Hometown Heroes Radio: Recent Episodes
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Largest Naval Battle in World War IIUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #858 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 5-10, 2024, prepares us for the 80th anniversary for World War II’s largest naval engagement, the Battle of Leyte Gu...
USMC Journalist, Historian, Sports Broadcaster Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 79-year-old Dan Bisher of Hillsdale, MI appears on episode #854 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 7=12, 2024. Wounded in Vietnam while serving with the 3r...
Luke McLaurine Baked Guitar-shaped Cakes for Elvis Presley Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Luke McLaurine of Memphis, TN appears on episode #851 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 17-22, 2024. McLaurine is a lifelong residen...
Last Living Connection to Enola GayUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #850 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 10-15, 2024, comes in between some significant anniversary observations: the deploying of nuclear weapons that targeted Hiro...
50 Square Miles That Proved PivotalUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #849 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 3-8, 2024, focuses on the Battle of Tinian in light of the 80th anniversary of that island’s liberation by Allied forc...
100-year-old World War II Veteran Frank Bebereia Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Frank Bebereia of Lemoore, CA appears on episode #848 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 27 – August 1, 2024. A native of Laton, CA, and th...
Liberated After Nearly 3 years of Japanese OccupationUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #847 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 20-25, 2024 commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guam through the memories of five men with un...
Vietnam Navy Veteran Carl Wright Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 81-year-old Carl Wright of Henderson, NV appears on episode #846 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 13-18, 2024. A native of Arkansas, Wright served as a Radar Intercept Offi...
Five Marines Recall Overshadowed QuestUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #845 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 6-11, 2024 recognizes the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Saipan through the memories of five Marines who survived it....
Brigadier General Robert F. Titus, USAF Retired Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #844 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 29 – July 4, 2024, details the new book Earthquake and introduces us to the men behind it: author Bill Sc...
Sinking of Cruiser USS Northampton in 1942 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Floyd Thomason of Lewiston, ID appears on episode #843 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 22-27, 2024. Born in Oregon and raised in Gooding, ID, Floyd ...
New Exhibit & Website Harness the Power of AI Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #842 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 15-20, 2024, introduces us to The Thread of Memory, a new initiative that harnesses the power of artificial i...
Memories from June 6, 1944Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #841 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 8-13, 2024, captures moments from the 80th anniversary commemoration of D-Day in Normandy, and features the memories of four men who de...
80th Anniversary of Operation OverlordUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #840 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 1-6, 2024, prepares you for the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion through the memories of men who were the...
Remembering Our Gold Star HeroesUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #839 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 25-30, 2024, is a special Memorial Day edition, with World War II veterans remembering some of the Gold Star heroes whose memories...
Sole Survivor from December 14, 1963 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 85-year-old Michael Busch of Henderson, NV appears on episode #838 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 18-23, 2024. A native of Chicago, IL, Busch served as a helicopter pi...
V-E Day Memories + 79th Anniversary CeremonyUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new windowEpisode #837 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 11-16, 2024, features memories from World War II veterans of May 8, 1945 and Victory in Europe for the Allies. YouR...
Air Force Veteran Leonard GoertzenUse controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window89-year-old Leonard Goertzen of Providence, UT appears on episode #836 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 4-9, 2024. A native of Rupert, ID, and the sixth of ten children, Goer...
B-57 Pilot Collected Radiation Data Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Tom DiGiorgio of Fairfield, CA appears on episode #835 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 27 – May 2, 2024. A native of Philadelphia, PA and the 8th of 11 children ...
Historic Mission Launched April 18, 1942 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #834 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 20-25, 2024, recognizes the 82nd anniversary of one of the most daring missions in American aviation history, the ...
Centenarian Corpsman, Prolific Artist Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #833 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 13-18, 2024, continues the story of 100-year-old Bill DeGeneres, with more memories from World War II, in addition to hi...
