War Stories with Preston and Sayre

Pfc William Soderman (9th IN, 2nd ID) Battle of the Bulge 17-18DEC1944

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

17DEC1944: As his unit moved to reinforce the lines, Pfc William Soderman headed to the woods with an armful of munitions.  Carrying a bazooka, s...

TSgt Vernon McGarity (393rd IN, 99th ID) Battle of the Bulge, Krinkelt, Belgium 16DEC1944

15 Mar 2021

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16DEC1944: They didn't know it, butTSgt Vernon McGarity and his men of the 99th Infantry Division were about to face down the last major German counte...

PltSgt Mitchell Paige (2/7 Marines) Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 26OCT1942

04 Mar 2021

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26OCT1942: PltSgt Mitchell Paige was leading a machine gun platoon on Guadalcanal with the 2/7 Marines when they were tasked with reinforcing a portio...

Sgt John Basilone (1/7 Marines) Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 24-25OCT1942

01 Mar 2021

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24OCT1942: During the Battle for Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Sgt John Basilone and his unit came under attack from a 3,000 strong enemy force.  C...

Ltc Merritt Edson (1st Marine Raider Battalion) Battle of Lunga Ridge, Guadalcanal 12-13SEPT1942

22 Feb 2021

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12-13SEPT1942:  Commanding the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Ltc Merritt Edson learned of a coming attack against the US lines.  Anticipating...

Pvt Al Schmid (2/1 Marines, 1st Marine Division) Battle of the Tenaru, Guadalcanal 21AUG1942

18 Feb 2021

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21AUG1942: Serving in a machine gun section on Guadalcanal, Pvt Al Schmid and his team were called forward when word spread of an expected Japanese at...

Pfc. Edward Ahrens (1st Raider BN, 1st Marine Division) Battle of Tulagi, 07AUG1943

15 Feb 2021

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07AUG1942: Landing with A Co of the 1st Raider BN, Pfc Edward Ahrens was at the tip of the spear of the Allied offensive in the Pacific.  While h...

LTC James Rudder (2nd Ranger BN) Point Du Hoc, D-Day 06JUN1944

11 Feb 2021

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06JUN1944:  Leading what many thought to be a suicide mission, LTC James Rudder and the men of the 2nd Ranger Battalion headed towards Pointe Du Hoc....

CPT Ralph Goranson (C Co. 2nd Rangers) Charlie Sector, Omaha Beach 06JUN1944

08 Feb 2021

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06JUN1944: Tasked with clearing German defenses in the Charlie Sector of Omaha Beach, CPT Ralph Goranson and C Company of the 2nd Ranger BN headed to ...

A/116th at Dog Green on Omaha Beach (06JUN1944)

04 Feb 2021

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06JUN1944: Set to land in the first wave, A Company of the 116th Infantry Regiment was tasked with taking the critical D-1 draw in the Dog Green secto...

BG Norman Cota (29th ID) Dog White Sector, Omaha Beach 06JUN1944

01 Feb 2021

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06JUN1944:  Coming ashore with the second wave, BG Norman Cota landed in the Dog White sector of Omaha Beach on D-Day.  Rather than staying ...

2LT John Spalding (E/2-16 IN, 1st ID) Easy Red Sector, Omaha Beach D-Day 06JUN1944

28 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944:  Headed towards Easy Red sector on Omaha Beach, 2LT John  Spalding and his men were dropped 200 yards offshore.  Wading asho...

SSG Raymond Strojny (F/2-16IN, 1st ID) Fox Green Sector, Omaha Beach 06JUN1944

25 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944:  Coming ashore at the Fox Green sector of Omaha Beach, SSG Raymond Strojny of F/2-16IN, 1st ID wasn't where he expected.  Plannin...

1LT Jimmie Monteith (L Co. 1-16IN, 1st ID) Fox Red Sector, Omaha Beach 06JUN1944

21 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944: A platoon leader with L Company, 1-16IN, 1LT Jimmie Monteith was scheduled to land on Omaha Beach in the first wave.  His company was ...

CPT Leonard Schroeder (F/2-8IN, 4th ID) Utah Beach, D-Day 06JUN1944

18 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944: Commanding F Company, 2-8 Infantry of the 4th Infantry Division, CPT Leonard Shroeder had long been preparing for the eventual assault on f...

