14 Jul 08

Col. Wesley Fox

This week, Gene talks with retired Marine Corps Colonel Wesley Fox. Fox served on active duty for 43 years rising from a private to full colonel while earning the nation's highest honor along the way -- The Medal of Honor. The Southwestern Virginia native is the author of Marine Rifleman: Forty Three Years in the Corps. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-a4524769b71d05c26352cc4332c32b13}

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15 May 08

Jack Agnew

This week, Gene talks to Jack Agnew, one of the surviving members of the Filthy Thirteen - the men who inspired the movie, The Dirty Dozen. Agnew, a soldier in the 101st Airborne, helped to train another famous unit - E Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry, better known as the Band of Brothers.

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03 May 08

Thomas Parks III and Army Lt. Walter Bryan Jackson

In this episode, Gene talks to Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Parks (Ret.) and Army Lieutenant Bryan Jackson, two of America's most highly decorated veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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27 Apr 08

Col. Christopher Hughes

Army Col. Christopher Hughes, who currently serves as the division chief for the Army's House of Representatives Liason Division on Capitol Hill, is a combat veteran of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, where he commanded a battalion of the 101st Airborne Disvision. In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Col. Hughes talks about his book, War On Two Fronts - An Infantry Commander's War in Iraq and the Pentagon.

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21 Apr 08

Bob Bearden

Army Sgt. Bob Bearden was a young paratrooper with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment when he jumped into the skies over Normandy on June 6, 1944 - D-Day. His was a remarkable story of battlefield action, capture by German forces, POW camp survival and a journey home that would take Bearden halfway around the world, by all forms a travel. Bearden is the author of the new book, To D-Day and Back .

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13 Apr 08

Charles Krohn

In this edition, we visit Army Lt. Col. Charles Krohn (Ret.), a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. Gene talks about Krohn's book, The Lost Battalion of Tet: Breakout of the 2/12th Cavalry at Hue. The book has been recently revised to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive.

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06 Apr 08

The Story of Cpl. Jason Dunham

On April 14, 2004 on a road near Husaybah, Iraq, Cpl. Jason Dunham intentionally used his own helmet body to cover an enemy grenade, saving the lives of at least two of his fellow Marines. Cpl. Dunham, who was mortally wounded, would later become the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in Operation Iraqi Freedom, awarded on November 10, 2006 - the 231st birthday of the Corps, and what would have been his 25th birthday. In this episode, two Marines who served with Dunham on that day - Maj. Trent Gibson and Sgt. Jason Sanders - recall this story of valor and sacrifice.

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31 Mar 08

Lt. Col. R. Alan King

As Deputy Director of the Office of Provisional Outreach for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq, Lt. Col. R. Alan King worked first-hand with the Iraqi people in their attempts to build a better society. His experience, chronicled in his book Twice Armed, demonstrates that the United States' chances for success depend on our ability to understand and appreciate the people and culture of Iraq.

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27 Mar 08

Ambassador John E. Dolibois

In one of the more amazing stories of World War II, John Dolibois, an immigrant at the age of 13 from Luxembourg, found himself back in the country of his birth in 1945. This time, he was an interrogator with the U.S. Army. Following the surrender of Germany, he became one of five men assigned the duty of interrogating some of the greatest criminals in human history - the top Nazi leadership, including Goering, Streicher, and Hess. This incredible American story continued when, years later, President Reagan named Dolibois to be U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg.

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16 Mar 08

Michael Thornton

Michael Thornton, a veteran of the elite Navy Seals, was a part of a five member team sent overseas to gather intelligence on North Vietnamese troop movements. They were discovered by the enemy and soon engaged in a five and a half hour fire fight against a larger force in which Thornton saved his superior officer, who was seriously wounded. His heroism led to his being awarded the Medal of Honor.

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09 Mar 08

George Joe Sakato

In this edition, Gene talks with Medal of Honor recipient George Joe Sakato, a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The all-Japanese American 442nd was created a year after more than 100,000 Japanese, many of them American citizens, were sent to internment camps and denied service in the U.S. Armed Forces following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 442nd would become one of the most highly decorated units in U.S. military history, producing in all 21 Medal of Honor recipients.

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02 Mar 08

Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall

In this edition, hear the story of Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall (ret.) who received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, 42 years after his heroic actions taken during The Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the Vietnam War.

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24 Feb 08

The Black Sheep Squadron

This week, Gene's four guests are all veterans of World War II, all Marines, all pilots and all members of the original and later legendary Black Sheep Squadron led by ace pilot Greg Pappy Boyington.

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17 Feb 08

John Del Vecchio

John Del Vecchio is a decorated Vietnam veteran who wrote the highly acclaimed book The 13th Valley. After serving in Vietnam, he later returned as a war correspondent. In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, he tells Gene of his wartime experiences...and his experiences as part of the media.

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10 Feb 08

Maj. Jason Amerine

Army Major Jason Amerine is a leader of Army Special Forces who played a pivotal role in ousting the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The West Point graduate led a small U.S. force into the country to aid the guerrillas under Hamid Karzai against the regime which served as the protectors of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.

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10 Feb 08

Walter Ehlers

Walter Ehlers is a World War II Veteran who participated in the invasion or North Africa. He would go on to earn the nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions during the Allied invasion of Normandy in June of 1944.

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10 Feb 08

Sgt. Jeremiah Workman

Marine Corps Sergeant Jeremiah Workman is a recipient of the Navy Cross for his valorous actions during the second battle of Fallujah in November of 2004. In this edition, Sgt. Workman recalls this epic battle, and pays tribute to the Marines he served with during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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10 Feb 08

1st Lt. Elliot Ackerman

Rifle Platoon Commander First Lieutenant Elliot Ackerman had a life long desire to be a Marine. That desire led him to one of the bloodiest battles in Operation Iraqi Freedom...The Battle of Fallujah.