100-year-old WWII Navy Veteran Bill DeGeneres Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Bill DeGeneres of Rio Rancho, NM appears on episode #832 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 6-11, 2024. Born in Louisiana and raised in southern Ca...
Inspiration Behind New WWII Book Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #830 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 23-28, 2024, features the story behind the new book Bombing Hitler’s Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber ...
F-105 Pilot’s Silver Star Story Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Bob McCoy of Fairfield, CA appears on episode #829 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 16-21, 2024. A native of Colton, SD, McCoy lied about his age and enli...
Ray Lee Celebrates Century Mark at Veterans Memorial Museum Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #828 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 9-14, 2024, details the big surprise received by World War II Army veteran Ray Lee on his 100th bir...
79th Anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #826 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 24-29, 2024, marks the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima through the memories of six American servicemen who...
Cuban Missile Crisis Reconnaissance Mission Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Tad Riley of Fairfield, CA appears on episode #825 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 17-22, 2024. Born in Kansas and raised there and in Pennsylva...
Lifelong New Yorker Arthur Grabiner Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Arthur Grabiner of Queens, NY appears on episode #823 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 3-8, 2024. A lifelong New Yorker, Grabiner served aboard the attac...
Dan Dougherty’s Memories from Dachau Concentration Camp Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #822 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 27 – February 1, continues the World War II memories of 98-year-old Dan Dougherty, cente...
Somehow Surviving Frigid Waters of Barents Sea Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Richard Burbine of Bridgeport, CA appears on episode #802 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 2-7, 2023. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Nov...
800th Episode of Hometown Heroes Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #800 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 26-31, 2023, looks back at our very first episode, and also looks ahead to how some of these World War II veterans’ in...
Battle of the Bulge Survivor Still Making Music Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Bill Glaspie of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #799 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 19-24, 2023. A native of Arizona and the sixth of twel...
78th Anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #798 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 12-17, 2023, marks the 78th anniversary of V-J Day through the recollections of several World War II veterans, sha...
Last Member of Enola Gay’s Squadron on New Oppenheimer Film Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #797 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 5-10, 2023, marks the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima with...
New Book Heroes in the Shadows: The Untold Story of the African-American Sailors Aboard USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #796 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 29 – August 3, 2023, marks the 78th anni...
Left for Dead in His Tank on Iwo Jima Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Jesse Arney of Oceano, CA appears on episode #795 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 22-27, 2023. A native of Maud, OK, Arney served with Company B, Third T...
Remembering WWII veteran & entertainer Jimmy Weldon Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #794 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 15-20, 2023, pays tribute to World War II veteran and entertainer Jimmy Weldon, who passed away July 6,...
WWII Veteran’s Blessing in Disguise Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Jorge Medeiros of Gustine, CA appears on episode #793 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 8-13, 2023. Born in New Bedford, MA and raised largely in the Az...
Independence Day 2023 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #792 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 1-6, 2023, puts Independence Day in perspective through the memories of three World War II veterans: Sam Terasaki, Steve Pisanos, and Kar...
Harold Bray Statue Dedication July 7, 2023 in Benicia, CA Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #791 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 24-29, 2023, features the memories of Harold Bray, the last living survivor of the sinking of the USS...
WWII Sailor Remembers Close Calls Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Bob McAvoy of Clovis, CA appears on episode #790 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 17-22, 2023. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, McAvoy lied about his age and enlist...
D-Day 79th Anniversary Features FDR Prayer Dedication Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #789 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 10-15, 2023, shares the story of one of 43 WWII veterans to travel to Normandy for D-Day’s 79th ann...
Memorial Day 2023 at National WWII Memorial Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #788 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 3-8, 2023, was recorded at the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023. You...
Veterans Home of California Plans Memorial Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #787 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 27 – June 1, 2023, shares plans for a new memorial to honor veterans and features the memories of some of the W...
Medal of Honor Recipient Leroy Petry Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry appears on episode #786 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 20 – 25, 2023. A native of Santa Fe, NM, Petry sacrificed his right h...