PVT John Steele (505th PIR, 82nd ABN DIV) D-Day 06JUN1944

14 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944: Jumping with the 505th PIR of the 82nd Airborne Division on D-Day, PVT John Steele found himself coming down near the middle of St. Mere-Eg...

CPT Frank Lillyman (Pathfinder, 101st Airborne Division) D-Day, 06JUN1944

11 Jan 2021

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06JUN1944: CPT Frank Lillyman boarded his aircraft in late on the night of June 5th, 1944.  In a few short hours, he would be the first American ...

SFC Christopher Speer (1st SFOD-D) 27JUL2002, Khost, Afghanistan

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

27JUL2002: Serving as a medic with the Army's 1st SFOD-D in Afghanistan, SFC Christopher Speer was forward deployed as the hunt for Taliban and al-Qae...

TSgt John Chapman (24th Special Tactics Squadron) 04MAR2002 Battle of Takur Ghar

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

04MAR2002:  Planning to insert on a mountaintop in support of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan,  TSgt John Chapman's aircraft was hit by en...

MSG Anthony Pryor (5th SFG) 23-24JAN2002

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

23-24JAN2001: As American special operations forces continued their search for al-Qaeda and bin Laden in Afghanistan, one target after another was hit...

T/Sgt Michael Stockdale (24th Special Tactics Squadron) 06DEC2001, Battle of Tora Bora

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

06DEC2001: Serving as a combat controller with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, T/Sgt Michael Stockdale was working with teams from the U.S. Army SF...

Mike Spann (CIA) 25NOV2001, Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, Afghanistan

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

25NOV2001:  Johnny 'Mike' Spann was working in the CIA when al-Qaeda terrorists conducted their attacks on September 11, 2001.  Before long,...

Christmas Truce of 1914 - Western Front, WWI

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

25DEC1914:  Just a few months into the First World War, something beautiful happened.  Amidst the chaos, death and destruction, soldiers fro...

SGT James Robinson - Battle of Cam My, Vietnam 11APR1966 (C/2-16 IN, 1st ID)

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

11APR1966: Serving as a rifle team leader, SGT James Robinson and the rest of Charlie Company, 2-16IN were serving as Viet Cong bait during Operation ...

Part V - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (SGT Troy Jenkins, Dora, Baghdad)

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

19APR2003: About a month after crossing the berm into Iraq, SGT Troy Jenkins and his fellow Soldiers in B/3-187 IN were on a dismounted patrol working...

Part IV - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (PVT Dwayne Turner, Baghdad)

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

13APR2003:  Having fought with the 3rd BN 502nd Infantry all the way to Baghdad, PVT Dwayne Turner, a medic was serving on a work detail in a new...

Part III - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (Sgt Scott Montoya, Battle of Baghdad)

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

08APR2003: Entering the third week of the war, Sgt. Scott Montoya and 2/23 Marines began their assault on Baghdad.  Montoya and his team moved up...

Part II - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (1stLt Brian Chontosh, Al Diwaniyah Ambush)

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

25MAR2003:  Pushing north to Baghdad, 1stLt Brian Chontosh and the Marines in his CAAT platoon were leading the charge along Highway 1.  Exp...

Part I - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (HA Luis Fonseca, Battle of Nasiriyah)

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

23MAR2003: Serving as a corpsman with 1/2 Marines during the invasion of Iraq, Hospital Apprentice Luis Fonseca and his men were tasked with moving th...

PFC John Barnes (C/1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Battle of Dak To, 12NOV1967

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

12NOV1967:  Serving as a grenadier, PFC John Barnes and his unit were attacked by a battalion-sized enemy force.  Outnumbered and taking casualties,...

1stLt Alexander Bonnyman (2/8 Marines) Battle of Tarawa, WWII 20-23NOV1943

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

20-23NOV1943:  Serving as an executive officer for a shore party during the assault on Tarawa, 1stLT Alexander Bonnyman found his fellow Marines ...

Lucca (USMC Service Dog) Iraq & Afghanistan 2006-2012

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the face of a growing IED threat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military turned to man's best friend.  Working dogs have served throughout histor...

Pfc Charles Roan (2/7 Marines) Battle of Peleliu 18SEPT1944

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

18SEPT1944:  Having landed with the 7th Marines a few days prior, Pfc Charles Roan was fighting his way across the island of Peleliu.  With ...

2LT Raymond Zussman (756th Tank Battalion) Noroy-le-Bourg, France 12SEPT1944

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

12SEPT1944: Leading two tanks in support of an infantry attack in Noroy le Bourg, France, 2LT Raymond Zussman's command tank broke down.  Zussman...

