Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

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What's Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories about?

The unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. From archived tapes of WWI veterans, to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their stories, in their own words.

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Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories episodes:

04.18.2024
The Marine Scout Sniper Program: Maj Edward James Land Jr.
Major Edward James Land Jr. served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. In the 1960s, Land and Richard O. Culver Jr. worked together to create the first permanent Marine Corps Scout Sniper School. In this special episode, Maj Land...
04.18.2024
Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show
The Jordan Harbinger Show is an award winning podcast with fascinating guest interviews which we've come to love. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
04.12.2024
Web-Exclusive: Surviving a Helicopter Crash w/SSG Mark Lalli
"The aircraft started to spin. Not really thinking it was anything unusual, I remember calling the pilot saying, 'Hey sir, are we going to stop this?' When he responded with, 'I can't,' I knew this wasn't going to end well." Click...
04.11.2024
Youngest Flying Ace in Korea: Lt Col Hank Buttelmann
Lieutenant Colonel Henry “Hank” Buttelmann served in Korea and Vietnam as a fighter pilot. In Korea, he flew the F-86, and became the youngest ace of the war at the age of 24. He left Korea with 6 confirmed kills....
04.04.2024
My Story: Lt. Ken Harbaugh
In this special episode, Lt. Ken Harbaugh, the host of Warriors In Their Own Words, is interviewed by MOH recipient SSG David Bellavia about his service in the Navy. Harbaugh served from 1996 - 2005 as an EP-3 pilot, tasked with...
03.28.2024
Bullet Through the Jaw: COL Walter Joseph Marm Jr.
COL Walter Joseph Marm Jr. served as a rifle platoon leader in Vietnam. When a friendly platoon was trapped behind enemy lines, Marm and his platoon were sent to rescue them. Attempting to take a hill held by the enemy,...
03.21.2024
Overcoming Trauma: CSM Tonya Oxendine
Warning, this episode contains harsh language, graphic violence, gore, and description of rape. Listener discretion is advised. CSM Tonya Oxendine served in the US Army for nearly 30 years, retiring as a Command Sergeant Major. She did two tours in Iraq...
03.18.2024
Introducing: Everything Everywhere Daily (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)
Today as a bonus episode, we’ll be airing an episode of Everything Everywhere Daily about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Everything Everywhere Daily is a podcast that allows listeners to learn something new every day on various subjects, like history, science, geography,...
03.14.2024
The Battle of Anzio: COL Young Oak Kim Part II
In this final part of his interview, Kim talks about the Battle of Anzio, earning the Distinguished Service Cross, and his feelings about the war. – Young Oak Kim was born in Los Angeles to a Korean family in 1919. He tried...
03.07.2024
The Battle of Monte Cassino: COL Young Oak Kim Part I
In this first part of his interview, COL Kim talks about joining the Army, serving as a Korean American in World War II, and the Battle of Monte Cassino – Young Oak Kim was born in Los Angeles to a Korean family...
02.29.2024
Battalion XO in Iraq: Lt. Col. Joseph Kopser
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kopser attended West Point before joining a cavalry unit in the U.S. Army. He volunteered to go to Iraq in 2004 working out of one of Saddam Hussein's Palaces and then again in 2006-2007 where he served...
02.22.2024
The Airmobile Concept: LTG Harry Kinnard
In this special episode, Lieutenant General Harry Kinnard explains how he helped develop the Airmobile concept- which later became the 1st Air Cavalry Division in the U.S. Army. The Airmobile approach integrated helicopters into the structure of ground forces, allowing...
02.15.2024
Tunnel Rat in Vietnam: CAPT John Cotter
Captain John Robert Cotter served in the Australian Army in Vietnam. He was a combat engineer, tasked with disarming mines, dismantling booby traps, dealing with gas warfare, establishing roadways for infantry transport, and more. He was among the first to...
02.06.2024
Reflecting on Vietnam Part II: Col. John Anthony Cash
Colonel John Anthony Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam. In this second part of his interview, Cash tells more incredible stories, reflects on the war as a whole, and talks about coming home. Before serving...
02.01.2024
Reflecting on Vietnam Part I: Col. John Anthony Cash
Colonel John Anthony Cash served in the Army as a Rifle Company Commander in Vietnam. In this interview, Cash recalls hearing updates about the devastating Battle of Ia Drang around a radio, serving in Operation White Wing, and several tragic...
01.25.2024
5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day: S/Sgt.Charles Klein
Staff Sergeant Charles Klein served in the Army Rangers during the invasion of Normandy. He commanded a section of riflemen, and as a member of the 5th Ranger Battalion, he was one of the first units to land at Omaha...
01.18.2024
Infantryman in Vietnam: SGT Jim Purvis