Thelma Wiley Survived Tragic Plane Crash Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 88-year-old Thelma Wiley of Sacramento, CA appears on a special Mother’s Day episode #785 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 13-15, 2023. Born and raised in rura...
Navy Veteran Defended Merchant Ships Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Glenn Montgomery of San Leandro, CA appears on episode #784 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 6-11, 2023. A native of San Francisco, Stokes saw action in Worl...
Wounded in WWII, Also Served in Korea and Vietnam Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Glenn Montgomery of Colorado Springs, CO appears on episode #783 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 29 – May 4, 2023. A native of Sterling...
Louie Zamperini’s Miraculous Nauru Mission Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #782 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 22-27, 2023, revisits some of the memories Louie Zamperini shared with Hometown Heroes listeners over a decad...
Flying Season for Honor Flight Network Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #781 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 15-20, 2023, features two veterans about to experience their Honor Flights to Washington, D.C. The Honor Flight Network...
National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, 2023 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #778 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 25-30, 2023, prepares you for National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which takes place every year on March 29th....
WWII Souvenir Returned to Enemy Soldier’s Family Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #777 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 18-23, 2023, continues our conversation with 97-year-old Durl Gibbs of Fort Benton, MT, and also includ...
Montana Cowboy Survived Battle of Okinawa Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Durl Gibbs of Fort Benton, MT appears on episode #776 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 11-16, 2023. Rounding up cows on horseback from the age of 5, G...
Unbroken Honor Captures Experiences of Americans of Japanese Ancestry During World War II Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #774 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 25 – March 2, 2023, spotlights the new documentary film, Un...
Iwo Jima Survivor Jim Freel Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Jim Freel of Topeka, KS appears on episode #773 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 18-23, 2023, in conjunction with the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima....
Ron Vance & Unsung Heroes Living History Project Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Ron Vance of Fresno, CA appears on episode #772 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 11-16, 2023. You’ll his military memories from Vietnam and I...
Korean War veteran Ivan Wohlgemuth Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Ivan Wohlgemuth of Reedley, CA appears on episode #771 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 4-9, 2023. A native of Hooker, OK who moved west with his family i...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #770 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 28 – February 2, 2023, features highlights from a special ceremony in San Diego to present 97-year-old Royce Williams with the Navy Cross. The recognit...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Les Doyel of Strathmore, CA appears on episode #769 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 21-26, 2023. The third of eight children in his family, growing up in rural Terra Bella, CA, Doyel was the...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #768 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 14-19, 2023, marks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by highlighting something that laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights movement: the service of more than one...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 77-year-old Marine Corps veteran Bob Winn of Monterey, CA appears on episode #767 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 7-12, 2023. The son of a career Marine whose service spanned three wars, Winn turned dow...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old George Paul of Henderson, NV appears on episode #766 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 31, 2022 – January 5, 2023. 97-year-old George Paul on the day of our interview.[/caption]...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #765 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 24-29, 2022, spotlights Christmas memories from World War II, and features President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s radio address from 80 years ago on Christma...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #764 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 17-22, 2022, serves as a tribute to D-Day survivor Vito Mastrangelo, who passed away December 9 at the age of 98. Click here to read Vito’s obituary fro...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #763 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 10-15, 2022, features excerpts from the official 81st anniversary commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the memories of three Pearl Harb...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #762 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 3-8, 2022, marks the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with the memories of three men who were on the island of Oahu on that Day of Infamy....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #761 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 26 – December 1, 2022, continues the story of Navy pilot Jim Lloyd with all the twists and turns that enabled him to escape from behind enemy lines in V...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 77-year-old Jim Lloyd of Placitas, NM appears on episode #760 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 19-24, 2022. A California native, Lloyd comes from a long line of identical twins, and in his case, both he a...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #759 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 12-17, 2022, is a special Veterans Day edition that highlights a Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshal, memorializes a Pearl Harbor survivor who was laid to r...
