Joe Foto grew on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, and served as a waist gunner on a B-24 Liberator in the 15th Air Force. On his 5th mission on December 18, 1944, his plane was hit, and he bailed out over Yugoslavia. There, Joe joined dozens of other members of U.S. B-24 bomber crews

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98-year-old Andy Negra shipped overseas in early 1944 with the 128th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division. He landed on Utah Beach on July 18 and fought through to the end of the war, including at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Pete Mecca has documented Andy's story and hosts this conversation with

Laura Colbert was heartland-bred and tough enough when the Army sent her to Baghdad, but she quickly discovered soldiering in Iraq involved a lot more than she expected. As a daughter of a Vietnam War Military Police officer and a sister to an Army Infantry Medic, Laura joined the Army National Guard as a

99-year-old Bill Norberg served aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) from before Pearl Harbor. He spent years spent plying dangerous waters as the ship captain's yeoman. The ship saw more action than any other in World War II. Topedo strikes, diver bombers, enemy strafing, Bill saw it all, including several kamikaze attacks. There's one person left