Streamed live on February 10, 2025 Bill Spanos began his military career when he volunteered for the draft in December 1963. He completed Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, followed by Advanced Individual Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Recognized for his potential, he was selected for Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia,
Streamed live on February 10, 2025 Renee Geffken joined the Navy in September 1974, beginning her training at boot camp in Orlando. She then attended Corps School at Great Lakes before working for a year in the emergency room in Connecticut. Her next step was psychiatric technician training, which took her to Fort Sam
Streamed live on February 10, 2025 World War II Leroy Brinkley passed away on February 3, 2025, as the last surviving Black soldier to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Brinkley was a member of the all-Black 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, which carried out a vital defensive mission—deploying barrage balloons to protect Allied forces
Streamed live on February 10, 2025 Ben and Diane Thornal met during the Vietnam War while serving in different capacities. Ben was a helicopter pilot assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Eagle, near Da Nang, while Diane was a Red Cross volunteer with the Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO), commonly known as
Streamed live on February 13, 2025 Glenn Flickinger marks the 80th anniversary of the Yalta Conference with a conversation with experts and historians. Yalta was held from February 4 to 11, 1945, and it was a pivotal meeting during World War II between the Allied leaders: Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Winston
Streamed live on September 2, 2024 Iwo Jima Marine Bob Brutinel joined us near his 100th birthday to share his story of service. "I don't believe in medals," was his response when we asked him about the Silver Star he received for valor on Iwo.Private First Class Robert C. Brutinel, born in El Paso,
