War Stories with Preston and Sayre
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Pfc Daniel Bruce (3/5 Marines, 1st Marine Division) Firebase Tomahawk, Vietnam War
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
01MAR1969: Pfc Daniel Bruce, having just arrived in Vietnam a few months prior, found himself manning a fighting position at Fire Support Base Tomahaw...
MSG Gary Gordon & SFC Randy Shughart (1SFOD-D) Battle of Mogadishu "Blackhawk Down" 03OCT1993
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joined again by Sayre Payne a business litigation attorney from Cincinnati. Sayre and I worked together during our time in 2nd BCT, 101st Airbor...
Cpl Hershel Williams (1/21 Marines, 3rd Marine Division) Battle of Iwo Jima, WWII 23FEB1945
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
23FEB1945: Landing just a few days prior during the initial invasion, Cpl Hershel Williams and his team were working alongside American tanks, t...
LCpl Kyle Carpenter (F Co. 2/9 Marines) Marjah, Afghanistan 21NOV2010
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
21NOV2010: His unit having recently established Patrol Base Dakota in Marjah, Afghanistan, LCpl Kyle Carpenter was tasked with providing rooftop...
CPL Alvin York (G/328th IN, 82nd ID) Meuse-Argonne Offensive, WWI 08OCT1918
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
08OCT1918: In the midst of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I, CPL Alvin York and a small team of American Soldiers were tasked with taking ou...
1LT Derek Hines (B/2-503IN, 173d ABN BDE) Baylough, Afghanistan 01SEPT2005
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
01SEPT2005: Graduating and commissioning out of West Point in 2003, 1LT Derek Hines went through Field Artillery training and Ranger school before arr...
SP4 Jesus Duran (E/2-5 CAV, 1st CAV DIV) Vietnam War, 10APR1969
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
10APR1969: Serving as a M-60 machine gunner in Vietnam, SP4 Jesus Duran and his unit came across an elaborate set of enemy bunkers. Shortl...
PFC Noah Knight (F/7th IN, 3rd ID) Korean War 24NOV1951
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
23-24NOV1951: Holding the line against a concerted enemy attack, PFC Noah Knight was set in a key position as an artillery barrage opened up. Wi...
PFC Juan Restrepo (2/B/2-503IN, 173d ABN BDE) Korengal, Afghanistan 22JUL2007
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
22JUL2007: Serving as a medic with 2nd Platoon, Battle Company, 2-503IN, 173d ABN BDE, PFC Juan Restrepo deployed with his unit to the Korengal Valley...
PO Michael Monsoor (US Navy SEAL Team 3) Battle of Ramadi, 29SEPT2006
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
29SEPT2006: Petty Officer Michael Monsoor was serving as a machine gunner as a member of a joint Navy SEAL and Iraqi sniper unit during the Battle of ...
SSgt William Bordelon (1/18 Marines, 2nd Marine Division) Battle of Tarawa, 20NOV1943
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
20NOV1943: Serving in an assault engineer platoon, SSgt William Bordelon's unit was heading towards the beaches of Tarawa, set to land in some of the ...
PFC Shawn Falter (2-377FA, 4-25ID) Karbala Provincial HQ Raid 20JAN2007
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
20JAN2007: His unit tasked with keeping the peace ahead of the coming Ashura festival in Karbala, Iraq, PFC Shawn Falter was at his post the eve...
SGT Ryan Pitts (2/C/2-503IN, 173d ABN BDE) Battle of Wanat, Afganistan
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
13JUL2008: Tasked with setting up a new outpost in the Waygal district of Nuristan province, SGT Ryan Pitts and his platoon made their way the distric...
LCpl Joshua Mooi (2/1 Marines, 2nd Marine Division) Operation Steel Curtain, Ubaydi, Iraq 16NOV2005
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
16NOV2005: Clearing buildings during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, LCpl Joshua Mooi found himself engaged in a vicious, close range fig...
GySgt John Basilone - Part II (1/27 Marines, 5th Marine Division) Battle of Iwo Jima, 19FEB1945
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
24OCT1942: During the Battle for Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Sergeant John Basilone and his unit came under attack from a 3,000 strong enemy force...
