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.
Charles Wisler – Air Force Training
Charles Wisler says Air Force was sorry for not being able to give soldiers the training they were promised before being transferred back to go to Airplane Engine and mechanics school. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
John Niland – Saving Private Ryan
John Niland found out that the movie “Saving Private Ryan” was loosely based on his uncle during World War II. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Wilhoit – Kamikaze Target
Bill gives a harrowing account of the time he locked eyes with a Kamikaze fighter. CLICK HERE to see Bill’s Short Story on how he heard the gun shots fired in an attempt to assassinate President Truman in the President Memories Category! CLICK HERE to see his Short Story on how he was at Normandy on D-Day and Okinawa…
Maurice Ashkinaz – Lead Plane in Formation Shot Down
Maurice talks about the lead plane in his formation being shot down during WWII. CLICK HERE to see Maury’s Short Story where he talks about the difference between Hollywood and actually flying over Europe during WWII in the WWII in Europe and Home Category! CLICK HERE to see Maury’s Short Story where he talks about…
Lowell Culver – Friday the 13th
Lowell Culver’s next to last bombing mission over Germany convinced him that Friday the 13th is not an unlucky day. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Phillip Norton – Miracle on the Battlefield
Phillip shares the greatest miracle he experienced during the Vietnam War. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Sonny Hacker – Hurricane Hunting
Sonny Hacker flew on VJ-2 Hurricane Hunting missions in the Navy from 1953-55. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jack Douglas “JD” Ashabranner – SOS Over Japan
CLICK HERE to see JD’s Short Story on his experience in the Navy during the Korean War in the Korean War Category! CLICK HERE to see JD’s full Oral History! Born in 1931 Raised in Burnet, TX Navy Korean War Filmed in Dallas, TX in 2016
Max Edward Tonkon – Hiding under a Civil War Wagon
Max Edward Tonkon talks about how his great aunt hid under a wagon at five years old when General Sherman and his troops passed on their march to the sea during the Civil War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Richard “Dick” Hamann – Fidel Castro
Dick Hamann had a harrowing experience with Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries when he was stationed at Guantanamo Bay in the Navy. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jim Reed – Iwo Jima
Jim Reed, a Browning Automatic Rifle assistant, tells the story of his 26 days in Iwo Jima including a sneak attack on his first day. By the end of his time there, 6,821 US Soldiers were dead and about 17,000 wounded. CLICK HERE to see Jim’s Short Story about saving people and befriending a young…
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