Sergeant Jim Purvis served in the Army as an infantryman during the Vietnam War. In this interview, he recounts being kicked out of Officer Candidate School, his time in Vietnam, and how Vietnam differed from previous American military conflicts. “Anytime you...
01.15.2024
History Daily - The German Defeat at Stalingrad
Today as a bonus episode, we’ll be airing an episode of History Daily about the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII which we think you’ll enjoy. History Daily is a show that tells the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day”...
01.11.2024
Defending the Capitol: SSG Aquilino Gonell
Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell served in the Army in Iraq. He was born in the Dominican Republic, and was granted US citizenship after joining the military. In this interview, he discusses the difficulty of gaining citizenship, discipling a fellow soldier for...
12.28.2023
Christmas as a POW: Rick Render
In this interview, Rick Render describes the Christmas of 1944, when he spent all day waiting in line to enter a German prison camp. Render served as an army infantryman in World War II. He was captured during the Battle of...
12.21.2023
“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King
At 30 years old, Beth King was a single mother, and joined the Army as a way to provide for her five-year-old son. She deployed to Afghanistan and became a Chinook helicopter maintainer. As one of the few women in her...
12.20.2023
PREVIEW: “Not Ready to Quit”
In this preview, SSG King recounts the night that her Chinook helicopter was hit by an RPG. Make sure to catch out full interview with King when it releases tomorrow. – At 30 years old, Beth King was a single mother, and...
12.14.2023
The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam: SP5 Clarence Sasser
Specialist 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser served in Vietnam as an Army Medic. In spite of numerous wounds and excruciating pain, he continuously administered aid to fellow soldiers for 20 hours as his company was attacked in Vietnam. Sasser later said...
12.13.2023
PREVIEW: The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam
In this preview, SP5 Clarence Sasser relives the traumatic mission for which he was later awarded the Medal of Honor. Check back tomorrow to hear our full interview with Sasser. Specialist 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser served in Vietnam as an...
12.07.2023
Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor: Capt. Daniel Inouye
After witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor from his home in Hawaii, Daniel Inouye, a second-generation Japanese American, enlisted in the US Army. He later was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Northern Italy. To hear the details of...
12.06.2023
PREVIEW: Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor
Tomorrow, on the 82nd Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, we’ll be sharing our full interview with Captain Daniel Inouye. At 17 years old, Inouye witnessed the attack first-hand from his home in Hawaii, and he joined the US...
11.30.2023
The Battle of Merville Gun Battery: Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO
Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway DSO served in the British Army during World War II. In the hours before the Invasion of Normandy, he and the 9th Parachute Battalion were dropped over German lines, and tasked with destroying the Merville Gun Battery....
11.29.2023
PREVIEW: The Battle of Merville Gun Battery
In this preview, we'll be sharing a clip from tomorrow's interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO. Make sure to catch our full interview with Otway when it releases tomorrow. Lieutenant Colonel Terence Otway DSO served in the British Army during World...
11.23.2023
Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge: CPT Loran B. Morgan M.D.
Captain Loran B. Morgan M.D. served as a battalion surgeon and paratrooper in the Army during World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Rhine River Crossing. After the war, Morgan became an optometrist, and...
11.22.2023
PREVIEW: Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge
In this preview, we'll be sharing a clip from tomorrow's interview with Captain Loran B. Morgan M.D.. Make sure to catch our full interview with Morgan when it releases tomorrow. Captain Loran B. Morgan M.D. served as a battalion surgeon and paratrooper...
11.16.2023
B-17 Crewmember in WWII: LtC. James Wirth
Content Warning: Gore, Violence Lieutenant Colonel James Wirth served in the US Army Air Force during World War II. As a togglier, he flew on bombers and was tasked with arming and dropping bombs as well as manning a turret on...
11.15.2023
PREVIEW: B-17 Crewmember in WWII
Content Warning: Gore, Violence In this preview, we'll be sharing a clip from tomorrow's interview with Lt Col James Wirth. Make sure to catch our full interview with Wirth when it releases tomorrow. Lieutenant Colonel James Wirth served in the US Army...
11.07.2023
Minefield in Vietnam: LtCol Jim Riordan
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Riordan served as a forward observer in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Forward observers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the Army and Marine Corps. They deploy near, and sometimes beyond, the front lines, and...
