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Web-Exclusive: Surviving a Helicopter Crash w/SSG Mark Lalli

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
Check out our web-exclusive interview with SSG Mark Lalli via the link in the show description!...
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Bullet Through the Jaw: COL Walter Joseph Marm Jr.

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:123
COL Marm explains how he was awarded the Medal of Honor for helping save another unit by single-handedly killing multiple entrenched enemies in Vi...
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The Battle of Monte Cassino: COL Young Oak Kim Part I

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:120
COL Kim served with the famous 100th Infantry Battalion in WWII, and fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino....
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Christmas as a POW: Rick Render

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:111
Render describes the Christmas of 1944, when he spent all day waiting in line to enter a German prison camp....
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“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:110
When her Chinook was hit by an RPG, SSG King fell out of her aircraft, but was caught by her harness. The incident has had lasting physical and me...
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PREVIEW: “Not Ready to Quit”

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SSG King recounts the night that her Chinook helicopter was hit by an RPG....
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B-17 Crewmember in WWII: LtC. James Wirth

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:108
LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....
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PREVIEW: B-17 Crewmember in WWII

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LtC. Wirth served as a togglier (similar to a bombardier) in a B-17 bomber during WWII....
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The Importance of Medics: CPT Max Cleland

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:104
CPT Cleland (later Senator Cleland) lost both his legs and an arm from a grenade explosion while serving in Vietnam....
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S/Sgt. Alfred Bell: Bleeding in the Basement

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:99
Fighting tooth and nail, S/Sgt. Bell lost his eye, a large portion of his left hand, and most of his fingers in order to successfully evacuate an ...
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Cpl. Chuck Miller: The Dangers of Tank Warfare

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:87
Cpl. Miller served as a tank loader and tank commander in WWII....
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COL Jack Thomas Tomarchio: Military Lawyer During the Invasion of Grenada

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:84
COL Tomarchio talks about going to jump school, defending service members as a military lawyer, and nearly losing his life in Kuwait....
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CUCM Johnny McCully: The Battle of Dong Xoai

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:82
CUCM McCully’s battalion thought he was burned alive, but he escaped, and spent over 48 hours on the run, hiding from VC forces without any food, ...
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CCM Jerry Markham: D-Day from a Seabee’s Perspective

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:81
CCM Markham served as a Navy Seabee during World War II and was tasked with destroying German obstacles that could have prevented a successful bea...
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Capt. James Peninger: Glider Pilot on D-Day

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:80
Capt. Peninger served in WWII as a glider pilot, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy....
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2nd LT Harry Loftis: Gliding Over the Beaches of Normandy

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:74
2nd LT Loftis was a glider pilot during WW2, and participated in the D-Day invasion....
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Lt Col R.K. Montgomery: The St. Nazaire Raid

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:71
Lt Col Montgomery served in the British Military as a Commando in WWII, and led the demolition teams that destroyed the port in St. Nazaire....
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CMSGT Doug Morrell Part II: “The Legend” in Vietnam

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:66
CMSGT Morrell was a combat cameraman who accompanied bombing missions. He was shot down in enemy territory and escaped three times....
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SPC Rocky Bleier: From Vietnam to the Super Bowl

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:52
After a grenade injured both his legs and sent him home from Vietnam, SPC Rocky Bleier made a full recovery and went on to win four Super Bowls wi...
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MAJ Richard Neece Ojeda II: A Lifetime of Service

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:47
Over 24 years, MAJ Ojeda deployed to Germany, Korea, Iraq, Haiti, and Afghanistan, and was almost killed five times....
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