Frank Buckles & an ask of all veterans

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The last surviving American World War I veteran, Frank Buckles passed away at the age of 110 in 2011 after an incredible life. Attempting to enlist in...

Pfc Hector Cafferata (F Co. 2/7 Marines) Battle of Chosin Reservoir 28NOV1950

09 Nov 2020

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28NOV1950: Serving as a rifleman with the First Marine Division in Korea, Pvt Hector Cafferata found himself facing the brunt of a Chinese attack at t...

PFC Silvestre Herrera (E/2-142IN, 36th ID) 15MAR1945, WWII

06 Nov 2020

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15MAR1945: Moving with his unit through a forest near Mertzwiller, France, PFC Silvestre Herrera and his men were pinned down by German machine gun fi...

PFC John Barkley (K Co. 4th IN, 3rd ID) WWI, 07OCT1918

04 Nov 2020

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07OCT1918: Serving as a scout with K Co. 4th IN, 3rd ID, PFC John Barkley was set forward of friendly lines, less than a kilometer from enemy forces. ...

SP6 Lawrence Joel (1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Vietnam War, 08NOV1965

02 Nov 2020

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08NOV1965:  Serving as a medic with 1-503IN during the Vietnam War, SP6 Lawrence Joel and his fellow paratroopers were in search of Viet Cong fig...

SGT John McVeigh (G/23rd IN, 2nd ID) Battle of Brest, WWII 29AUG1944

30 Oct 2020

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29AUG1944: Serving as a squad leader during the assault on Brest, France, SGT John McVeigh and his men were hit by a German counter-attack.  Havi...

LTJG John Koelsch (Helicopter Squadron 2) 03JUL1951 Korean War

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

03JUL1951:  Serving as a pilot in Helicopter Squadron 2 during the Korean War, LTJG John Koelsch got the call that an American pilot was shot dow...

SGT William Seay (62nd Trans. Co., 48th Trans. Grp.) Tay Ninh, Vietnam 25AUG1968

26 Oct 2020

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25AUG1968: Serving in the 62nd Transportation Company of the 7th Transportation Group, SGT William Seay and his men took off with a convoy of 81 truck...

SGT Charles Wyckoff (C/1-508 PIR) Helmand, Afghanistan 06JUN2007

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

06JUN2007: Serving with 3rd Platoon Charlie Company, 1-508 PIR, SGT Charles Wyckoff and his men were on patrol in Afghanistan's deadly Helmand provinc...

Cpl Anthony Casamento (D Co. 1/5 Marines) Battle of Guadalcanal 01NOV1942

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

01NOV1942: Serving as a machine gun squad leader during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Cpl Anthony Casamento and his men came under heavy fire as they hel...

Sgt Alfredo Gonzalez (A Co. 1/1 Marines) Battle of Hue, Vietnam 31JAN-04FEB1968

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

31JAN-04FEB1968: Leading a platoon in Vietnam, Sgt Alfredo Gonzalez and the men of A Co. 1/1 Marines were called upon as the Tet Offensive kicked off ...

SSG Stevon Booker (A/1-64 AR, 3rd ID) Thunder Run, Battle of Baghdad, Iraq 05APR2003

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

05APR2003: Serving as a tank commander with A/1-64 Armor during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, SSG Stevon Booker and his unit were tasked with conducti...

LTC Don Faith Jr. (1-32IN, 7th ID) Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, 27NOV-01DEC1950

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

27NOV-01DEC1950: Serving as the battalion commander for 1-32 Infantry, LTC Don Faith and his mean were spearheading the advanced through North Korea w...

SSG Eric Shaw (C/2-327IN, 1-101 ABN DIV) Kunar, Afghanistan 27JUN2010

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

27JUN2010: Serving as a squad leader with C/2-327IN, SSG Eric Shaw and his men stepped out of FOB Joyce early in the morning kicking off Operation Str...

PVT Marcario Garcia (B/1-22 IN, 4th ID) Grosshau, Germany WWII

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

27NOV1944: Serving as an acting squad leader with B Co. 22nd Infantry Regiment, PVT Marcario Garcia and his men found themselves pinned down by enemy ...

CM3 Marvin Shields (Seabee Team 1104) Battle of Dong Xoai, Vietnam 10JUN1965

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

10JUN1965: CM3 Marvin Shields and Navy Seabee Team 1104 was helping to construct a remote Special Forces base in an area of Vietnam known as Dong Xoai...