11.02.2023
Demolition Unit on D-Day: ENS Nathan Irwin
Ensign Nathan Erwin served in the Navy in World War II, and was among the first to invade Normandy on D-Day. As a member of a Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU), it was his job to use explosives to destroy...
10.26.2023
The Power of a Radio: SSgt Brian Keith
Staff Sergeant Brian Keith was among the first Marines deployed to serve in the Gulf War. He served as a Forward Observer. Forward observers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the Army and Marine Corps. They deploy near, and...
10.19.2023
The Importance of Medics: CPT Max Cleland
"’You think I'm going to make it?’ And he said, ‘You just might.’" Captain Cleland (later Senator Cleland) lost both his legs and an arm from a grenade explosion while serving in Vietnam. In this interview, Cleland describes the explosion and the crucial...
10.12.2023
Blowing a Path Through Omaha Beach: BM1 Nelson Dubroc
Boatswain's Mate First Class Nelson Dubroc served in the Normandy Invasion with a Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU) when he was just 18 years old. It was their job to destroy obstacles with explosives in order to clear the way...
10.05.2023
Capt. Harold Sperber: In the Hours Before D-Day
Captain Harold Sperber served in World War II as a Pathfinder co-pilot. Pathfinders were small paratrooper groups that were sent to mark landing zones ahead of major paratrooper missions. Their work helped insure the success of the drop, but it...
09.28.2023
Maj. Richard Jacobson: Pathfinder Pilot in Normandy
Major Richard Jacobson served as a pathfinder pilot during WWII, and fought in the Invasion of Normandy. Pathfinders were small paratrooper groups that were sent to mark landing zones ahead of major paratrooper missions. Their work helped insure the success...
09.21.2023
S/Sgt. Alfred Bell: Bleeding in the Basement
Staff Sergeant Alfred Bell served as a Tank Platoon Sergeant during World War II. He fought in the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the famous Spearhead Division. In this episode, he recounts the...
09.18.2023
The French History Podcast: Silent Village with Robert Pike
Today as a bonus episode we wanted to share an episode of The French History Podcast, which we think you'll find incredibly interesting. This episode details the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre of WW2. The French History Podcast tells the story of France from...
09.14.2023
S1c Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the Sands of Omaha
Seaman First Class Richard Coombs served in World War II as a Navy Seabee. He fought in the first wave of the Invasion of Normandy, where he was a part of the Naval Combat Demolition Unit. In the interview, he...
09.07.2023
Col. Robert E. Stoffey: Flying in Darkness
Colonel Robert E. Stoffey served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and Forward Air Controller in the Marines. It was his job to support ground troops by directing fire and performing evacuations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08.31.2023
T/Sgt Donald Malarkey: Band of Brothers
Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey served in WWII as a Paratrooper. In this interview, he recounts the D-Day invasion and hedgerow warfare. To learn more about Malarkey, check out the HBO show Band of Brothers , which tells the story of Malarkey and...
08.24.2023
Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part II: The Allied Invasion of Italy
Captain Warren “Bing” Evans served in World War II as a Ranger. The Rangers were an elite American task force that trained and operated with the famous British Commandos. Using the element of surprise as their main weapon, the Rangers...
08.17.2023
Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part I: The Invasion of Sicily
Captain Warren “Bing” Evans served in World War II as a Ranger. The Rangers were an elite American unit that trained and operated with the famous British Commandos. Using the element of surprise as their main weapon, the Rangers played...
08.10.2023
Cpl. Ted Fleser: The Invasion of Sicily
Corporal Ted Fleser served as an Army Ranger during World War II. He was a BAR gunner (Browning Automatic Rifle), and fought in North Africa and the Allied Invasion of Sicily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08.03.2023
CDR Ronald Leonard Smith Sr.: Life at Sea
Commander Ronald Leonard Smith Sr. served in the US Navy and sailed all over the world in the 80s and 90s. In this interview, he describes one of the Navy’s famous initiation rites, his deployments, and the dangers of Mother...
07.27.2023
CAPT Zeke Zellmer: Submarine Warfare
Captain Zeke Zellmer served as a Communications Officer aboard the USS Cavalla during World War II. He fought in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the largest carrier-to-carrier battle in history, and helped destroy a Japanese aircraft carrier called the...
07.20.2023
SSG Leonard Goff: The Life of a Tank Commander
Staff Sergeant Leonard Goff served as a Tank Commander in World War II, fighting in both the Invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. In this interview, he describes what it’s like to be a Tank Commander, and the...

