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The Fighting Field Music: Sgt. Darrell S. Cole

Medal of Honor
Sgt. Cole was awarded the Medal of Honor for destroying 5 Japanese machine gun encampments on his own during the Battle of Iwo Jima....
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Brothers in Arms Part III: SSgt Nick Bennett

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:137
In this special three-part series, learn how a deadly rocket attack forever changed the lives of SgtMaj Miller and SSgt Bennett....
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Brothers in Arms Part II: SgtMaj Dan Miller

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:136
In this special three-part series, learn how a deadly rocket attack forever changed the lives of SgtMaj Miller and SSgt Bennett....
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Brothers in Arms Part I: SgtMaj Dan Miller

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:135
In this special three-part series, learn how a deadly rocket attack forever changed the lives of SgtMaj Miller and SSgt Bennett....
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Inside the Black Sheep Squadron: LTC Henry Mayo “Hank” Bourgeois

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:132
LTC Bourgeois recounts his time as a fighter pilot in WWII....
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An Insurgent’s Nightmare: MSG Earl Plumlee

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:131
MSG Earl Plumlee was awarded the Medal of Honor for the role he played in defending his FOB in Afghanistan. Under heavy fire, he neutralized sever...
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The Marine Scout Sniper Program: Maj Edward James Land Jr.

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:168
In this special episode, Maj Land explains how he helped create the first permanent Marine Corps Scout Sniper School in the 1960s....
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Minefield in Vietnam: LtCol Jim Riordan

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:107
LtCol Riordan served as a forward observer in the Marine Corps in Vietnam....
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The Power of a Radio: SSgt Brian Keith

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:105
SSgt Keith was among the first Marines deployed to serve in the Gulf War. He served as a forward observer....
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Col. Robert E. Stoffey: Flying in Darkness

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:97
Colonel Robert E. Stoffey served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and Forward Air Controller in the Marines....
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CW2 Jim White Part II: From Behind Bars

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:89
CW2 explains why he went to prison after coming home from Vietnam, and how he raised thousands of dollars from behind bars....
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CW2 Jim White Part I: Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:88
CW2 White, callsign Sneaky White, served in the Marine Corps before transferring to the Army to become a helicopter pilot...
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Sgt. J. Edward ‘Swede’ Pearsall: The Surrender of Wake Island

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:1 E:57
On this day in 1941, Japanese forces attacked Wake Island. After the Americans surrendered, Sgt. Pearsall and his fellow Marines were taken as pri...
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Navy Corpsman Jack Hessman: The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:52
Navy Corpsman Jack Hessman describes the freezing cold conditions he faced and his near death experiences during the Korean War....
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Col. Ché Bolden: Marine Corps F-18 Weapons Systems Officer

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:36
Bolden describes his time at the Naval Academy, flight school, and serving in the Middle East and the Pacific....
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Sgt. Bill Taylor: Close Calls in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:32
Sgt. Bill Taylor, a Marine, describes narrowly escaping death in Vietnam...
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Lt. Col. Thomas D. Ferran III: Sniping in Vietnam, Part II

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:21
Ferran details the psychological impact of sniping, and now he considers it both an art, and a hunt....
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Lt. Col. Thomas D. Ferran III: Sniping in Vietnam Part I

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:20
Ferran describes the ‘art’ of Sniping, and how it is a very tough and personal business...
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Lt. Col. Amy McGrath: The First Female Marine to Fly a Combat Mission in an F-18

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:19
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath describes her experiences as a woman in the Marine Corps, and her combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Pacific....
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Master Sergeant Michael ‘Top’ Washington: Counterintelligence in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:15
Master Sergeant ‘Top’ Washington describes his journey from desk work to front-line reconnaissance in the Gulf War...
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