Before their stories are gone… we have to remember.

👉 This is Episode 14 of the Our WWII Dad series — a special Veterans Day episode reflecting on the people, memories, and moments that continue to shape us.

What started as one story—our dad’s—has become something much bigger.

Through the voices of veterans, sons, daughters, and families carrying these legacies forward, this journey has revealed something powerful:

These stories are disappearing.

And preserving them matters now more than ever.

From veterans who could have stayed home but chose to serve…
to families uncovering long-forgotten histories…
to the personal objects that still carry the weight of memory… this episode is about remembrance, legacy, and the quiet echoes World War II still leaves behind.

CHAPTERS

0:01 — Introduction
2:15 — WWII Veteran Bob Marshall’s 100th Birthday

👉 3:41 — Those Who Could Have Stayed Home
4:00 — Wilbur Ball’s Story
7:30 — Woody Martin
9:51 — Walter Director

👉 12:37 — The Children Carrying Their Fathers’ Stories
13:41 — Erik Brun
16:58 — Olaf & David Minge
20:24 — Pat Pattison
23:36 — Mikke Pierson

👉 36:48 — The Family Who Answered the Call
38:19 — Our WWII Mom & Family Legacy
39:41 — Uncle Dick
42:54 — The Cangilla Brothers
49:56 — Our WWII Dad

🔥 1:03:00 — The Long Echo — Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Meaning