1SG Aaron Jagger (C/1-37AR, 1st AD) Ramadi, Iraq 09AUG2006

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

09AUG2006: Serving as the First Sergeant for Cobra Company, 1-37 Armor, 1SG Aaron Jagger and his team found out in the summer of 2006 that their Iraq ...

SFC Junior Edwards (E/2-23IN, 2nd ID) Battle of Wonju, Korean War 02JAN1951

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

02JAN1951: His platoon responsible for holding a strategic hill, SFC Junior Edwards and his men found themselves in the midst of a vicious enemy attac...

PFC John Magrath (G Co. 85th IN, 10th MTN DIV) Italy, WWII 14APR1945

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

14APR1945:  Pushing ahead in what would be the last major Allied offensive in Italy, PFC John Magrath and his unit were pinned down by multiple G...

SSG Robert Miller (ODA 3312, 3rd SFG) Kunar, Afghanistan 25JAN2008

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

25JAN2008: Serving as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, SSG Robert Miller and his team were conducting a patrol through the Gowardesh Valley in easte...

Pfc Jack Lucas (1/26 Marines, 5th Marine Division) Battle of Iwo Jima, 20FEB1945

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

20FEB1945:  After lying about his age to enlist in the Marines at 14, Pfc Jack Lucas went AWOL from his unit in Hawaii in hopes of making his way...

Spec/4 Al Rascon (1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Vietnam War, 16MAR1966

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

16MAR1966: Serving as a medic to a recon platoon in Vietnam, Spec/4 Al Rascon and his men took off to reinforce a sister unit under attack.  On t...

Cpl Dakota Meyer (ETT 2-8) Kunar, Afghanistan 08SEPT2009

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

08SEPT2009: Serving as a part of an embedded training team in Afghanistan, Cpl. Dakota Meyer was tasked with maintaining security by a rally point as ...

SFC Thomas Payne (1st SFOD-D) Hawija, Iraq 22OCT2015

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

22OCT2015:  SFC Thomas Payne and his fellow warriors of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force), were deployed in suppo...

PFC Desmond Doss (B/1-307IN, 77th ID) Battle of Okinawa, 29APR-21MAY1945

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

29APR-21MAY1945:  Serving as a medic with Bravo Company, part of 1-307 IN, PFC Desmond Doss had distinguished himself during the combat in Guam a...

SGT Gordon Roberts (B/1-506IN, 101st Airborne) Vietnam War, 11JUL1969

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

11JUL1969: SGT Gordon Roberts was a rifleman when his platoon was called upon to help relieve one of their sister companies that was pinned down nearb...

CPL Hiroshi Miyamura (2-7IN, 3rd ID) Korean War, 24-25APR1951

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

24APR1951: Manning a defensive position near Taejon-ni in South Korea, CPL Hiroshi Miyamura and his company were hit by a large Chinese attack that th...

LTJG Nathan Gordon (Patrol Squadron 34) 09FEB1944, Bismarck Sea

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

15FEB1944: Serving with Patrol Squadron 34 based out of New Guinea, LTJG Nathan Gordon and his men were regularly tasked with the challenging mission ...

Spec/4 Danny Peterson (B/4-23IN, 25th ID) Vietnam War 09JAN1970

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

09JAN1970: Commanding an armored personnel carrier, Spec/4 Danny Peterson and his company found themselves up against an estimated battalion sized ene...

SPC Ty Carter (B/3-61 CAV, 4th ID) Battle of Kamdesh, Afghanistan 03OCT2009

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

03OCT2009: Waking up to an overwhelming enemy assault, then SPC Ty Carter and his men found themselves on the receiving end of a deadly Taliban attack...

CPT Ben Salomon (2-105IN, 27th ID) Battle of Saipan, 07JUL1944

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

07JUL1944: Serving as a regimental dentist during the deadly Battle of Saipan, CPT Ben Salomon was tending to wounded Soldiers when the Japanese launc...

SSG Travis Atkins (D/2-14IN, 2-10 Mountain) Abu Samak, Iraq 01JUN2007

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

01JUN2007: As they were conducting a route clearance patrol just outside of Baghdad, Iraq, SSG Travis Atkins and his unit were notified of a group of ...

