Veterans Chronicles
Hear firsthand stories from America’s military heroes on Veterans Chronicles. From D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Khe Sanh to Baghdad, Fallujah, and Afghanistan, this podcast features exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses to history’s greatest battles. Rare archival recordings and segments like “Heroes of the Air” and “World War II Chronicles” bring their courage to life. Subscribe for gripping tales of bravery and sacrifice.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 507
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Lieutenant (J.G.) Patrick Zilliacus, U.S. Navy, World War II
Patrick Zilliacus was born in Finland and came to the U.S. when his father became the Finnish military attache in Washington, primarily to procure weapons for Finland's war with Russia. Left on his o…
00:35:46 |
Wed 17 Sep 2025
Lt Gen. Marc Sasseville, USAF, Air National Guard, 9/11, Iraq
Ltt Gen. Marc Sasseville was born into an Air Force family and that played a significant role in his decision to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy and become an Air Force officer. After 14 years on a…
00:35:55 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Andrew Card, Chief of Staff for Pres. George W. Bush, 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Andrew Card served more than five years as White House Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush. Less than eight months into Bush's first term, Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners. Tw…
00:40:34 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Timothy Brown, FDNY, 9/11, South Tower World Trade Center
Timothy Brown was serving as supervisor of field operations in New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's office of emergency management on September 11, 2001. He was already at work near the World Trade Ce…
00:35:45 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
MAJ Christopher Brewer, U.S. Army Special Forces, Colombia, Panama
Christopher Brewer grew up as an Army brat and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1973 because he wanted to be a Ranger. Even though he had never jumped out of a plane prior to joining the Army, Brewer lea…
00:35:54 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
SMSgt. Tom Young, Air National Guard, Iraq, Afghanistan, 'The Mapmaker'
Tom Young grew up on his family's farm in North Carolina. From a young age he was fascinated by his grandfather's stories of being part of a bomber crew during World War II. That helped to spark his …
00:41:13 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
PFC Hilbert Margol, U.S. Army, World War II, Dachau Liberation
Hilbert Margol was the first of twin boys born to his parents in February 1924. He was nearly finished with high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Soon, Margol and h…
00:35:41 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
CPL Walter Stitt, Jr., U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Walter Stitt, Jr. was a senior in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He and his friends all assumed they'd be drafted. When that did not happen right away, Stitt…
00:28:02 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
T5 Alan Kinder, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge
Alan Kinder was waiting to be drafted into the military during World War II, but when he arrived at the Army recruiter, he was told his eyesight was too poor. The next time he tried to join, his eyes…
00:35:54 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Sgt. Hal Urban, U.S. Army, World War II, Battle of the Bulge, Mauthausen Liberation
Hal Urban grew up in a poor family hit hard by the Great Depression. Joining the military meant he would finally get three meals per day. He enlisted in the Army hoping to become a pilot, but less th…
00:35:20 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
The Miracle Files: Stolen From Her Bed: Bella's Abduction
Join Emily Jones and Holly Worthington as they dive into this heart wrenching story of a child abduction. Five-year-old Bella was taken by someone her family trusted — a man they never expected, thei…
00:26:39 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
CPT Kelly Elminger, U.S. Army, Iraq, Afghanistan, Paralympics
Kelly Elmlinger was a three-sport athlete in high school. She excelled in cross country, basketball, and track. After considering military service, she decided to keep playing sports at the next leve…
00:48:41 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Louis Bourgault, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima, Bougainville
Louis Bourgault was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor - too young to formally join the military. After his father rejected a teenage plot to go join the Canadian forces, Bourgault …
00:33:54 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
LtCol Doug Bahrns, USMC, Iraq, Afghanistan, Battle of Fallujah
Doug Bahrns knew he wanted to be a U.S. Marine Corps officer when he finished high school a couple of years before 9/11. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned as a Ma…
00:35:58 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
SGT Scotty Hasting, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Purple Heart
Scotty Hasting is now a popular country music singer but his story of service will explain a lot about the performer you see today.
Hasting grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio-Northern Kentucky area and d…
Hasting grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio-Northern Kentucky area and d…
00:35:26 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
PO2 Bob Ingram, U.S. Navy Corpsman, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
Bob Ingram joined the Navy after graduating high school in 1963 to give himself some direction. He was initially assigned to work in electronics, but after getting a bad case of pneumonia, Ingram was…
00:35:37 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
CPL Harold Terens, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
Harold Terens was just 18 years old and playing basketball with his friends when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Like many Americans, he had no idea where Pearl Harbor was b…
00:33:55 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Captain Charles Plumb, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, POW
Charlie Plumb ended up in the U.S. Navy because money was tight for his family and it was a big economic relief when he was recommended and accepted at the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon commissioning from…
00:37:09 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Kathleen Faircloth, Gold Star Mother of USMC LCpl. Bradley Faircloth
Kathleen Faircloth received the news that no parent wants to get. In late November 2004, she learned that her son, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Bradley Faircloth, was killed during the Second Bat…
00:35:46 |
Wed 21 May 2025
1LT Doug Greenlaw, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Silver Star
Doug Greenlaw sees his life as a series of "lightning strikes." He was literally struck by lightning when he was 13 years old, thankfully making an immediate recovery. He later left Indiana Universit…
00:40:25 |
Wed 14 May 2025
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