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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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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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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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The Airmobile Concept: LTG Harry Kinnard

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:118
LTG Kinnard explains how he helped develop the Airmobile Concept, and how it played out during Vietnam....
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Tunnel Rat in Vietnam: CAPT John Cotter

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:117
CAPT Cotter explored enemy tunnel networks in Vietnam as a combat engineer in the Australian Army....
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Reflecting on Vietnam Part II: Col. John Anthony Cash

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:116
Col. Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam....
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Reflecting on Vietnam Part I: Col. John Anthony Cash

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:115
Col. Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam....
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Infantryman in Vietnam: SGT Jim Purvis

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:113
SGT Purvis talks about serving in the early days of the Vietnam War, and how it vastly differed from previous American military conflicts....
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The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam: SP5 Clarence Sasser

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:109
SP5 Sasser served as a Medic in Vietnam. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for continuously administering aid for 20 hours as his company was atta...
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PREVIEW: The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
Sasser relives the traumatic mission for which he was later awarded the Medal of Honor....
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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 Importance of Medics: CPT Max Cleland

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:104
CPT Cleland (later Senator Cleland) lost both his legs and an arm from a grenade explosion while serving in Vietnam....
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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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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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CUCM Johnny McCully: The Battle of Dong Xoai

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CUCM McCully’s battalion thought he was burned alive, but he escaped, and spent over 48 hours on the run, hiding from VC forces without any food, ...
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A1C Larry Sutherland Part II: The Attack on Phan Rang

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:78
A1C Sutherland served as Security Policeman in Vietnam, and defended the Phan Rang Air Base from a Vietcong attack....
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A1C Larry Sutherland Part I: USAF Security Police in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:77
A1C Sutherland joined the Security Police training program, but after almost being court martialed, he “volunteered for a kamikaze mission to get ...
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CMSGT Doug Morrell Part II: “The Legend” in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:66
CMSGT Morrell was a combat cameraman who accompanied bombing missions. He was shot down in enemy territory and escaped three times....
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