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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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The Battle of Makin: LtCol Howard Stidham

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LtCol Stidham served in World War II with the Marine Raiders. In this interview, he recounts The Battle of Makin, the Long Patrol in Guadalcanal, ...
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The Fires of Pearl Harbor: MM2c Martin Shew

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MM2c Shew helped put out fires and carry wounded during the Attack on Pearl Harbor...
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Fighting in the Solomon Islands: Capt Frank Guidone

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Capt Guidone recounts fighting in World War II in the Solomon Islands as a member of the Marine Raiders....
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Escaping the USS Arizona: GM3 Donald Gay Stratton

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GM3 Stratton survived the attack on Pearl Harbor after suffering serious burns on the USS Arizona....
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SPOTLIGHT: Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

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Hear the legendary stories of Pappy Boyington from two men who knew him for years....
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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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Glider Infantry in The Battle of the Bulge: 2Lt. Daniel Clark Part II

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2Lt. Clark recounts Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and freeing the prisoners of Wöbbelin Concentration Camp....
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Glider Infantry on D-Day: 2Lt. Daniel Clark Part I

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In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, 2Lt. Daniel Clark gives his recollection of that day from the perspective of a Glider Infantryman....
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Inside the Black Sheep Squadron: LTC Henry Mayo “Hank” Bourgeois

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LTC Bourgeois recounts his time as a fighter pilot in WWII....
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Running Over the Enemy: S/Sgt. Herbert H. Burr

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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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Introducing: Everything Everywhere Daily (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)

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Today we're sharing an episode of Everything Everywhere Daily about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, which we think you'll enjoy...
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The Battle of Monte Cassino: COL Young Oak Kim Part I

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COL Kim served with the famous 100th Infantry Battalion in WWII, and fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino....
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5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day: S/Sgt.Charles Klein

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S/Sgt. Klein commanded a section of riflemen in the 5th Ranger Battalion, and was a part of one of the first units to land on D-Day....
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Christmas as a POW: Rick Render

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Render describes the Christmas of 1944, when he spent all day waiting in line to enter a German prison camp....
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Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor: Capt. Daniel Inouye

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After witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor from his home in Hawaii, Daniel Inouye, a second-generation Japanese American, enlisted in the US Army...
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PREVIEW: Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor

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Capt. Inouye describes how his regiment climbed a treacherous cliff in order to flank a German company in WWII....
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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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