Veterans Chronicles

Cpl. Wayne Fletcher, U.S. Army, Korea


Listen Later

Wayne Fletcher joined the U.S. Army in September of 1949. In June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, and just 16 months after enlisting, Fletcher found himself at war. He operated .50 caliber anti-aircraft guns mounted on half-tracks. With no real enemy threats coming from the air, Fletcher and his fellow gunners turned their weapons on enemy ground forces in support of Army infantry.

In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Fletcher gives us a good explanation of the guns and how he operated them and the brutal cold he dealt with after arriving in January 1951. Fletcher also shares some specific, intense moments in combat. And he reveals the stunning mindset change that came over him when engaging the enemy - and realizing either he would kill the enemy or the enemy would kill him.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Veterans ChroniclesBy Radio America

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

192 ratings


More shows like Veterans Chronicles

View all
Federalist Radio Hour by Radio America

Federalist Radio Hour

3,314 Listeners

The History of WWII Podcast by Ray Harris Jr

The History of WWII Podcast

3,979 Listeners

Made In America with Rich Roffman by Radio America

Made In America with Rich Roffman

3 Listeners

3 Martini Lunch by 3 Martini Lunch - Radio America

3 Martini Lunch

1,527 Listeners

Team Never Quit by Marcus Luttrell

Team Never Quit

5,955 Listeners

Tech It Out by Radio America

Tech It Out

12 Listeners

Mike Drop by Mike Ritland

Mike Drop

6,494 Listeners

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories by Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

663 Listeners

The Chad Benson Show by Radio America

The Chad Benson Show

137 Listeners

The Dana Show with Dana Loesch by Dana Loesch - Radio America

The Dana Show with Dana Loesch

2,601 Listeners

Dr. Bob Martin Show by Radio America

Dr. Bob Martin Show

19 Listeners

Passport Mommy by Radio America

Passport Mommy

18 Listeners

The Byron York Show by Radio America

The Byron York Show

1,152 Listeners

Sara Carter Show by M3 Media

Sara Carter Show

3,204 Listeners

Chicks on The Right Show w Mock and Daisy by Chicks On The Right - Radio America

Chicks on The Right Show w Mock and Daisy

2,016 Listeners

The Shawn Ryan Show by Shawn Ryan

The Shawn Ryan Show

45,788 Listeners

The Team House by dee takos

The Team House

1,659 Listeners

The Afterburn Podcast by John "Rain" Waters

The Afterburn Podcast

927 Listeners

Amazing War Stories by Bruce Crompton

Amazing War Stories

430 Listeners

Combat Story by Ryan Fugit

Combat Story

1,271 Listeners

Key Battles of American History by Key Battles of American History

Key Battles of American History

919 Listeners

SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG by John Stryker Meyer

SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG

1,803 Listeners

Urban Valor: the podcast by Urban Valor

Urban Valor: the podcast

141 Listeners

The Operator With Rob O’Neill by Tetherball Academy Media

The Operator With Rob O’Neill

1,236 Listeners

Dark Wars: The Border w/ Sara Carter by Radio America

Dark Wars: The Border w/ Sara Carter

80 Listeners

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War by Seth Paridon, William Toti

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

779 Listeners

The Antihero Broadcast by The Antihero Podcast

The Antihero Broadcast

587 Listeners

You're Wrong w/ Mollie Hemingway & David Harsanyi by Radio America

You're Wrong w/ Mollie Hemingway & David Harsanyi

143 Listeners