WWII Fighter Ace Flies in Korea: From the Archive
Col. Walker “Bud” Mahurin was an American combat fighter pilot. Flying P-47s with the 56th FG in WWII, he became an ace three times over in...
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Remarkable stories of war told by those who fought for a proud nation. Their words. Their voices. Our first episodes tell riveting stories from World War II, then we move on to the Vietnam W...
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20 of 272 episodesIntelligence Officer Fighting in Europe: From the Archive
Walter Bodlander was a military intelligence officer for the US Army during WWII. He was born in Germany in 1920. As a Jew, he knew he had t...
Fighter Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen: From the Archive
Colonel Charles Bussey courageously flew P-51 Mustangs as a fighter pilot in World War II. His training came with the famed Tuskegee Airmen,...
Three War Army Hero: From the Archive
This episode tells the dramatic story of an Army veteran who served in three wars, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Al Ungerleider’s first t...
Pacific War Diary: From the Archive
During World War II, the United States Marines played a central role in the battle for the islands of the Pacific. Marine Corps veteran Bill...
Flying Tigers & Silver Streaks: From the Archive
This is the tale of two American pilots of World War II. One, R.T. Smith, was a fighter ace in Burma flying P-40s with the legendary Flying...
Medal of Honor & Battlefield Recordings: From the Archive
Medal of Honor recipient Walter Ehlers tells his dramatic stories of combat in North Africa and Europe and details the events surrounding hi...
D-Day Diary: From the Archive
1994 was the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Throughout that year, The Honor Project sat down with dozens of veterans off the Normandy Invasion t...
D-Day- The First Hours: From the Archive
Hours before the Allied Forces hit the beaches of Normandy, courageous British and American soldiers entered France with parachutes and glid...
First Helicopter Combat Rescue Mission: From the Archive
Today helicopters carry the firepower of an artillery battery and can strike deep behind every lines, flying day or night in any weather. Bu...
Combat Medics in Vietnam: From the Archive
Combat Medics courageously fought to save lives as the war raged around them in Vietnam. Helicopters became virtual hospitals in the air, bu...
Tunnel Rats in Vietnam: From the Archive
The Tunnel Rats were courageous soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. American and Australi...
Snipers in Vietnam: From the Archive
Military snipers were trained sharpshooters assigned to kill a man with one perfect shot. These highly disciplined marksman often stalked a...
SOG Covert Task Force in Vietnam: From the Archive
Studies and Observations Group (SOG) was a highly classified, special ops unit that conducted unconventional warfare during the Vietnam War....
Wild Weasels in Vietnam: From the Archive
The Wild Weasels of the United States Air Force were some of the most courageous pilots in Vietnam. In a deadly game of cat and mouse, they...
Bat 21Rescue in Vietnam: From the Archive
On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972, two EB-66 aircraft, call signs Bat 21 and Bat 22 were flying pathfinder escort for three B-52s, which were...
Forward Air Controllers in Vietnam: From the Archive
Forward Air Controllers or FACs choreographed this skies over the battlefield in Vietnam. They courageously flew low, slow and unarmed over...
Vietnam Forward Observers: From the Archive
During the Vietnam War, all too often the chaos of battle found Allied forces trapped and facing annihilation. The situation called for cour...
Iwo Jima: From the Archive
The battle for Iwo Jima in World War II became the bloodiest in U. S. Marine Corps history. But for survivors like Chuck Tatum, it also repr...
Marine Raiders in the Pacific: From the Archive
The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corp during World War II to conduct special amphibious assault m...