Ep 9: The Moose, SSG Curtis Oakes
General David Petraeus pinned a Purple Heart on Wayne Swier's chest as he lay in a Bagram Airfield hospital bed. He had yet to leave Afghanistan with thoughts on his future after a horrific injury but...
3 Aug 201811min
Ep 8: Tip of the Spear, Mike Spann (CIA)
They're known as the tip of the spear. Trailblazers we ask to go in first. Highly trained. Fearless. When America was attacked on 9/11, we needed those trailblazers on the ground in Afghanistan to fin...
26 Juli 201813min
Ep 7: Where's My Chariot, SSG Bryan Burgess
An amazing photo from Afghanistan emerged in 2011 of a soldier kissing the helmet atop the battlefield cross for SSG Bryan Burgess. The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle patch is prominent on medic Brit ...
19 Juli 201814min
Ep 6: Through a Hail of Enemy Bullets, SrA Mark Forester.
"Because God wants me to kill bad people." Mark Forester said that as if it were as normal as anything. He said it many times when asked why he chose to join the fight against terrorism. He never mean...
12 Juli 201812min
Ep 5: Go, Do, See, Be - SFC Calvin Harrison
15 Juni 201814min
Ep 4: The One People Count On, SSgt Sky Mote
MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (January 14, 2014) -- Staff Sergeant Sky Mote and Capt. Matthew Manoukian were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration that can be bestowe...
31 Maj 201813min
Ep 3: Not Forgotten, Pfc Austin Staggs
Discover the story of Pfc Austin Staggs in today's episode of America's Memory.
17 Maj 201815min
Ep 2: Watching Over You, 1LT Todd Weaver
In this episode, discover the story of 1LT Todd Weaver.
17 Maj 201813min
