PO Michael Thornton (US Navy SEAL, MACV-SOG) 31OCT1972, Vietnam War
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 Vietnamese SEALS on a dangerous reconnaissance mission. Ta...
11 Aug 202015min
CPL Charles 'Commando' Kelly (L/143IN, 36th ID) Altavilla, Italy WWII, 13-14SEPT1943
13-14SEPT1943: Volunteering to scout ahead to determine location of enemy and friendly units, CPT Charles Kelly moved ahead under enemy artillery and sniper fire. Making it the full mile to the hill ...
10 Aug 202016min
Bataan Death March (10-16APR1942) Philippines, WWII
Joined again by Sayre Payne a business litigation attorney from Cincinnati. In the episode you'll hear Sayre reference a book that he recommends, Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. 10APR1942: Havin...
9 Aug 202026min
1SG David McNerney (A/1-8IN, 4th ID) Polei Doc, Vietnam 22MAR1967
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 three times their size. As the engagement kicked...
8 Aug 202018min
The crash of Extortion 17 (Wardak, Afghanistan) 06AUG2011
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 location in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. After a...
7 Aug 202017min
SSgt Alec Haralovich (E, 4th Recon BN, 4th Marine Division) Helmand, Afghanistan 04OCT2011
04OCT2011: Leading a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, SSgt Alec Haralovic and his team of dismounted Marines knew they could expect contact with the enemy at any moment. Shortly, the Taliban ...
6 Aug 202014min
Capt Donald Ross (USS Nevada) Pearl Harbor, HI 07DEC1941
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 planes entered the harbor conducting a surprise attack...
5 Aug 202015min
SSgt Scott Sather (24th Special Tactics Squadron) Iraq War, 08APR2003
08APR2003: Serving as a Close Combat Controller with the Air Force's 24th Special Tactics Squadron, SSgt Scott Sather was working with the Army's 75th Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment duri...
4 Aug 202015min