SSG Charles Morris (A/2-503 IN, 173rd Airborne) Vietnam War, 29JUN1966

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

29JUN1966: On a patrol with his platoon in the jungles of Vietnam, SSG Charles Morris thought there may be enemy in the area, so he pushed ahead to co...

Matt1c Doris Miller (USS West Virginia) Pearl Harbor, HI 07DEC1941

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

07DEC1941: Mess Attendant 1st Class Doris Miller was below deck working when he heard alarms sound.  Rushing to his battle station, he found his ...

2ndLt John Bobo (I Co. 3/9 Marines) Quang Tri, Vietnam 30MAR1967

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

30MAR1967: Serving as a platoon leader with I Co. 3/9 Marines, 2ndLt John Bobo and his men were on a routine patrol near the North Vietnam border when...

SFC Jared Monti (3-71 CAV, 10th Mountain) Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

21JUN2006: Setting in with his team on a mountaintop in Nuristan province Afghanistan, SFC Jared Monti and his men were tasked with serving as a forwa...

SGT Joe Hooper (D/2-501 IN, 101st ABN DIV) Tet Offensive, Vietnam

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

21FEB1968: A one man wrecking crew, SGT Joe Hooper wouldn't stop when his unit became pinned down during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.  As one of...

SSG Michael Ollis (2-22 IN, 10th Mountain) FOB Ghazni, 28AUG2013

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

28AUG2013: With American, Polish, and Afghan Soldiers inside, Taliban fighters kicked off a deadly attack on FOB Ghazni.  Initiating the fight wi...

Pvt Franklin Sigler (2/26 Marines, 5th Marine Division) Battle of Iwo Jima, WWII 14MAR1945

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

14MAR1945: Fighting during the deadly battle of Iwo Jima, Pvt Franklin Sigler and his company had been held up by an enemy machine gun position for da...

PFC Melvin Brown (D Co. 8th EN BN) Battle of Pusan Perimeter, 04SEPT1950

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

04SEPT1950:  Taking place in the critical Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, PFC Melvin Brown moved with his team to take Hill 755 where they prepare...

Capt Richard Gannon (L Co. 3/7 Marines) Husaybah, Iraq 17APR2004

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

17APR2004: As the Battle of Husaybah raged, Capt Richard Gannon got the call that his Lima Company was needed to reinforce a sniper outpost coming und...

CPT Robert Foley (A/2-27 IN, 25th ID) Vietnam War 05NOV1966

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

05NOV1966: Commanding Alpha Company, 2-27IN, CPT Robert Foley and his men were tasked with moving to the aid of a surrounded American unit to pull the...

SSG Leroy Petry (D/2-75 Ranger Regiment) Paktia, Afghanistan 26MAY2008

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

26MAY2008: With his unit tasked with the kill or capture of a high value target, SSG Leroy Petry and his men exited the aircraft and almost immediatel...

Cpl James Day (2/22 Marines) Battle of Okinawa, WW2

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

14-17MAY1945: Fighting during the brutal Battle of Okinawa, Cpl James Day was stationed on Sugar Loaf Hill as the Japanese prepared to take back the p...

1LT John Fox (598th FA, 92nd ID) Sommocolonia, Italy 26DEC1944

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

26DEC1944: Serving as a forward observer, 1LT John Fox and his men were in Sommocolonia, Italy as German forces began to recapture the city.  Hol...

LCpl Jordan Haerter (1/9 Marines) & Cpl Jonathan Yale (2/8 Marines) Ramadi, Iraq

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

22APR2008: As one Marine unit arrived, and the other prepared to leave Iraq, members of the two units began working alongside each other for the hand ...

SGT Sylvester Antolak (B Co. 15th IN, 3rd ID) Anzio Breakout, Italy WW2

24 Aug 2020

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24MAY1944:  His unit tasked with leading the breakout from the Anzio beach head, SGT Sylvester Antolak and his men were engaged in fierce combat ...

A1C William Pitsenbarger (38th Rescue and Recovery) 11APR1966 Cam My, Vietnam

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

11APR1966:  Serving as a pararescueman in Vietnam, A1C William Pitsenbarger and his unit got a call that an American unit was under heavy fire an...

CPT Florent Groberg (4th BCT, 4th ID) Asadabad, Afghanistan 08AUG2012

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

08AUG2012:  Serving as Personal Security Detachment Commander for TF Mountain Warrior, CPT Florent Groberg was responsible for the safety of a gr...

