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Veterans Chronicles

Veterans Chronicles brings America’s military heroes to life through raw, first-person stories. Veterans recount the battles and moments that shaped their lives, from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. Powerful, personal, and deeply human, Veterans Chronicles preserves history one voice at a time.Learn more about Veterans Chronicles https://heliosmedia.us/veterans-chronicles/

PO1 James Finn, U.S. Navy, World War II

20 mins; May 15, 2024

Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 2

35 mins; May 08, 2024

Cpl. Don Graves, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Part 1

34 mins; May 01, 2024

TSgt Paul 'Bud' Haedike, B-17 Bombardier, World War II

45 mins; April 24, 2024

T/5 Buck Winters, U.S. Army Engineers, WWII

21 mins; April 17, 2024

LCDR Lou Conter, WWII, Pearl Harbor, Last Survivor USS Arizona

39 mins; April 10, 2024

Chris Alvarez, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan

52 mins; April 03, 2024

CPT Kelly Elminger, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan, Paralympian

48 mins; March 27, 2024

Thomas 'Drago' Dzieran, Political Prisoner, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq,

54 mins; March 13, 2024

SFC Earnie Savage, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang

40 mins; March 06, 2024

CMDCM Leon Walker, Jr., U.S. Navy, Attack on the USS Stark

46 mins; February 28, 2024

CMSgt Melvin Jenner, USAF, WWII, Berlin Airlift

43 mins; February 21, 2024

Cpl. Patrick Finn, USMC, Korea, Chosin Reservoir

39 mins; February 14, 2024

Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 2

36 mins; February 07, 2024

Col. Joe Peterburs, USAF, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, POW Part 1

42 mins; January 31, 2024

Tom Toski, U.S. Navy, WWII, Okinawa, Leyte Gulf

37 mins; January 24, 2024

PFC Royal Earle, Jr., USMC, Saipan, Iwo Jima

31 mins; January 17, 2024

PFC John DeGennaro, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima

16 mins; January 10, 2024

Brig. Gen Richard Baughn, USAF, World War II, Vietnam

52 mins; January 03, 2024

PFC Vincent Speranza, U.S. Army Airborne, WWII, Battle of the Bulge

35 mins; December 27, 2023

SSgt Lester Schrenk, U.S. Army Air Forces, WWII, POW

42 mins; December 20, 2023

Roy Gleason, U.S. Army, Vietnam, World Series Champion

45 mins; December 13, 2023

Louis Bourgault, USMC, WWII, Bougainville, Iwo Jima

33 mins; December 06, 2023

Maj. John 'Lucky' Luckadoo, U.S. Army Air Corps, Bloody 100th Bomb Group

55 mins; November 29, 2023

Sgt. Dakota Meyer, USMC, Afghanistan, Iraq, Medal of Honor

33 mins; November 22, 2023

Capt. Russell 'Rusty' Schweikart, USAF, Air National Guard, NASA, Apollo 9

47 mins; November 15, 2023

Col. Howard Hill, USAF, Vietnam, POW

58 mins; November 08, 2023

Wayne "Whitey" Johnson, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII, Flying Tigers

46 mins; November 01, 2023

Col. Randy Bresnik, USMC, Iraq, NASA

57 mins; October 25, 2023

SFC Brendan Quisenberry, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan, Iraq

33 mins; October 18, 2023

Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 17

41 mins; October 11, 2023

SSgt Ray Hildreth, USMC & U.S. Army, Vietnam, Hill 488

45 mins; October 04, 2023

COL Ramon 'Tony' Nadal, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang

43 mins; September 27, 2023

CPL David Marshall, U.S. Army, WWII, Roer Valley, Battle of the Bulge

40 mins; September 20, 2023

SSG Paul Cunningham, USAF, Korea

40 mins; September 13, 2023

Giovanni Renteria, September 11th Terrorist Attacks

36 mins; September 06, 2023

Joe Mantegna, Actor, Host of the National Memorial Day Concert

32 mins; August 30, 2023

SSgt. Craig Morgan, U.S. Army, Panama, Airborne

49 mins; August 23, 2023

Lt. Col. Charles 'Frank' Blount, USAF, Vietnam

33 mins; August 16, 2023

CAPT Charlie Plumb, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW

36 mins; August 09, 2023

CMSgt. William Walter, USAF, Panama, Grenada, Desert Storm

51 mins; August 02, 2023

Maj. Michelle Curran, USAF, Afghanistan, Air Force Thunderbirds

56 mins; July 26, 2023

Brig. Gen. Charlie Duke, USAF, Apollo 16

45 mins; July 19, 2023

Gary Sinise, Actor, Director, Veterans Advocate

53 mins; July 12, 2023

Col. Ed Hubbard, USAF, Vietnam, POW

53 mins; July 05, 2023

Col. Ronald Webb, USAF, Vietnam, POW

51 mins; June 28, 2023

Maj. Gen. John Raaen, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII, Brittany, The Bulge Part 3

37 mins; June 21, 2023

Maj. Gen. John Raaen, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII, D-Day & Normandy Part 2

33 mins; June 14, 2023

Maj. Gen. John Raaen, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII, D-Day Part 1

