I dug for something to say about this particular story and came up empty handed. I would do well to leave it to the subject of tonight's tale to drop some words here."Old? I'm not old. I'm ancient. Old? Stick around long enough it might just happen to you. Aged? Age? Age. There's only one age. You're either alive or you're not. I'm not getting old, I'm getting dead. I'm gonna live till I die."

It's a story we've all heard, but this is the side of the story you've never heard. The last of our holiday episodes is told once more by Gloria Gaither. We will be taking the Christmas week off. So no episode next week, but we'll be back with more amazing stories you've never heard on January 2nd. Hoping everyone has a wonderful holiday season and we'll see you in the new year!View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

War — it is destructive, disruptive, and disparaging. Tradition — it is empowering, strengthening, and echoes the resilience of those who have suffered. Listen to the story of how the 28th Infantry Division help a small town in Luxembourg regain their past by embracing their tradition and helping heal the scars of war. Find out how Corporal Richard Brookins became a hero to Wiltz, Luxembourg that winter and remained a town hero for decades to come.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

This week we have the story you never heard about a war that, as described by one man, "began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor".

From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.- Randall Jarrell, The Death of the Ball Turret GunnerView us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

This week we visit the tale of the first, and only, female recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. From farming roots, through medical school, to being an activist, pants are always better than a hoop skirt and corset.

Before advances in medical science and vaccinations, people were at the mercy of many dangerous viruses. This mysterious illness took the lives of more US soldiers than the entirety of the first world war.View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

Fashion can be a divisive and polarizing topic. It's also constantly changing. But what fashion faux pas could be so bad as to start an actual riot? And what could be so loose weave a trend that the president himself can seemingly change it overnight?

Everyone has a spooky story to tell, right? Gather ’round the campfire, kiddies, as we listen to an experience that Telly Savalas had many, many years ago that spooked him pretty deeply. Who scares ya, baby?View us on Podbean - thestoryyouneverheard.podbean.comVisit our website - www.thestoryyouneverheard.com

It took about 140 years to finally figure out the mystery of the Angel's Glow, the strange phenomenon that seemed to miraculously save Civil War soldiers' lives. But sometimes isn't mystery better?