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
S/Sgt Melvin Hurwitz, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II
Melvin Hurwirz was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Within just a few years, all four boys in his family were at war, each in a different branch of the servic…
00:31:31 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Col. Anthony Wood, USMC, Vietnam, Evacuation of Saigon
Anthony "Tony" Wood grew up in a Marine Corps family and enlisted to begin his own service in 1964. Before long he was commissioned as a USMC officer. His first deployment to Vietnam came shortly aft…
00:38:00 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Capt. Sarah Spradlin, USMC, Special Operations Command
Sarah Spradlin knew she wanted to serve her nation in uniform, and to her the only option was the U.S. Marine Corps. She was commissioned as an officer after completing ROTC training at Virginia Tech…
00:35:13 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
SFC James Thompson, U.S. Army Buffalo Soldiers, Korea
James Thompson joined the U.S. Army in 1948, in part to avoid the consequences for his troubled behavior. Soon he was off to segregated training at Ft. Dix, New Jersey. Within a few months, Thompson …
00:32:06 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Lt. Col. Bruce McKenty, U.S. Army, Vietnam
Bruce McKenty was born into an Army family, as his father was a career officer. By the time he finished high school, McKenty knew he wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps. He was commissioned as an…
00:35:22 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
LCDR Kaj Larsen, U.S. Navy SEAL, BUD/s Training, War on Terrorism
Kaj Larsen did not follow the typical route to becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy but left after two years to focus on playing water polo at the collegiate level. A …
00:34:57 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
Carole Engle Avriett, 'Midnight in Ironbottom Sound,' Guadalcanal
Military historian and author Carole Engle Avriett joins us to tell the powerful story of U.S. Navy Mess Attendant Charles Jackson French, which is told in her new book, Midnight in Ironbottom Sound:…
00:35:26 |
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Delmar Beard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
Delmar Beard grew up near Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. But when it was time to join the military during World War II, he chose the Navy. Serving as a gunner aboard an LST, Beard made multiple landings …
00:35:37 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Cpl. Nils Mockler, USMC, World War II, Iwo Jima
Nils Mockler joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17, only because they wouldn't let him join when he was 16. Upon enlisting in 1944, Mockler completed boot camp and was soon tapped as a combat…
00:35:58 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Cpl. Wayne Fletcher, U.S. Army, Korea
Wayne Fletcher joined the U.S. Army in September of 1949. In June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, and just 16 months after enlisting, Fletcher found himself at war. He operated .50 caliber ant…
00:24:38 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Col. Gregory 'Matt' Dillon, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Battle of Ia Drang
Gregory "Matt" Dillon was required to enroll in ROTC at the University of Alabama. Upon graduation, he was required to give two years in the U.S. Army. He ended up serving 24 years, including three t…
00:40:16 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
PHM2 Charles Cram, U.S. Navy Corpsman, World War II, Iwo Jima
Charles Cram was 15 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Before he was old enough to join the military, he worked as a messenger and received word of an alleged Japanese attack on the w…
00:32:24 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, USAF, World War II, Tuskegee Airman, 'Top Gun'
Harry Stewart grew up with a love of flying and dreamed of becoming an airline pilot one day. But shortly after graduating high school, with the nation at war, Stewart found himself in in the U.S. Ar…
00:25:58 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Col. Allison Black, USAF, Afghanistan, 'Angel of Death'
Allison Black surprised her family by deciding to enlist in the U.S. Air Force after high school. She did it to be part of a mission bigger than herself. After basic training, Black spent the next se…
00:35:43 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Lt. Jesse 'Bud' Alley, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Battle of Ia Drang
Jesse "Bud" Alley was born in Florida but grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He joined Army ROTC while enrolled at Furman University. Not long after commissioning, he was assigned as a radio offi…
00:44:37 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Capt Jack Hawkins, USMC, Vietnam
Jack Hawkins grew up in Alabama in a community full of military veterans. His family was full of U.S. Marines so joining the corps came naturally to him. Hawkins enlisted in 1963 but immediately bega…
00:48:29 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
SN Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger, U.S. Navy, Notre Dame Football Walk-On
Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger grew up in a house of 14 children and his his connection with his father, a World War II veteran, was watching Notre Dame football. Rudy's dream was to play for the Fighting I…
00:39:13 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Miracle Files: The Mystery Boat
If you're a fan of true crime but crave a dose of inspiration instead of tales of darkness, The Miracle Files is your perfect alternative. With the same storytelling intensity as true crime podcasts,…
00:33:57 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
Lt. Col. Ken Corigliano, USAF, Afghanistan, Iraq
By his own admission, Ken Corigliano was a troubled teenager who probably had jail in his future. That all changed the day a U.S. Air Force recruiter came to his school and had plenty to say when Cor…
00:48:57 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
LCDR Mike Saraille, USMC, U.S. Navy SEAL, Iraq, Afghanistan
When college wasn't working out, Mike Sarraille decided to become a U.S. Marine when he became friends with a recon Marine and was impressed by his humble confidence. Saraille also become a recon Mar…
01:02:20 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
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