Welcome back Warrior Next Door listeners. Imagine manning a coastal gun north of Santa Barbara, CA in early 1942 and seeing a huge Japanese submarine steam past your gun sights. You are ordered not to fire on it and then witness it shell an oil refinery: the first bombardment of US shores since the War of 1812. This was the experience of Sgt Gerard Daley who served in the Western Defense Command in 1942 and then the First Cavalry in the Pacific Theater. Warning Citizen! Our homes are in danger now! Come along on this next series as we explore the west coast panic that ensued after the bombardment of our coast by the Japanese submarine I-17.

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Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!

Episode 2 will focus on the people who lived in the area of St Laurent sur mer under NAZI occupation, many of whom joined the resistance movement and helped provide critical information to the allies prior to the invasion on June 6th, 1944. 
This episode also shares the conflict the Olard family endured in the community after the war and how it was brought to a righteous conclusion by his great nephew and current owner of the Liberation House, Sebastian Olard. 

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Join us for an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of the storied Liberation House in St Laurent sur mer, the first house liberated by the allies on Omaha Beach and a focal point for the French Resistance prior to the invasion!

Episode 1 describes the history of the Liberation House as shared by the owner, Sebastian Olard, whose great uncles served in the local resistance movement during the war. Sebastian provided Bill Parker and our families access to this historic building during our trip to Normandy on June 6, 2022 where we learned a little bit about a small part of a big war!

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Please join us for a short 2 part series as we set foot inside La Maison de la Liberation or the Liberation House. This is a richly fascinating story of intrigue that we learned of on our trip to Normandy in June 2022 and entails the story of the first home liberated on D-Day just up from Omaha Beach, its French occupants who were involved in the French resistance against the German occupation, accusations of collaboration, and the eventual recent clearing of the family name. Watch your back Mon Amie and be careful to whom you speak. The filthy bosch are everywhere and the citizens of st Laurent sur mer will stop at nothing to push them out. VIVA LE FRANCE!! 

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In this episode we hear of the kamikaze attacks against the ship and divert to a short discussion on a topic Mr Edwards brings up, the destroyer USS Abner Reed, as well as the gory role Mr Edwards had to endure in body recovery after a kamikaze attack. 

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the four part Allan Edwards series where we follow a Bugler aboard the battleship USS California during the second half of WWII. In this episode, the action starts heating up for Allan as he endures the Battle of Leyte Gulf and kamikazes aboard the battleship USS California. 

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the four part Allan Edwards series. In this episode Mr Edwards discusses his role as a bugler as he served aboard during the USS California’s actions in late summer 1944. 

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Welcome to the four part Allan Edwards series – an Oklahoman who served during WWII aboard the USS California as Bugler . In Episode 1 Mr Edwards discusses his entry into the Navy and eventually being shipped to the south pacific to Epiritu Santo to serve aboard the storied battleship the USS California. We also cover the damage the California sustained at Pearl Harbor where she was sunk, its raising, repair and triumphant return to service against Japan. 

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Hello Warrior Next Door Podcast listeners and fans! Please listen in to our next series featuring Mr Allan Edwards, a bugler aboard the battleship USS California during WWII. You will hear about the damage and sinking of the USS California in Pearl Harbor, its raising, repair and triumphant return to service in 1944 as well as Mr Edwards role as a bugler aboard the ship and her role in the battle of Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa. Step aboard sailor! Uncle Sam is calling on YOU to avenge Pearl Harbor. Let’s hit em - with EVERYTHING we’ve got!

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The final installment, Episode 4, of the Obie O'Brien Series features commentary and first hand accounts of his impression of allied and German aircraft, the German fighter pilots he faced,  his injury during the war and how the Lend-Lease P-39s airplanes he delivered to the Russians may have contributed to the Cold War! 

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