Imagine being a paratrooper in the 101st airborne in your C 47 flying across the English Channel at 1 AM on June 6, 1944. What must be going through your mind as you hear artillery and flack, growing louder and louder as you approach the Normandy coast? Well, join us for this very compelling D-Day series about Combat Medic Leo Westerholm who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day at 1:30 in the morning, was captured by the German Army and became a POW for the rest of the war. Stand up and hook up paratrooper! Those flashes of light outside aren't lightning: it's flack and YOU are about to jump out of the door unarmed into the black of night with the enemy waiting for you below.

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In this final installment of the series, Henry hits rock bottom. A place most of us have never had to dwell in. More importantly, it's the story of reclaiming his life and searching for redemption. This is a story all too common for our servicemen and women...

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In Episode 2 Henry shares his experiences during his second deployment as part of a MEU, a Marine Expeditionary Unit. His stories on his exploits at various ports of call are NSFW and hilarious! 
The episode ends with Henry suffering setbacks as his personal life starts to unravel from PTS associated with the suicide of two of his close friends. 

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In Episode 1, Henry describes the pride he felt joining the USMC after the World Trade Center bombing and how he felt a sense of purpose when he was deployed to Afghanistan to support the MARSOC troops stationed there. 

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Hello warrior next door listeners - please join us for our next series featuring Sergeant Henry Friedenberger III; a Marine Corps veteran of the Gulf War. We follow Henry as he joins the Marine Corps shortly after 9/11, gets deployed in a Marine Expeditionary Unit and finds his calling in life. However, it all comes unraveled as PTSD begins taking a toll on his friends, his marriage and his life. Its a fresh story of redemption that is still underway as Henry put his life back together after writing a book called "10 rules to succeed like a Marine". Please join us for this incredible story!

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The Battle of Midway played a pivotal role in the change in momentum in the war in the Pacific but are you aware of the role that Nimitz's submarines played in the battle? Please join us as we talk to author and military historian Mark W. Allen as we discuss his book "Midway Submerged: American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway - May-June 1942". We also discuss his book "Leader of the Pack: The Fleet Submarine USS Batfish in WWII" in addition to his upcoming book about the 2nd Sharpshooters Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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The Battle of Midway played a pivotal role - if not THE pivotal role in the change in momentum in the war in the Pacific but are you aware of the role that Admiral Nimitz's submarines played in the battle? Please join us as we talk to author and military historian Mark W. Allen as we discuss his book "Midway Submerged: American and Japanese Operations at the Battle of Midway - May-June 1942" in addition to his other books.

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As we hit the 100,000 milestone in downloads for the podcast (likely with this very episode) a few listeners of the show asked to interview US. So join us for this fun hour long conversation as we reflect on the show up to this point and what goes into the making of the show.

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HELLO WARRIOR NEXT DOOR LISTENERS! Hey - Please join us for our next episode as we celebrate the 100,000 download milestone in our podcasts life. In the upcoming episode, the tables will be turned on Tony and I. Some fans of the show will come to the Green Barn to interview US. Not sure what to make of that but there will likely be some awkward pauses, This episode will be recorded in the next few days between this preview and the airing on Monday. So if you have a question that you would like asked to Tony or I or a comment or idea about the show and its future, please go to either the Warrior Next Door Podcast Facebook page or the website and post your questions by noon April 22 2023. This should be fun so please join us!

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Welcome to the final episode in the Gerard Daley series. In this episode Gerard discusses his path of combat thru Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines as we well as the impact the war had on him.

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