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Life of an F/A-18 Pilot: LCDR Mike Smith

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:179
LCDR Mike Smith describes the joys and difficulties of being a F/A-18 pilot....
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Gliding Into Sicily: Samuel Fine

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:170
Fine describes flying troops into Sicily & the Netherlands....
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Falling Out of the Sky: COL Francis “Gabby” Gabreski

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:166
Gabreski was the leading U.S. flying ace in the European Theater during World War II....
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The Wild Weasels: Capt. Tom “Bear” Wilson

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:164
Captain Wilson served with the Wild Weasels in Vietnam, tasked with drawing fire away from friendly aircraft and destroying surface to air missile...
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Addiction and Trauma: SSgt Sam Hargrove

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:164
SSgt Hargrove describes surviving a base bombing in Iraq, and how the attack left her with physical and mental trauma....
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The First Man Into Normandy: Col. Vito S. Pedone

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:157
Col. Pedone served in World War II as a Pathfinder Pilot, and was technically the first man to enter France in the hours before D-Day....
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Crashing into France: 1st Sgt. Bill Lumsden

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:156
1st Sgt Bill Lumsden describes serving as a Pathfinder, and his rough landing during the Invasion of France....
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Dropping Into Bastogne: Pfc. John Agnew

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:155
In this interview, Agnew describes the Siege of Bastogne and The Filthy Thirteen....
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A Pilot in Civilian Clothes: Lt Col Greg Wilson

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:153
Lt Col Wilson served in Vietnam and Laos as a Forward Air Controller and as a member of the top secret Raven program....
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The Battle of A Shau Part I: Col. Bernard Francis Fisher

Medal of Honor
Hear the brutal story of the Battle of A Shau, and learn why two of the camp’s defenders, Col. Bernard Francis Fisher and CSM Bennie G. Adkins, we...
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Anything for His Crew: 2d Lt. Robert Edward Femoyer

Medal of Honor
2d Lt. Femoyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for navigating his B-17 bomber out of danger while suffering from eventually fatal wounds....
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A Ticking Time Bomb: AC1 John Lee Levitow

Medal of Honor | S:13 E:3
AC1 Levitow was awarded the Medal of Honor for ignoring his wounds in order to toss out an explosive flare that would have exploded, igniting his ...
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Youngest Flying Ace in Korea: Lt Col Hank Buttelmann

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:125
In this interview, Lt Col Buttelmann talks about his time in Korea, the F-86, crossing the 38th parallel, and fighting enemy MiGs....
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A Pilot’s Final Moments: Capt. Steven Logan Bennett

Medal of Honor | S:12 E:3
Capt. Bennett was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his own life to protect a platoon of South Vietnamese soldiers and his OV-10 backseater....
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B-17 Crewmember in WWII: LtC. James Wirth

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:108
LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....
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PREVIEW: B-17 Crewmember in WWII

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....
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Capt. Harold Sperber: In the Hours Before D-Day

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:102
Capt. Sperber served in WWII as Pathfinder co-pilot, and was hit over Normandy during a mission right before the D-Day invasion....
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Maj. Richard Jacobson: Pathfinder Pilot in Normandy

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:101
Maj. Jacobson served as a pathfinder pilot during WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....
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COL Leo Thorsness: A Medal of Honor Recipient and POW

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:87
COL Thorsness served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his wingman’s life, and was a prisoner of war for...
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Capt. James Peninger: Glider Pilot on D-Day

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:80
Capt. Peninger served in WWII as a glider pilot, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....
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