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Major League Baseball Players in World War II

Streamed live on June 6, 2024For the 80th anniversary we talk about D-Day veteran Yogi Berra and the 38 other Major League Baseball Hall of Famers who served in World War II. That’s right: 39 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown served in the military during World War II. It’s a sign

Air Force Fire Fighters and Open Conversation

Streamed live on June 3, 2024 We talk all things military with veterans for 90 minutes. We chat with newcomesr CW-4 Jon Malik, Army Intelligence Analysis and Clint Jordan, Air Force Fire Fighter veteran. Also, Beth Reuschel gives us an update on her military records research at the National Archives in St. Louis, including

Playtone’s Kirk Saduski on Masters of the Air

Streamed live on May 30, 2024 Playtone’s Kirk Saduski talks about creating “Masters of the Air,” as well as working on Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and many other historical features, series, and documentaries. Kirk Saduski has a B.A. in history from UCLA and an M.A. in history from S.F. State. He has been

Recovering WWII Normandy MIA Nathan Baskind

Streamed live on May 27, 2024 We mark Memorial Day with the PFC Lawrence Gordon Foundation's Jed Henry (www.pfclawrencegordonfoundation.org) who, along with Operation Benjamin (www.operationbenjamin.org/nathanbaskind), recently recovered the remains of 1st Lt. Nathan Baskind, who was killed in Normandy near Utah Beach in 1944. In June 1944, Baskind was assigned to Company C, 899th

WWII Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart

Streamed live on May 23, 2024 WWII P-51 Pilot and Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart shares his story with us on Greatest Generation Live. Stewart successfully completed 43 missions during World War II and is one of only four Tuskegee Airmen to have earned three aerial victories in a single day of combat. When the

Infantry Culture in the Global War on Terror

Streamed live on May 20, 2024 Marine Stew Blackwell joins us to talk about his new book, Savages: Infantry Culture in the Global War on Terror. In his debut book, Blackwell explores the complex culture, complete with its own value system, of the American warrior serving during the Global War on Terror, known as

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