PVT Marcelino Serna (B Co. 355th IN, 89th ID) WW1, 12SEPT1918

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

12SEPT1918:  Emigrating from Mexico to the US in 1916, Marcelino Serna enlisted in the Army as he faced deportation.   Fighting with the 89t...

T/Sgt Donald Rudolph (E/2-20IN, 6th ID) Battle of Luzon, WWII 05FEB1945

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

05FEB1945: Serving as a platoon leader during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines, T/Sgt Donald Rudolph was tending to wounded Soldiers when he not...

PFC Ross McGinnis (C/1-26 IN, 1st ID) Adhamiyah, Iraq 04DEC2006

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

04DEC2006: Serving as a .50 cal machine gunner, PFC Ross McGinnis and his unit left COP Apache for a short patrol through the deadly streets of Adhami...

CPL Tibor Rubin (I Co. 8th CAV, 1st CAV DIV) Korean War, 23JUL1950-20APR1953

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

23JUL1950-20APR1953:  Having survived the Holocaust after being interned at the Mauthausen concentration camp, Tibor Rubin emigrated to the Untie...

COL Robert Howard (5th Special Forces Group, MACV-SOG) Vietnam War, 30DEC1968

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

30DEC1968:  Acting as a platoon sergeant for a Hatchet platoon in Vietnam, SFC Robert Howard was inserted behind enemy lines to search for a miss...

CPO Edward Byers (US Navy SEAL Team 6) Laghman, Afghanistan 08-09DEC2012

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

08DEC2012: Tasked with rescuing an American hostage held in eastern Afghanistan, CPO Edward Byers and team were inserted a few hours away in Laghman P...

SM1 Douglas Munro (US Coast Guard) Battle of Guadalcanal, 27SEPT1942

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

27SEPT1942:  In charge of a series of landing craft during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Signalman First Class Douglas Munro was tasked with droppin...

1stLt Travis Manion (MiTT, RCT 6, II MEF) Fallujah, Iraq 29APR2007

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

29APR2007: Serving as an advisor to the newly formed Iraqi Army, 1stLt Travis Manion set out on patrol into the ever volatile city of Fallujah, Iraq. ...

SGT Louis Van Iersel (M Co. 9th IN, 2nd ID) WWI, Mouzon, France 09NOV1918

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

09NOV1918: Just two days before the end of WWI, SGT Louis Van Iersel was tasked with killing two enemy sentries and conducting reconnaissance of enemy...

PO Michael Thornton (US Navy SEAL, MACV-SOG) 31OCT1972, Vietnam War

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

31OCT1972:  Launching from sea in a rubber boat, Navy SEAL Petty Officer Michael Thornton was leading a small team of one other US and three Viet...

CPL Charles 'Commando' Kelly (L/143IN, 36th ID) Altavilla, Italy WWII, 13-14SEPT1943

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

13-14SEPT1943: Volunteering to scout ahead to determine location of enemy and friendly units, CPT Charles Kelly moved ahead under enemy artillery and ...

Bataan Death March (10-16APR1942) Philippines, WWII

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joined again by Sayre Payne a business litigation attorney from Cincinnati.  In the episode you'll hear Sayre reference a book that he recommends...

1SG David McNerney (A/1-8IN, 4th ID) Polei Doc, Vietnam 22MAR1967

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

22MAR1967: 1SG David McNerney was on patrol with his company near Polei Doc, Vietnam when they came under intense enemy fire from an enemy force about...

The crash of Extortion 17 (Wardak, Afghanistan) 06AUG2011

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

06AUG2011: Late on the evening of 05AUG2011, two US CH-47 Chinook helicopters transported members from the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment to a target ...

SSgt Alec Haralovich (E, 4th Recon BN, 4th Marine Division) Helmand, Afghanistan 04OCT2011

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

04OCT2011: Leading a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, SSgt Alec Haralovic and his team of dismounted Marines knew they could expect contact wi...

Capt Donald Ross (USS Nevada) Pearl Harbor, HI 07DEC1941

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

07DEC1941: Donald Ross was serving on the USS Nevada docked at Pearl Harbor when the world would change on the morning of 07DEC1941.  As Japanese...

SSgt Scott Sather (24th Special Tactics Squadron) Iraq War, 08APR2003

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

08APR2003:  Serving as a Close Combat Controller with the Air Force's 24th Special Tactics Squadron, SSgt Scott Sather was working with the Army'...