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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 ...

In this interview, Lt Col Buttelmann talks about his time in Korea, the F-86, crossing the 38th parallel, and fighting enemy MiGs....

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....

LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....

LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....

Capt. Sperber served in WWII as Pathfinder co-pilot, and was hit over Normandy during a mission right before the D-Day invasion....

Maj. Jacobson served as a pathfinder pilot during WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

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...

Capt. Peninger served in WWII as a glider pilot, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....

A1C Sutherland served as Security Policeman in Vietnam, and defended the Phan Rang Air Base from a Vietcong attack....

A1C Sutherland joined the Security Police training program, but after almost being court martialed, he “volunteered for a kamikaze mission to get ...

2nd LT Loftis was a glider pilot during WW2, and participated in the D-Day invasion....

Staff Sergeant Joe Longo served in the Army Air Force during WWII and the Korean War as a combat cameraman on bombing missions....

After the end of WWII, COL Halvorsen dropped candy out of his bomber multiple times for the kids of Berlin to enjoy....

Rickenbacker was awarded the Medal of Honor for destroying two enemy aircraft in a one-versus-seven dogfight behind enemy lines....

CMSGT Morrell was a combat cameraman who accompanied bombing missions. He was shot down in enemy territory and escaped three times....

CMSGT Morrell was a combat cameraman in WWII who accompanied bombing missions. He was shot down in enemy territory and escaped three times....

COL Dillard almost lost both legs during WWII as a result of the extreme cold during the Battle of the Bulge....

Olds describes his experiences in Vietnam, his most memorable dogfight, and more....

Olds talks about his experiences in WWII and about managing fear, and describes the craziest coincidence you’ve ever heard of....