SGT Scotty Hasting, U.S. Army, Afghanistan
Scotty Hasting is now a popular country music singer but his story of service will explain a lot about the performer you see today. Hasting...
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Veterans Chronicles
Veterans Chronicles tells the stories of America's greatest heroes in their own words.
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20 of 565 episodesCpl. Robert Saunders, Jr., USMC, Vietnam
Robert Saunders, Jr. did not come from a family with a history of military service, but both he and his brother joined the U.S. Marine Corps...
SSG Pete Walther, U.S. Army Special Forces, Afghanistan Horse Soldiers
Pete Walther joined the National Guard to help pay for college but soon realized he enjoyed the Guard much more than school. So he joined th...
SSgt. Samantha Hargrove, USAF, Iraq, Wounded Warrior
Samantha Hargrove joined the U.S. Air Force at the urging of her brother. After training, she soon specialized in combat communications. Har...
LTC Mark Nutsch, U.S. Army Special Forces, Horse Soldiers Commander
Mark Nutsch was born into a family with a rich legacy of military service. He also grew up on Kansas farms and ranches around a lot of horse...
PO1 John Allen, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan, Purple Heart
John Allen left college due to bad grades and repeated misconduct after just one semester. He needed direction and purpose. After speaking w...
CDR Jack Carr, U.S. Navy SEAL, Afghanistan, Iraq
You probably know the name Jack Carr as one of our most famous and talented novelists through The Terrninal List and other books in the Jame...
Sgt. Floyd Moreland, USMC, Vietnam
Floyd Moreland grew up in Illinois in a family with a very distinguished service record. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 21-year...
Gen. Richard Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 9/11
In September 2001, U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers was Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President George W. Bush had recentl...
Sal Cassano, FDNY Commissioner, 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Sal Cassano was born in New York City. He served in the U.S. Army and did a tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967, But even while he was serving ov...
Michael Hingson, 9/11 Survivor, World Trade Center
Michael Hingson was hosting a training session in his offices on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower on the morning of Se...
TSgt Caster Salemi, U.S. Army, World War II, Luzon, New Guinea
Caster Salemi was 19 years old when Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He tried to enlist in the U.S. Navy but was...
MSG Paul Evans, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Gulf War
Paul Evans joined the U.S. Navy as a young adult but after three years on ships he left the service. A short time later, he enlisted in the...
H.J. Burley Smith, U.S. Merchant Marine, Korea, USS Meredith Victory Evacuation
H.J. Burley Smith was 12 years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II. He followed the far closely, especial...
1LT Leonard Ganz, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Silver Star
Leonard Ganz knew he was going to be drafted, so he studied all of the branches and enlisted in the U.S. Army. After basic and other trainin...
Floyd Brantley, U.S. Navy, USAF, World War II, Korea
Floyd Brantley was born in Texas in 1925. He was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Unlike many Ameri...
SGT Vince Makela, U.S. Army Green Beret, Afghanistan 'Horse Soldiers'
Vince Makela enlisted in the U.S. Army while he was still in high school. After basic training, he specialized in communications and dreamed...
LCDR Kaj Larsen, U.S. Navy, SEAL Training, War on Terrorism
Kaj Larsen did not follow the typical route to becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. He was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy but left after two years...
Col. Allison Black, U.S. Air Force, Afghanistan, 'The Angel of Death'
Allison Black surprised her family by deciding to enlist in the U.S. Air Force after high school. She did it to be part of a mission bigger...
SSgt. Rudy Meekins, USMC. Korea, Chosin Reservoir
Rudy Meekins grew up in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Most young men from that area joined the U.S. Merchant Marine or the U.S. Coast G...