@witnesstowarfoundation Witness to War

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"BOB MCCLAREN: Almost Knocking Himself Out at the Feet of the Commander Provided Lots of Laughs After a shore duty stint as an instructor Bob McClaren was sent to serve on the USS Flying Fish. During a drill simulating a shutdown of the nuclear reactor a scram he suffered an embarrassing fall right at the feet of the commander. Master Chief You OK Should I stop the drill (Interview conducted April [--] 2025) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #ColdWar #CombatVeteran #Navy"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T16:38Z 45.7K followers, 16.8K engagements

"AL MAMPRE E Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division (WWII) Medic Al Mampre was wounded when he went to the aid of a soldier who was in the open with no cover at all. He was impressed with the Dutch civilians who ran unarmed out to help him. He recovered and stayed with the Allied push all the way to Bastogne which he allowed was "A little chilly." (Pt. 1) www.WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar #Bastogne #WWII #101stAirborne"
YouTube Link 2024-03-27T15:52Z 45.6K followers, 445K engagements

"AL BROWN: Digging in Near Belmont France Soon the Germans Opened Up As Al Brown's unit (H Company 30th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division) moved North from Italy into the Rhone Valley the Germans fought very skillful delaying actions. Digging in near Belmont France he noticed an officer and a radio operator casually sitting in the open. Before long they were all running. (Interview conducted June [--] 2014) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T19:41Z 45.7K followers, 212.4K engagements

"LARRY BARNETT: "Somehow. important information didn't get to the troops on the ground." Not long after he was part of the chaotic evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon Larry Barnett (2nd Battalion 9th Marines) had to saddle up again to head to Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge had seized an American merchant vessel the SS Mayaguez. Despite questionable intelligence the Marines were directed to land on Koh Tang Island where the crew was believed to be held. This proved disastrous. (Interview conducted on May [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T14:23Z 45.7K followers, 31K engagements

"LARRY BARNETT: "I screamed I know for at least [--] minutes at the top of my lungs." The little used tactic of assaulting a beach with helicopters proved to be nearly the end of Larry Barnett (2nd Battalion 9th Marines) and the other Marines trying to evacuate the crew of the SS Mayaguez from Koh Tang Island. They were pinned down by the Khmer Rouge and evacuation by helicopter seemed impossible due to the withering fire. Half the Marines who were pinned down were going to get out on a small boat. But the boat never made it in and now their only chance was a chopper pilot who came in under heavy"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T14:16Z 45.7K followers, 15.1K engagements

"TOM KIRK: Working Alongside the Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam When Tom Kirk arrived in Vietnam he was told you're going to the 135th Assault Helicopter Company an experimental unit. Experimental What kind of experiment am I part of It turned out to be a very fine one. (Interview conducted on July [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Army #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:20Z 45.7K followers, 22.5K engagements

"BENJAMIN EPSTEIN: Surving the Sinking of the Dorchester February [----] Being one of over [---] troops aboard the transport vessel USAT Dorchester in the North Atlantic Benjamin Epstein (Army Air Corps) describes in detail how he became one of the few survivors of a German U-boat attack in February of [----]. (Interview conducted June [--] 2010) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran #ArmyAirCorps"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T20:29Z 45.7K followers, [---] engagements

"NAM CAO: Weaponry Sounds and Dialect Differences Identify Friend From Foe in Vietnam War He was an engineer who rebuilt boats but Nam Cao (Republic of Vietnam Navy) still had to work supply runs on the river that supplied ARVN troops. He learned to tell the sound of an AK-47 from the sound of an M-16 which was useful in addition to differences in dialect to identify friend from foe. (Interview conducted on October [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T17:06Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"BEN KNISELY: "We actually flew like a top for almost 1/4 of mile. & crashed down in the valley." Ben Knisely (498th Medical Company Air Ambulance) was flying a rescue mission where the A Shau Valley meets the Ho Chi Minh Trail when the tail of his helicopter was shot off. They were spinning like a top. (Interview conducted on May [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Army #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T15:41Z 45.7K followers, 63.9K engagements

"VIRGIL WESTDALE: Finding Shelter With Germans After WWII Was Over When the 442nd Regimental Combat Team comprised of Nisei soldiers returned home Virgil Westdale was left behind due some beef the 1st Sergeant had with him. When he finally left Germany to travel to France for transport home he was bunked for a night in a miserable unheated building. He and a friend decided to set out in the night to seek food and warmer shelter in the German town. (Interview conducted April [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T18:20Z 45.7K followers, [---] engagements

