Veterans
Veterans from all over the world tell their stories from the wars. Exclusive stories told by people who lived them. Collections of short stores from the Wars and Military category.
Mike Tinghitella – VJ Day
Mike Tinghitella recalls celebrating VJ Day with a Brooklyn block party. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Paul Fouts – Mussolini’s Death
Paul Fouts and his partner came upon the mob just after they killed and hung Italian Prime Minister Mussolini in the village square. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
John Niland – Saving Private Ryan
John Niland found out that the movie “Saving Private Ryan” was about his uncle during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joe Applewhite – Sharecropping
Joe Applewhite relates the story of his great grandfather during and after the Civil War, including the start of sharecropping. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Marjorie Corbin – WWII Job
Marjorie Corbin talks about her job during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Patricia Robinson – France during WWII
Patricia Robinson was in France for study when World War II broke out. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert Armstrong – General MacArthur
Robert Armstrong was a pilot for General MacArthur during the Korean War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Eileen Kreisler – Air Raid Drills
Eileen Kreisler retells her mother’s account of air raid drills in New York City during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Charles Wisler – Air Force Training
Charles Wisler talks about his Air Force training experience. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert “Bob” Lamb – Grandfather in WWI & WWII
Bob Lamb’s grandfather served in WWI and died in a torpedo attack during WWII. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Mary Gene “Gigi” McWhirter – Battle of the Bulge
Gigi McWhirter’s husband was a paratrooper in WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Sam Kogutt – Battle of the Bulge
Sam Kogutt’s unit was sent to reinforce the allies in the Battle of the Bulge. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Christina Waller – Ameri-Asian Babies in Vietnam
Christina Waller talks about how Ameri-Asian babies were outcasted during the Vietnam war. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Seymour Farber – Survival Kit
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lwf/uploads/F/AEs/SeymourFarber_AE_SurvvalKit.mp4 Seymour Farber’s survival kit from World War II has some interesting items included in it. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Wilson Canafax – First soldier in Buchenwald
Reverend Wilson Canafax was a chaplain with the US Army at the end of the war in Germany, and was the first US soldier to enter the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Virginia Perkins – Fiancé in the War
Virginia Perkins retells how WWII impacted her engagement with her fiance going to war. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Edward Kersten – Integration of the Army
Edward Kersten talks about the most significant moment for him during his service in World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Hy Cohen – Jimmy Doolittle
Hy Cohen met General Jimmy Doolittle and some of the Doolittle Raiders, famous for the risky 1942 B-52 attack on Tokyo, Japan. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Kimberly Archie – Differences in Perspectives
Kimberly Archie talks about some of the struggles her father faced while serving in the military CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History
Jack Prior – Nimitz Aircraft
Jack Prior worked for Admiral Rickover designing the Nimitz class aircraft carrier engine room. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History