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Tank Gunner in WWII: T/5 Clement Elissondo

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:177
T/5 Elissondo describes the difficulties of tank warfare, narrowly escaping enemy capture, and the camaraderie amongst a tank’s crew....
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The Burma-Siam Death Railway: CPO Otto Schwarz

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:165
CPO Schwarz was captured by the Japanese during WW2 and spent four years as a POW....
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Addiction and Trauma: SSgt Sam Hargrove

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:164
SSgt Hargrove describes surviving a base bombing in Iraq, and how the attack left her with physical and mental trauma....
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Losing An Arm in Iraq: SPC Danielle Green

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:161
Green talks about her service in the Army, the blast that took her arm, and what her physical/mental recovery has been like....
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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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Hunted in North Vietnam: Lieutenant Michael Thornton

Medal of Honor
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 Battle of Shok Valley: SSG Ronald J. Shurer II

Medal of Honor
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

Medal of Honor
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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Pathfinder On D-Day: Pfc. Robert Earl Sechrist

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:147
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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The Battle of A Shau Part I: Col. Bernard Francis Fisher

Medal of Honor
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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Escaping the USS Arizona: GM3 Donald Gay Stratton

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:139
GM3 Stratton survived the attack on Pearl Harbor after suffering serious burns on the USS Arizona....
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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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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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Web-Exclusive: Surviving a Helicopter Crash w/SSG Mark Lalli

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
Check out our web-exclusive interview with SSG Mark Lalli via the link in the show description!...
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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 Battle of Monte Cassino: COL Young Oak Kim Part I

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:120
COL Kim served with the famous 100th Infantry Battalion in WWII, and fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino....
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Christmas as a POW: Rick Render

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:111
Render describes the Christmas of 1944, when he spent all day waiting in line to enter a German prison camp....
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“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:110
When her Chinook was hit by an RPG, SSG King fell out of her aircraft, but was caught by her harness. The incident has had lasting physical and me...
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