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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Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!
Episode 2 will focus on the people who lived in the area of St Laurent sur mer under NAZI occupation, many of whom joined the resistance movement and helped provide critical information to the allies prior to the invasion on June 6th, 1944.
This episode also shares the conflict the Olard family endured in the community after the war and how it was brought to a righteous conclusion by his great nephew and current owner of the Liberation House, Sebastian Olard.
Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!
Episode 1 describes the history of the Liberation House as shared by the owner, Sebastian Olard, whose great uncles served in the local resistance movement during the war. Sebastian provided Bill Parker and our families access to this historic building during our trip to Normandy on June 6, 2022 where we learned a little bit about a small part of a big war!
In this episode we hear of the kamikaze attacks against the ship and divert to a short discussion on a topic Mr Edwards brings up, the destroyer USS Abner Reed, as well as the gory role Mr Edwards had to endure in body recovery after a kamikaze attack.
Welcome to Episode 3 of the four part Allan Edwards series where we follow a Bugler aboard the battleship USS California during the second half of WWII. In this episode, the action starts heating up for Allan as he endures the Battle of Leyte Gulf and kamikazes aboard the battleship USS California.
Welcome to Episode 2 of the four part Allan Edwards series. In this episode Mr Edwards discusses his role as a bugler as he served aboard during the USS California’s actions in late summer 1944.
Welcome to the four part Allan Edwards series – an Oklahoman who served during WWII aboard the USS California as Bugler . In Episode 1 Mr Edwards discusses his entry into the Navy and eventually being shipped to the south pacific to Epiritu Santo to serve aboard the storied battleship the USS California. We also cover the damage the California sustained at Pearl Harbor where she was sunk, its raising, repair and triumphant return to service against Japan.
The final installment, Episode 4, of the Obie O'Brien Series features commentary and first hand accounts of his impression of allied and German aircraft, the German fighter pilots he faced, his injury during the war and how the Lend-Lease P-39s airplanes he delivered to the Russians may have contributed to the Cold War!
The fight for air superiority prior to the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings are on full display in this third installment of the Obie O'Brien Series! Please join us as we hear first hand accounts from Obie about specific missions that involved legends of WWII aviation that include Chuck Yeager, Bud Anderson and Michal Gladych!
In Episode 2 you'll hear Obie talk about being assigned to the 357th Fighter group as part of the Eight Air Force during the air war over Europe in WW2. He'll describe his introduction to the P-51 Mustang, the missions he flew and the tactics a fighter pilot needed to learn if he wanted to survive a dogfight with a skilled and determined enemy, the German Luftwaffe.
You're going to enjoy this first of a four part series featuring the fighter ace William R. "Obie" O'Brien! Listen in as he describes his journey to become a fighter pilot flying the legendary P-51 Mustang with the storied 357th Fighter Group!
You'll also hear commentary from our guest host John "OSCER" Nowakowski, an active duty F-16 Viper fighter pilot who masterfully connects the experiences of warfighters from the past with those from the present day.
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