we discuss other Japanese submarine attacks along the west coast of the United States during WWII as well as his additional training he undertook before he would ship out for Australia.
Welcome to Episode 1 of the 3 part Gerard Daley series. Mr. Daley served in the Western Defense Command and the First Cavalry 49th Field Artillery. In this episode Gerard discusses his entry into the military prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and witnessing the Japanese sub I-17 shell an oil refinery near Santa Barbara California and the ensuing panic.
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