41 mins; June 06, 2023

MSgt Bernie Oder, USAF, Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm

32 mins; May 31, 2023

LCDR Mike Saraille. USMC, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan

61 hours 21 mins; May 24, 2023

T/5 Donald Banks, U.S. Army, WWII, 82nd Airborne

19 mins; May 17, 2023

Col. George Ferkes, USAF, Vietnam, Operation Eagle Claw

52 mins; May 10, 2023

S1C Willie Clemons, Jr., U.S. Navy, WWII, Korea

38 mins; May 03, 2023

PFC Vern Staley, U.S. Army, WWII, Combat Medic

48 mins; April 26, 2023

S1C Ken 'Gunner' Guyer, U.S. Navy, Vietnam

28 mins; April 19, 2023

Major Dewayne Rudd, USAF, U-2 Reconnaissance Pilot, B-2 Test Pilot

49 mins; April 12, 2023

PFC Lockered 'Bud' Gahs, U.S. Army, World War II

28 mins; April 05, 2023

Henry Greenbaum, Holocaust Survivor

74 hours 34 mins; March 29, 2023

Staff Sgt. Matt Cable, Montana Air National Guard, Invictus Games Champion

32 mins; March 22, 2023

TSgt Richard Hamilton, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII, POW

55 mins; March 15, 2023

PO2 John Cahill, U.S. Navy, Vietnam

20 mins; March 08, 2023

AD3 Al Hansen, U.S. Navy, World War II

30 mins; March 01, 2023

TSgt August O'Niell, USAF, Afghanistan, Invictus Games Champion

43 mins; February 22, 2023

George Elliott, U.S. Army National Guard, Korea

28 mins; February 15, 2023

COL Ludwig Faistenhammer, U.S. Army, WWII, Korea, Vietnam

35 mins; February 08, 2023

TSgt Paul 'Bud' Haedike, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II

44 mins; February 01, 2023

Jim Leavelle, U.S. Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor, Kennedy Assassination

40 mins; January 25, 2023

SSG Jack Moran, U.S. Army, WWII, Battle of the Bulge, Crossing the Rhine

52 mins; January 18, 2023

COL Bob Edwards, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Ia Drang

46 mins; January 11, 2023

Brig Gen Steve Ritchie, USAF, Vietnam, America's Last Ace Pilot

30 mins; January 04, 2023

COL Mike Dowe, U.S. Army, Korea, POW

35 mins; December 28, 2022

Maj. Gen. James Livingston, USMC, Vietnam, Medal of Honor

31 mins; December 21, 2022

Capt. John Harris, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII

27 mins; December 14, 2022

Lt. Jim Downing, U.S. Navy, WWII, Pearl Harbor

36 mins; December 07, 2022

Col. Walter 'Joe' Marm, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor

40 mins; November 30, 2022

LtCol Rob Riggle, USMC, Liberia, Kosovo, Afghanistan

29 mins; November 22, 2022

CDR Frank Weisser, U.S. Navy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Blue Angels, 'Top Gun'

37 mins; November 16, 2022

Capt. Richard Halferty, U.S. Navy, Korea

33 mins; November 08, 2022

SCPO Michael Peyton, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan, Iraq

47 mins; November 02, 2022

Pete Cannon, U.S. Army, Vietnam

43 mins; October 26, 2022

Lt. Col. Tom Harper, U.S. Army National Guard, Afghanistan

50 mins; October 19, 2022

Y1C Gloria Harnett Kerzner, U.S. Navy WAVES, World War II

34 mins; October 12, 2022

Bruce Henderson, 'Bridge to the Sun: Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II'

52 mins; October 05, 2022

Capt. Elliot Ackerman, USMC, Afghanistan, Iraq, Battle of Fallujah

59 mins; September 28, 2022

Cpl. Cecil Phipps, U.S. Army, Korea, POW

48 mins; September 21, 2022

Sgt. Ralph Gastelum, USMC, Korea, Inchon, Chosin Reservoir

38 mins; September 14, 2022

MSgt. Darrell Utt, U.S. Army, Green Beret, Iraq

60 hours 15 mins; September 07, 2022

AO2 Reef Kelly, U.S. Navy, WWII

24 mins; August 31, 2022

Sgt. James Sharp, U.S. Army, Korea

42 mins; August 24, 2022

Capt. Jeremy Stalnecker, USMC, Iraq

51 mins; August 17, 2022

CDR Nigal Miller, U.S. Navy, Vietnam

36 mins; August 10, 2022

Capt. John Wuethrich, USMC, Army National Guard, Vietnam

35 mins; August 03, 2022

Matthew Shillingburg, U.S. Army, Berlin, Panama

36 mins; July 27, 2022

PO2 Robert 'Doc' Werner, U.S. Navy Corpsman, Vietnam

37 mins; July 20, 2022

Col. Louis Schott, USMC, WWII, Peleliu, Okinawa

23 mins; July 13, 2022

Hershel "Woody" Williams, USMC, WWII, Medal of Honor

44 mins; July 06, 2022

SSG Travis Mills, Afghanistan

45 mins; June 29, 2022

PFC Vincent Speranza, WWII, Battle of the Bulge

35 mins; June 22, 2022

Col. Victor Vizcarra, USAF, Vietnam

71 hours 19 mins; June 15, 2022

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