Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. We had the honor of talking about it with Army veteran, Ray Lambert.  Now ninety-eight years old, his latest book "Every Man a Hero, A Memoir of D-Day" delivers one of the most remarkable stories of our time.  In this episode, he recalls his role as a World War II medic who risked his life on the beach, to save the heroes of D-Day.

VoteVets Co-founder Jon Soltz, and CVA Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell sit down with Eric Dehm, Host of CBS Eye on Veterans to talk about how they fond common ground after fighting for years.

As we celebrate this holiday weekend we'll bring you 3 people who will teach us how to do it right.  Gold Star widow Ursula Palmer shares a love story, Army veteran Ray Lambert shares an epic story about sacrifices he witnessed on D-Day and author Joanne Steen shares her new book and some great ways everyone can honor the true meaning of Memorial Day. 

Dropping Spec Ops teams onto rooftops, avoiding RPGs and firing 3000 rounds a minute from the helo ... and doing it all in total darkness.  Army veteran and author David Burnett shows us the secret world of the Night Stalkers, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and shares his journey from deployments to conquering his demons at home.  

The war documentary Combat Obscura shows us boredom, bullshitting, firefights and smoking hash. The footage came from the video that Marine Corps veteran and filmmaker Miles Lagoze shot while deployed in Afghanistan with Combat Camera. We talked with him about the incredible stories in the film and the friction it caused within the Marine Corps and the Pentagon before it was released.  

The Mueller Report did not find President Trump guilty of collusion with Russia.  Yet Congress continues to argue and the political games continue.  Army veteran and author Sean McFate explains that f#ing with America is all part of Russia's master plan. 

Author and spec ops veteran Dan Schilling tells the incredible story of TSgt John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and shares details about the elite world of USAF Special Ops Combat Controllers. His forthcoming book "Alone At Dawn" documents Chapman's heroic firefight against fierce terrorists that saved the lives of 23 fellow warfighters on a snow-covered mountain in Afghanistan.

The 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters was a band of brothers in combat.  But off the battlefield, with their leader James Reese Europe, they conquered France with their music.  We talk with Jason Moran, The Kennedy Center's Artistic Director for Jazz, to hear the story of how these soldiers were the original pioneers of Jazz. 

WWI may have ended in 1918, but for the American soldiers, known as the Michigan Polar Bears — the fighting did not. They battled the Russian Army in brutal arctic cold and the blood-stained snow. Author James Carl Nelson shares their story in his book, The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia.

He’s a veteran, a chef, an amputee and for a moment he was the most viral story on the Internet. We met Chef Maddog Tony Maggert and learned about General Colin Powell flat tire, his twisted sense of humor, his crazy career path in 3 military branches and his big plans to be the sausage king of the world!