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.
Tony Berry – Working in a Military Morgue
CLICK HERE to see Tony Berry’s full Oral History CLICK HERE to see Tony’s Featured short about overcoming segregation as a young man CLICK HERE to see Tony’s Featured short about how his father built and ran the first ‘black’ newspaper “The Houston Informer” CLICK HERE to see Tony’s Featured short about landing a plane…
Dr. John Terry Smith – USS Indianapolis
Dr. John Smith relates the story of the USS Indianapolis that brought atomic bomb components to Guam and was then sunk by a Japanese torpedo. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Max Edward Tonkon – Hiding under a Civil War Wagon
Max Edward Tonkon talks about his great aunt hid under a wagon during the Civil War while General Sherman and his troop passed on their march to the sea. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jack Neal – Puff the Magic Dragon
Jack Neal shares about the crazy experiences he had on his birthday in the Viet Nam war and meeting Puff the Magic Dragon. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Ralph Dugger – FDR Fireside
Ralph Dugger recalls FDR’s fireside chats. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Rozina Vlasimski – German Occupation
Rozina Vlaminski grew up in Prague and experiences the German occupation and the post war take over by the communists. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Warren – D-Day
Bob Warren talks about how he learned that he was being sent on a mission in anticipation for D-Day. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Colonel Bob Bullock – Flying for Martha Rae
Colonel Bob Bullock flew actress Martha Rae on a tour to three Special Forces camps. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jay Beck, MD – Pearl Harbor
Jay Beck recalls where he was when Pearl Harbor was attacked and some of the changes the nation experienced. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Alan Waters – Public Relations Agent for Glenn Miller
Alan Waters was the public relations agent for Glenn Miller and the military band he formed. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Christina Waller – Adopted During Vietnam War
Christina tells the story of how she was adopted by an American family from Vietnam during the Vietnam war. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Don Saddler – Cargo Planes in Vietnam
Don Saddler recalls his missions flying cargo planes in Vietnam. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Glory Marie Posey – Building Marble Falls
Glory Marie Posey’s grandfather built the Texas town of Marble Falls after he was blinded in the Civil War CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Seymour Farber – Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor
Seymour Farber believes President Roosevelt let Pearl Harbor happen in order to get the United States into World WarII. CLICK HERE to watch 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
Carroll V. Glines Jr. – Tokyo Raid
Carroll V. Glines was General Doolittle’s biographer and he chronicled the raid on Tokyo. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Susan Hall – Pearl Harbor
Susan Hall remembers the day Pearl Harbor was attacked when she was a little girl. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Leon Rubenstein – Marshall Islands: Attacked by Kamikazes
Leon Rubenstein was in the battles for the Marshall Islands, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, where his ship was attacked by two Kamikaze flights. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jarl McDaniel – Boston Harbor Scary Moment
Jarl McDaniel remembers his scariest moment during World War II, at the Boston Harbor. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Evan Blakely – Value of a Fox Hole
Evan Blakely was at an air base during WWII in France in support of the Battle of the Bulge when he learned the value of a deep fox hole. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History