Use controls above or click here to open this podcast in a new window With Fresno State playing both basketball and football games on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022, and roughly an hour separating the two sports broadcasts, the Bulldog Sports Network from Learfield bridged the gap betwee...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #758 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 5-10, 2022, catches up with decorated WWII veteran Nyle Smith as he marks his 100th birthday....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Jacob Vokov appears on episode #757 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 29 – November 3, 2022. Born in Turkmenistan to a family of Russian exiles, and raised in Persia (modern day Iran), Vol...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #756 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 22 – 27, 2022, marks the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the aircraft carrier (CV-8) through the memories of four World War II veterans, including 100-...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old Frank Gallo of New Canaan, CT appears on episode #755 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 15-20, 2022. A native of Stamford, CT, Gallo served in the 78th Infantry Division’s 310th Regiment d...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #754 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 8-13, 2022, marks the 15th anniversary of this program debuting on the radio by revisiting our very first episode, as well as other highlights from throughout t...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #753 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 1-6, 2022, launches Filipino American History month through the memories of two Filipino-American veterans of World War II....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #752 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 24-29, 2022, continues the story of 99-year-old Jim Kunkle of Santa Ynez, CA, capturing his memories from the September 16th, 1944 mission that left the P-38 ...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Jim Kunkle of Santa Ynez, CA appears on episode #751 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 17-22, 2022. A native of New Kensington, PA, Kunkle was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while serv...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #750 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 10-15, 2022, features the World War II memories of Navy veteran Ray Loyd, who was surprised for his 99th birthday with a vehicle parade in Grover Beach, CA, t...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #749 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 2-8, 2022, marks the 80th anniversary of the Montford Point Marines, the first African-Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. The Congressional Gold Med...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #748 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 26 – September 1, 2022, captures the story of a daring rescue 50 years ago, behind enemy lines in Vietnam, through the memories of a helicopter pilot who w...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old Walter Grainger of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #747 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 19-25, 2022. The son of a World War I Navy veteran, Grainger is one of six brothers to serve in our Arm...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Sam Banuelos of Fresno, CA appears on episode #746 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 12-18, 2022. Banuelos, a native of Madera, CA who served with the 3rd Infantry Division, endured nearly two yea...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #745 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 5-11, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Enola Gay’s fateful mission to Hiroshima with one of the last surviving members of the 509th Composite Group...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Henry “Robby” Robinson of Henderson, NV appears on episode #744 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 29 – August 1, 2022. A native of Compton, CA, Robinson served with the 11th Armor...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #743 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 22-25, 2022, served as a tribute to ex-Prisoner of War Dean Whitaker, who passed away July 14th at the age of 97. A southern California native who grew up in Mayw...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Jack Kappeler of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #742 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 15-18, 2022. A native of Alameda, CA, Kappeler became a Navy fighter pilot during World War II, flying F6F ...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 95-year-old Lindy Scialla of Greenwood Village, CO appears on episode #741 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 8-11, 2022. Born in New York City and raised in Paterson, NJ, Lindy followed 3 older brothers into mi...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #740 of Hometown Heroes, airing July 1-4, 2022 originates from the USS Hornet Sea, Air, & Space Museum, focusing extensively on one of the historic aircraft carrier’s hidden gems, a Nisei Ve...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Rolland Doerfer of Apopka, FL appears on episode #739 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 24-27, 2022. A native of Goodland, KS, Doerfer served in the Navy throughout the Korean War. It was 72 years a...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 95-year-old Joe Pintacura of Prunedale, CA appears on episode #737 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 10-13, 2022. A native of Chicago, IL, Pintacura was one of four brothers to serve in the Navy during World Wa...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #736 of Hometown Heroes, airing June 3-6, 2022 commemorates the 78th anniversary of “D-Day” and the invasion of Normandy, which launched June 6, 1944. Thanks to the efforts of the Best Defe...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #735 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 27-30, 2022, marks Memorial Day weekend by spotlighting Gold Star heroes through the stories of veterans who knew them, and went on to honor their memories in unique ...