Memories from Five World War II VeteransUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #873 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 18-23, 2025, marks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the memories of five of the roughly one million African-American veterans of World War II.

Memorials and Museum in Periers, FranceUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #872 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 11-16, 2025, features Christian Levaufre explaining how he and his father came to establish memorials and a museum in Periers, France for their town’s liberators, the “Tough Ombres” […]

90th Infantry Division’s Gene KleindlUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window102-year-old Gene Kleindl of Rockford, IL appears on episode #871 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 4-9, 2025. A medic with the 90th Infantry Division’s 358th Regiment, Kleindl shares memories from the Normandy Campaign, the Battle of […]

Memories from Four SurvivorsUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #870 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 28, 2024 – January 2, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge through the perspectives of four World War II veterans who survived America’s largest and […]

They Really Were Some “Tough Ombres”Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #869 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 21-26, 2024, originates from the 90th Infantry Division Association‘s annual reunion on Fort Worth, TX. You’ll hear from the association’s executive director, Nancy Rasmusson, as well as WWII […]

Centenarian Mervin HoggUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window100-year-old Mervin Hogg of Wilmington, NC appears on episode #868 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 14-19, 2024. Hogg served with the 90th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II, landing on Utah Beach on June 8th, 1944 […]

Five Pearl Harbor Survivors’ MemoriesUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #867 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 7-12, 2024, marks Pearl Harbor Day through the memories of five World War II veterans who were there on the island of Oahu on December 7th, 1941.

Greg Whalen on His Song, “Nineteen”Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowMarine Corps veteran Greg Whalen of Hillsdale, MI shares his Afghanistan memories on episode #866 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 30 – December 5, 2024. Whalen experienced the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in […]

“76 Hours of Hell”Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #865 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 23-28, 2024, marks the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa through the memories of four World War II veterans who experienced it first hand.

Bakersfield, CA’s Victor KillingsworthUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #864 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 16-21, 2024, honors World War II veteran and author Victor Killingsworth of Bakersfield, CA, who marked his 104th birthday on Veterans Day, November 11th.