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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

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In this interview, Agnew describes the Siege of Bastogne and The Filthy Thirteen....
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The Inception of the Pathfinders: LTG John Norton

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LTG Norton recounts parachuting into Italy, Normandy, & Holland while explaining the inception and development of the Pathfinders....
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Pathfinder On D-Day: Pfc. Robert Earl Sechrist

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As a Pathfinder Pfc. Secrist was one of the first men to parachute into France before the invasion of Normandy, tasked with guiding other Paratroo...
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Overcoming Trauma: CSM Tonya Oxendine

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CSM Oxendine describes the abuse she endured during her time in uniform, and how she overcame her trauma....
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The Battle of Merville Gun Battery: Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO

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Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...
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PREVIEW: The Battle of Merville Gun Battery

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Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...
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Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge: CPT Loran B. Morgan M.D.

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Captain Loran B. Morgan M.D. served as a battalion surgeon and paratrooper in the Army during World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge a...
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PREVIEW: Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge

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CPT Morgan recounts watching an entire group of doctors and nurses die at the hands of the Germans during WWII....
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T/Sgt Donald Malarkey: Band of Brothers

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T/Sgt Malarkey served as a Paratrooper in WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy. The HBO show Band of Brothers tells the story of Malarkey ...
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COL Jack Thomas Tomarchio: Military Lawyer During the Invasion of Grenada

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COL Tomarchio talks about going to jump school, defending service members as a military lawyer, and nearly losing his life in Kuwait....
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COL Douglas C. Dillard: Paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge

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COL Dillard almost lost both legs during WWII as a result of the extreme cold during the Battle of the Bulge....
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Specialist Nathan Dowds: Paratrooper in Iraq & Afghanistan

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Dowds discusses his training, the moments when his life was on the line, and the hazy morality of the conflict....
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D-Day Diary

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1994 was the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Throughout that year, The Honor Project sat down with dozens of veterans off the Normandy Invasion to hear...
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