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Hunted in North Vietnam: Lieutenant Michael Thornton

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Navy SEAL Lt. Thornton was awarded the Medal of Honor for holding back a vastly superior enemy force and saving his team member....
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The Capture of U-505: LTJG Albert L. David

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LTJG David was awarded the Medal of Honor for boarding and salvaging a German U-Boat, despite the risk it posed to his life. The information gathe...
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The Battle of Shok Valley: SSG Ronald J. Shurer II

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SSG Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving multiple lives on a near-vertical mountain in Afghanistan....
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The Ultimate Sacrifice: Pvt. Christian and Pvt. Johnson

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Pvt. Christian and Pvt. Johnson both drew enemy fire, purposefully sacrificing themselves in order to give their patrol a chance to escape a Nazi ...
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The Fighting Field Music: Sgt. Darrell S. Cole

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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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BONUS: Trump Disparages the Medal of Honor w/David Bellavia

Burn the Boats | S:1
Ken and David have a tough but respectful conversation about Trump's comments disparaging the Medal of Honor....
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The Battle of A Shau Part I: Col. Bernard Francis Fisher

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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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A Sky Full of Bullets: SSG Salvatore Agustine Giunta

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SSG Giunta’s leadership and bravery helped his team defeat an ambushing enemy in Afghanistan...
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Rerun: Daniel Inouye

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To celebrate 100 episodes of the Medal of Honor podcast we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes featuring Daniel Inouye....
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Anything for His Crew: 2d Lt. Robert Edward Femoyer

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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 Century Old Myth: Sergeant Alvin York

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Sgt York was awarded the Medal of Honor for single handedly killing two dozen enemies and capturing over 130 during World War I, but is that what ...
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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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Rerun: The Unbelievable Story - MSG Earl Plumlee

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MSG Plumlee’s Medal of Honor story is straight out of a movie. When an enemy attacked his base in Afghanistan, fought multiple insurgents with lit...
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1,000 Man Ambush: SP5 Dwight W. Birdwell

Medal of Honor | S:13 E:3
SP5 Birdwell was awarded the Medal of Honor for fending off an ambush of over 1,000 NVA soldiers in Vietnam....
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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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Hostage Rescue in Iraq: SGM Thomas P. Payne

Medal of Honor | S:13 E:2
SGM Payne was awarded the Medal of Honor for helping rescue 75 Iraqis from an ISIS compound in what was one of the largest hostage rescues in spec...
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The Invasion of Iraq: SFC Paul Ray Smith

Medal of Honor | S:13 E:1
SFC Smith was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in protecting his men and fending off the Iraqi attack....
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Running Over the Enemy: S/Sgt. Herbert H. Burr

Medal of Honor | S:12 E:4
S/Sgt. Burr was awarded the Medal of Honor for running over an anti-tank gun and destroying an enemy truck with his tank before braving sniper fi...
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A Pilot’s Final Moments: Capt. Steven Logan Bennett

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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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Bullet Through the Jaw: COL Walter Joseph Marm Jr.

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:123
COL Marm explains how he was awarded the Medal of Honor for helping save another unit by single-handedly killing multiple entrenched enemies in Vi...
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