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #734 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 20-23, 2022, celebrates the return of Honor Flights throughout the United States, while introducing you to a book about World War II veterans, from which all proceeds...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #733 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 13-16, 2022, serves as a tribute to Pearl Harbor survivor Mickey Ganitch, who passed away May 4th at the age of 102. If Mickey’s tireless commitment to keeping ...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 104-year-old Dr. Monica Kinnaman of Colorado Springs, CO appears on episode #732 of Hometown Heroes, airing May 6-9, 2022. A native of England, she served as anti-aircraft artillery officer in the British Arm...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #731 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 29 – May 2, 2022, features memories from liberators of Nazi concentration camps, as well as excerpts from this week’s Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremon...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Dr. Gilbert Stocks of Clovis, CA appears on episode #730 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 2-25, 2022, punctuating a week in which he celebrated his 100th birthday. A native of St. Charles, AR, Stocks served a...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #729 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 15-18, 2022, reflects on the 80th anniversary of the Bataan Death March through the memories of five men who were there when it began. Over the past week, commemor...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #728 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 8-11, 2022, continues the interview with 97-year-old Duane Harvey, which began on episode #727. You’ll more of Harvey’s World War II memories, how a fa...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Duane Harvey of Albuquerque, NM appears on episode #727 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 1-4, 2022. A native of Henrietta, OK, Harvey was one of three siblings to serve in our Armed Forces during W...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #726 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 25-28, 2022, gets you ready for National Vietnam War Veterans Day with the memories of two Vietnam veterans, Army pilot Ken Yeager and Army nurse Loretta Forlaw. M...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Vietnam veteran Rex Perry of Melbourne, FL appears on episode #725 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 18-21, 2022, in advance of National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29. A native of Logan, WV, Perry volunt...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old George Kincaid of New Cuyama, CA appears on episode #724 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 11-14, 2022. Born in Alberta, Canada and raised in California’s Kern County, Kincaid served with 2nd ...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Al Gagliardi of Gilroy, CA appears on episode #723 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 4-7, 2022. The son of Italian immigrants and one of three brothers in uniform during World War II, Gagliardi serv...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #722 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 25-28, 2022, celebrates the legacy of Gail Halvorsen, the famed “Candy Bomber” of the Berlin Airlift, who passed away February 16th at the age of 101...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 97-year-old Howard Frye of Sunnyside, WA appears on episode #721 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 18-21, 2022. A native of Ava, MO, Frye served with the 3rd Marine Division during World War II....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #720 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 11-14, 2022, prepares us for this year’s “Day of Remembrance” and the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. After Imperial Japan’s at...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #719 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 5-7, 2022, welcomes Black History Month with a focus on the service of approximately one million African-American men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces during W...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Lou Boria of Apopka, FL appears on episode #718 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 29-31, 2022. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Boria became a Marine at age 16 in 1943, and went on to receive Purple Hear...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Bob Clark of Clovis, CA appears on episode #717 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 22-24, 2022. A native of Selma, CA, Clark served aboard the battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) during World War II...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #716 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 15-17, 2022, marks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with examples before and after Dr. King’s work that dovetail with his vision for equality and opportunity...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Bill Jukes of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #715 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 8-10, 2022. A native of Croswell, MI, Jukes moved to Nova Scotia as a boy, and served in the Royal Canadian A...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Don Pullan of Salt Lake City, UT appears on episode #714 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 1-3, 2021....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #713 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 25-27, 2021, captures Christmas memories in the air, on land, and at sea during World War II....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Pearl Harbor survivor Bill Pratt of Fresno, CA appears on episode #712 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 18-20, 2021, in conjunction with Pratt’s 100th birthday....
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #711 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 11-13, 2021, includes excerpts from the official 80th anniversary commemoration at the USS Arizona – Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu. For the en...
Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #710 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 4-6, 2021, prepares for Tuesday’s 80th anniversary of Imperial Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor with the memories of seven men who experienced...