T/Sgt Michael Stockdale (24th Special Tactics Squadron) 06DEC2001, Battle of Tora Bora
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 SFOD-D in Afghanistan. With word that bin Laden had...
28 Dec 202022min
Mike Spann (CIA) 25NOV2001, Battle of Qala-i-Jangi, Afghanistan
25NOV2001: Johnny 'Mike' Spann was working in the CIA when al-Qaeda terrorists conducted their attacks on September 11, 2001. Before long, Spann, a prior Marine, found himself on the ground in Afgha...
24 Dec 202027min
Christmas Truce of 1914 - Western Front, WWI
25DEC1914: Just a few months into the First World War, something beautiful happened. Amidst the chaos, death and destruction, soldiers from opposing sides made time to celebrate Christmas. With no ...
21 Dec 202025min
SGT James Robinson - Battle of Cam My, Vietnam 11APR1966 (C/2-16 IN, 1st ID)
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 Abilene in Vietnam. The goal was to lure out the ...
17 Dec 202023min
Part V - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (SGT Troy Jenkins, Dora, Baghdad)
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 to provide security in the gap created after the ...
14 Dec 202023min
Part IV - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (PVT Dwayne Turner, Baghdad)
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 newly established operations center during the Battle of B...
10 Dec 202021min
Part III - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (Sgt Scott Montoya, Battle of Baghdad)
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 to support Fox company just as they were coming under ...
7 Dec 202026min
Part II - 2003 Invasion of Iraq (1stLt Brian Chontosh, Al Diwaniyah Ambush)
25MAR2003: Pushing north to Baghdad, 1stLt Brian Chontosh and the Marines in his CAAT platoon were leading the charge along Highway 1. Expecting enemy resistance, Chontosh's platoon as well as Marin...
3 Dec 202029min