GySgt John Basilone - Part I (1/7 Marines, 1st Marine Division) Battle of Guadalcanal, 24OCT1942
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
24OCT1942: During the Battle for Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Sergeant John Basilone and his unit came under attack from a 3,000 strong enemy force...
CPO John Finn (Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay) Oahu, Hawaii 07DEC1941
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
07DEC1941: As Japanese plans attacked in the early morning, Chief Petty Officer John Finn hurried to the airfield where he was responsible for m...
SGT Thomas Baker (A/1-105 IN, 27th ID) Battle of Saipan 19JUN-07JUL1944
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
19JUN-07JUL1944: For continually taking on and destroying sizable enemy forces during the Battle of Saipan, SGT Thomas Baker would be awarded th...
1LT Roger Smith (B/1-4 Marines) Battle of Guam, 21JUL1944
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
21JUL1944: Serving as a mortar platoon, 1LT Roger Smith hit the beach with his mortar platoon right behind the advancing infantrymen. Identifyin...
LT Michael Murphy (U.S. Navy SEALs) Kunar, Afghanistan 28JUN2005
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
28JUL2005: LT Michael Murphy was leading his team of four Navy SEALS as Operation Red Wing kicked off. Inserted deep into enemy territory, LT Mu...
2LT Audie Murphy (B/1-15 IN, 3rd ID) Holtzwihr, France 26JAN1945
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
26JAN1945: His unit's strength dropping from 235 to 18, 2LT Audie Murfphy found himself the only officer in Bravo Company, 1-15IN as a German countera...
SSG David Bellavia (A/2-2IN, 1st ID) Fallujah, Iraq 10NOV2004
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
10NOV2004: Serving as a squad leader during the Second Battle of Fallujah, SSG David Bellavia's unit was tasked with clearing a series of fortified en...
CPL Jason Dunham (K/3-7 Marines, 1st Marine Division) Husaybah, Iraq 14APR2004
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
14APR2004: Serving as a rifle squad leader in Husaybah, Iraq, CPL Dunham's team was called upon when his battalion commander's convoy was ambushed. &n...
PVT Rodger Young (148th IN, 37th ID) New Georgia, Solomon Islands 31JUL1943
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
31JUL1943: PVT Rodger Young, serving as an infantryman during the Battle of Munda Point in the New Georgia Campaign, was on a patrol when his platoon ...
PVT Wilburn Ross (G/2-30IN, 3rd ID) St. Jacques, France 30OCT1944
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
30OCT1944: His unit suffering 55 casualties during an attack on an entrenched German position near St Jacques, France, PVT Wilburn Ross dug in an prep...
SGT John Holcomb (D/2-7CAV, 1st CAV DIV) Quan Loi, Vietnam 03DEC1968
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
03DEC1968: Serving as a squad leader with Delta Company, 2-7 CAV, part of the 1st Infantry Division, SGT John Holcomb was leading his men during a rec...
SPC Salvatore Giunta (B/2-503IN, 173rd ABN) Korengal Valley, Afghanistan 25OCT2007
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
25OCT2007: Serving as a team leader with Company B, 2-503IN, SPC Salvatore Giunta and his squad began a patrol that would take them back to the relati...
CPL John Kelly (314th IN, 79th ID) Cherbourg, France 25JUN1944
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
25JUN1944: His unit pinned down near Fort du Roule in Cherbourg, France, CPL John Kelly volunteered to reduce the enemy position causing them so much ...
SFC Paul Smith (B/11 EN, 3rd ID) Baghdad, Iraq 04APR2003
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
04APR2003: Two weeks into the invasion of Iraq, SFC Paul Smith was found himself just outside Saddam International Airport tasked with setting up a ha...
2LT David Kingsley (341st Bombardment Squadron, 15th Air Force) 23JUN1944
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
23JUN1944: Serving as a bombardier on a B17, 2LT David Kingsley was on a mission near Ploesti, Romania when his aircraft was hit by enemy flak. ...
T/SGT John Meagher (E/2-305 IN, 77th ID) 19JUN1945
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
19JUN1945: Working to clear out some of the final Japanese positions on Okinawa, Technical Sergeant John Meagher found himself in pitched battle with ...
PVT Pedro Cano (8th IN, 4th ID) 02-03DEC1944
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
02-03DEC1944: PVT Pedro Cano was fighting with the 4th Infantry Division when they found themselves leading an assault against German forces in ...