Walk Among Heroes

Walk Among Heroes is proud to welcome four members of the Band of Brothers cast and Scott Gibson from the Pacific cast, for podcast episode 42. Sara Kessel and Jeff Wells sat down with Peter Youngblood Hills (Shifty Powers), Nolan Hemmings (Chuck Grant), Alex Sabga-Brady (Francis Mellet), Christin Black (Walter Hendrix), and Scott Gibson (Captain Andrew Haldane) from the Pacific series, to discuss their experiences filming, relationships together, encounters with the soldiers they play,...

For Episode 41, we are providing a recording of Walk Among Heroes' inaugural Night for Our Heroes, an evening dedicated to honor those who served D-Day and the battle for Normandy. Also those who have dedicated their lives to preserving these memories and stories. The evening consisted of a panel discussion between World War II Veterans, Band of Brothers' actors, and Maurice Renaud, son of the Alexandre Renaud, mayor of Sainte-Mere-Eglise on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Guest includ...

Walk Among Heroes is pleased to welcome Gilbert Clarke. Originally born in Jamaica, Mr. Clarke volunteered to join the British Royal Air Force as a teenager, and was trained to install and maintain radar technology on planes in the RAF fleet. Radar technology was developed during World War 2, as it became necessary to track German rockets approaching London. Mr. Clarke was on the forefront of this technology. Walk Among Heroes had the honor of meeting Mr. Clarke in Nor...

Walk Among Heroes is pleased to welcome James Kelly as our guest for episode 39.James Kelly landed in a glider on D Day, June 6, 1944, near the village of Ranville with the 1st (Airborne) Royal Ulster Rifles, on the eastern flank of the main landing front. The Royal Ulster Rifles’ mission was to capture the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Oren and to seal the eastern flank, thus protecting the main invasion from any possible counter attacks by German armored divisions. Th...

Walk Among Heroes is honored to welcome Episode 38 guest, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Harry Baker. LTC Baker, 102 years-old and a resident of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, served as an artillery officer during World War II in Company C, 302nd Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division. He arrived in Europe right as Germany was mounting their largest counterattack of the war, later known as the Battle of the Bulge. LTC Baker and his men landed and immediately moved straight to...

Mr. Clanton, our previous guest for Episode 5, joins us for Episode 37 to discuss his upcoming trip to Normandy, Belgium, and Germany in June of this year. This week, we met with Reid and Carolynn Clanton to present their day-by-itinerary. Also, we surprised Mr. Clanton with Mike Tarr's extensive research, which allowed us to pinpoint several dates and locations for Mr. Clanton's major battles during the war. Currently a resident of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Clanton was ...

We are honored to introduce Mr. George Koch as our guest for Walk Among Heroes Podcast Episode 36. Mr. Koch is our first guest who served as a U.S. Merchant Marine. Born and raised in New York, Mr. Koch (pronounced ‘Coke’) dropped out of high school in tenth grade to join the Merchant Marines. At age 16 in September 1944, he reported to his first ship in New York Harbor. He soon found himself sailing north on the Murmansk Run. The Murmansk Run was a LONG, treache...

This episode features an AMAZING, detailed overview of the Battle of the Bulge and the actions at Bastogne. Johnny, a historian from the 101st Airborne Division Museum in Bastogne, takes us through one of the largest and most complex battles in our history. Bastogne was right at the center of it!The 101st Airborne Museum is simply amazing. It's one of the best museums we've ever visited. If you'd like to learn more about it, visit: http://www.101airbornemuseumbast...

Episode 34 features a short conversation with Maurice Renaud, son of Alexandre Renaud, the mayor of Sainte-mer-Eglise (SME) during World War II. SME was the first town liberated by paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division early in the morning on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Maurice's mother, Simone Renaud, is known as the 'Mother of Normandy,' as she made it her mission to identify and care for the graves of fallen American soldiers.Maurice is President of the AVA (Friends of American...

This episode features complete audio from the D-Day 78th Anniversary Commemoration at the Colleville-sur-Mere American Cemetery in Normandy France, on June 6, 2022. Keynote address provided by General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.