CAUTION: Watching these stories may cause feelings of intense admiration, sense of duty and a compulsion to be part of something bigger than yourself.
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“Remember the past, but move forward.” Combat aviator, Rick Hartnack, returns to North Vietnam 40 yrs later to meet those he fought against. Inspired by fleets of jets taking off from his local airport and Word War II war stories from his neighbors, Rick Hartnack was inspired to pursue aviation […]
Bob Sanders trained for the jungles of Vietnam and commanded a platoon in a Provisional Rifle Company on the outskirts of Da Nang. The action he saw in his first week convinced him this would be different. The pain and regret still show as he remembers and talks about lost […]
George Aguilar (92) is the last living veteran of the Korean War from Warm Springs Tribal Reservation in Central Oregon. In this episode he shares a proud heritage of Native Americans serving in the Armed Forces as well a fresh perspective on cultural identity in the light of historical tradition.
Determined to make a career in the Army, Steve Bergseng volunteered for Vietnam in the 101st Airborne Combat Engineers. But after some close calls and terrifying moments he quickly learned Vietnam would be the death of him. Recovering downed helicopters, mine sweeping, and body recoveries were only a few of […]
Just weeks before getting his pilot wings, Jim Kraft got word that the Squadron he was supposed to report to in Vietnam was destroyed. Reassigned to the Naval Missile Center Point Mugu, the new orders he received changed the course of his life in a very unexpected way. BONUS MATERIAL […]
From the small farm lands of the Great Depression and the dust bowl, Paul Lesher was enraged by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and found himself on the frontlines of World War II in Europe. He enlisted in the Army and fought some of the biggest battles in Europe, […]