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10 Feb 08

Capt. Thomas J. Hudner

Retired Navy Captain Thomas Hudner Jr. recounts his days as a Naval Aviator flying combat missions over Korea. He earned the nation's highest award for military heroism, the Medal of Honor, in his rescue attempt of Jessie Brown, the Navy's first African American aviator.

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10 Feb 08

Lt. General Hal Moore

Hal Moore is co-author of the acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, and is one of the most distinguished veterans of the Vietnam War. His book was later made into a movie staring Mel Gibson as then Lt. Colonel Moore. General Moore talks about his experiences in Vietnam, and recounts just how accurate the Hollywood version was.

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10 Feb 08

Douglass Hubbard

In this edition, hear one of the least known stories of the Vietnam War. A small band of volunteers who served in the Naval Investigative Service conducted criminal and counterintelligence probes countrywide. Their story has not been told...until now. Douglass Hubbard tells their story in his book, Special Agent: Vietnam.

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10 Feb 08

John Robert Slaughter

In this edition, hear the chronicle of Bob Slaughter, who wrote the memoir Omaha Beach and Beyond... which recounts the day when his company landed in Normandy on D-Day, and their later travels through Europe.

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10 Feb 08

William Davis III

William Davis III was thinking about a job interview he was going to have at RCA in Camden, New Jersey on December 5, 1941, two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after the day of infamy, Davis joined the Naval Air Corps to go after the Japanese forces responsible for the attack. In this edition, he tells the story of how he would later go on to be credited with helping to sink the last Japanese carrier afloat that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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10 Feb 08

SSgt. David Bellavia

SSgt. David Bellavia from Buffalo, New York was a theater major in college with no drama in his life. By joining the Army, Bellavia said he found something that gave him meaning. The former Army Staff Sargent has received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Cross and been recommended for the Medal of Honor for actions taken in a fierce urban firefight during the 2004 Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia, a member of the New York Veteran's Hall of Fame, tells us his story of being in battle as well as his experience going back to Iraq as an embedded journalist.

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10 Feb 08

Band of Brothers - Bill Guarnere & Babe Heffron

In this edition, Gene has a conversation with William Wild Bill Guarnere and Edward Babe Heffron, two of the famed Band of Brothers. The two, with journalist Robyn Post, wrote the book Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends... Believe it or not, even though they lived blocks apart in their native South Philadelphia, the two didn't meet until years later in Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in Europe.

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09 Feb 08

Maj. Gen. Edward Mechenbier

Air Force Maj. General Edward Mechnbier (Ret.) was in the thick of battle in Vietnam two years after graduating from the Air Force Academy. He flew over 100 missions before being shot down and captured by the enemy, who imprisoned him in the notorious Hanoi Hilton.

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09 Feb 08

Maj. Gen. David Jones & Frank Buckles

Gene talks to Major General David Jones (Ret.), one of the pilots during Jimmy Doolittle's raid, one of the most daring feats in US military history. Also, Greg Corombos spends time with Frank Buckles, the last living American veteran of World War I.

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09 Feb 08

Sgt. Marco Martinez

Sgt. Marco Martinez went from being a gang member as a teen to a hero in the United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Martinez tells Gene about his unconventional path to becoming the first Hispanic American during Operation Iraqi Freedom to earn the Navy Cross - second only to the Medal of Honor.

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09 Feb 08

Col. Carroll Glines - The Doolittle Raid

During the darkest days of World War II in April, 1942, then-Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle led a daring raid on the Japanese homeland, providing a tremendous morale boost for the United States military. Retired Col. Carroll Glines was a cadet pilot in training at the time. He is a noted historian who is the official historian of General Doolittle and the Doolittle raid.

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09 Feb 08

Cdr. Richard Jadick - On Call In Hell

Imagine being a doctor working in in a emergency room with explosions and bombs going off all around you. That's what happened to Navy doctor Commander Richard Jadick whose battalion was called into Fallujah in November 2004 for the toughest battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He recalls his story of being On Call In Hell.

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09 Feb 08

B.G. Burkett

B.G. Burkett served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, earning the Bronze Star Medal. For the past decade, the now military researcher has investigated hundreds of cases where people have falsely claimed to have been awarded various military honors, including the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. B.G. talks to Gene about his landmark book, Stolen Valor.

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09 Feb 08

Col. Walker Bud Mahurin

One of America's most distinguished fighter pilots from World War II and the Korean War, and the Air Force's greatest living ace pilot. Hear how Col. Walker Bud Mahurin recorded victories over enemy aircraft in both the European and Pacific theaters in World War II and the Korean War.

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09 Feb 08

James McEachin

James McEachin is perhaps best known for his role as Lieutenant Brock in the Perry Mason TV movie series in the late 80s and early 90s. But you might not know that the decorated Korean War vet is an author, producer, and director of award-winning documentaries, including Reville and Old Glory.

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31 Jan 08

Lt. General Richard Natonski

Lt. General Richard Natonski is Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Plans, Policies and Operations. In 2004, He commanded the 1st Marine Division through counter insurgency operations, the Second Battle of Fallujah (known as Operation Phantom Fury), and the Iraqi national elections in January 2005.

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28 Dec 07

Attack on the USS Liberty

It has been 40 years since Israeli Forces attacked the American surveillance ship USS Liberty on June 8, 1967. Since that time, the debate has continued about what happened and why. Officially, U.S. and Israeli policy contends the attack was an accident but former intelligence officials and the late Chief of Naval Operations contend otherwise. Three of the survivors, Joe Lentini, Glenn Oliphant and Dave Lucas, tell their story of what happened on that fateful day.

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