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Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories episodes:

The Marine Scout Sniper Program: Maj Edward James Land Jr.

Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show

Web-Exclusive: Surviving a Helicopter Crash w/SSG Mark Lalli

Youngest Flying Ace in Korea: Lt Col Hank Buttelmann

My Story: Lt. Ken Harbaugh

Bullet Through the Jaw: COL Walter Joseph Marm Jr.

Overcoming Trauma: CSM Tonya Oxendine

Introducing: Everything Everywhere Daily (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)

The Battle of Anzio: COL Young Oak Kim Part II

The Battle of Monte Cassino: COL Young Oak Kim Part I

Battalion XO in Iraq: Lt. Col. Joseph Kopser

The Airmobile Concept: LTG Harry Kinnard

Tunnel Rat in Vietnam: CAPT John Cotter

Reflecting on Vietnam Part II: Col. John Anthony Cash

Reflecting on Vietnam Part I: Col. John Anthony Cash

5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day: S/Sgt.Charles Klein

Infantryman in Vietnam: SGT Jim Purvis

History Daily - The German Defeat at Stalingrad

Defending the Capitol: SSG Aquilino Gonell

Christmas as a POW: Rick Render

“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King

PREVIEW: “Not Ready to Quit”

The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam: SP5 Clarence Sasser

PREVIEW: The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam

Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor: Capt. Daniel Inouye

PREVIEW: Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor

The Battle of Merville Gun Battery: Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO

PREVIEW: The Battle of Merville Gun Battery

Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge: CPT Loran B. Morgan M.D.

PREVIEW: Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge

B-17 Crewmember in WWII: LtC. James Wirth

PREVIEW: B-17 Crewmember in WWII

Minefield in Vietnam: LtCol Jim Riordan

Demolition Unit on D-Day: ENS Nathan Irwin

The Power of a Radio: SSgt Brian Keith

The Importance of Medics: CPT Max Cleland

Blowing a Path Through Omaha Beach: BM1 Nelson Dubroc

Capt. Harold Sperber: In the Hours Before D-Day

Maj. Richard Jacobson: Pathfinder Pilot in Normandy

S/Sgt. Alfred Bell: Bleeding in the Basement

The French History Podcast: Silent Village with Robert Pike

S1c Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the Sands of Omaha

Col. Robert E. Stoffey: Flying in Darkness

T/Sgt Donald Malarkey: Band of Brothers

Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part II: The Allied Invasion of Italy

Capt Warren “Bing” Evans Part I: The Invasion of Sicily

Cpl. Ted Fleser: The Invasion of Sicily

CDR Ronald Leonard Smith Sr.: Life at Sea

CAPT Zeke Zellmer: Submarine Warfare

SSG Leonard Goff: The Life of a Tank Commander