"BEN KNISELY: After Being Shot Down Medevac Crew Has to Evade Capture Until Rescue After being shot down Ben Knisely (498th Medical Company Air Ambulance) was discovered that he had an injury in his ankle and couldn't walk. Fortunately his co-pilot could still walk and they wandered for a while before encountering a rescue team. But it would be a while before the Army could conduct a hoist rescue mission to get them out of enemy territory. (Interview conducted on May [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Army #Vietnam"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T18:09Z 45.7K followers, 74.2K engagements

"LARRY BARNETT: "They couldn't reinforce us and at that point they couldn't get us out." Not long after he was part of the chaotic evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon Larry Barnett (2nd Battalion 9th Marines) had to saddle up again to head to Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge had seized an American merchant vessel the SS Mayaguez. Despite questionable intelligence the Marines were directed to land on Koh Tang Island where the crew was believed to be held. Taking an RPG to the tail of the helicopter they knew they were in trouble. The assault was a disaster. The little used tactic of assaulting a"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T14:10Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"TOM KIRK: "You'd get in trouble in flight school if you flew like this but here it's okay." Tom Kirk was part of the 135th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam flying alongside the Royal Australian Navy. They started out at a base far away from their missions before being moved into the heart of the Mekong Delta [--] minutes from the action. (Interview conducted on July [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Army #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:41Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"TOM KIRK: "I just came over here to fly helicopters. I don't remember anything about experiments." When Tom Kirk arrived in Vietnam he was told you're going to the 135th Assault Helicopter Company an experimental unit. Experimental What kind of experiment am I part of It turned out to be a very fine one. (Interview conducted on July [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Army #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-03T13:31Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"LARRY BARNETT: "I didn't have to pick one person. Now that's not bad for a bunch of kids." Half the Marines who were pinned down on Koh Tang Island trying to rescue the crew of the SS Mayaguez were going to get out on a small boat. Larry Barnett (2nd Battalion 9th Marines) describes the tense moment when it was decided who was leaving and who was staying. (Interview conducted on May [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Marines #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-01-27T14:10Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"HANK CRAMER: The Origins of The Special Forces After WWII Hank Cramer (1st Special Forces Group) discusses the skillsets and uses of Rangers & Merrill's Marauders but more specifically the OSS during WWII which helped formed the Special Forces. (Interview conducted on September [--] 2022) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #OSS #SpecialForces"
YouTube Link 2026-01-22T15:49Z 45.7K followers, 17K engagements

"NAM CAO: Dangerous Supply Runs to ARVN Troops During Vietnam War He was an engineer who rebuilt boats but Nam Cao (Republic of Vietnam Navy) still had to work supply runs on the river that supplied ARVN troops. He learned to tell the sound of an AK-47 from the sound of an M-16 which was useful. Sometimes the river would be blocked and an air strike would be called in. (Interview conducted on October [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/WitnessToWar #Vietnam #veteranstories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T16:53Z 45.7K followers, [---] engagements

"BEN KNISELY: Medevac Pilot Needs His Own Rescue in Vietnam Ben Knisely (498th Medical Company Air Ambulance) discusses the specific flight crew positions on medevac missions and the entire story of getting shot down and losing consciousness during one of his rescue missions. After he was shot down it was discovered that he had an injury in his ankle and couldn't walk. Fortunately his co-pilot could still walk and they wandered for a while before encountering a rescue team. But it would be a while before the Army could conduct a hoist rescue mission to get them out of enemy territory. After"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T15:35Z 45.7K followers, [----] engagements

"DON WORRELL: Humor and Horror in Aachen Germany (WWII) Don Worrell (I Company 291st Regiment 75th Infantry Division) recalls a moment of both humor and horror while in Aachen Germany as he and a fellow soldier stumbled upon a group of German soldiers in an abandoned house. (Interview conducted on January [--] 2014) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-09-22T19:44Z 45.6K followers, 7.5M engagements

"DUTCH VAN KIRK: Enola Gay Navigator Discusses Atomic Bomb Drop on Hiroshima Having been chosen as a navigator to deliver the atomic bomb Dutch Van Kirk recalls the precautions that were taken to ensure his aircraft would not be harmed by the blast. Comparing the differences between the B-17 aircraft he flew in over Europe and the B-29 he flew in delivering the first atomic bomb to Hiroshima Dutch gives a detailed account of his mission on August [--] [----]. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T18:08Z 45.6K followers, 422.7K engagements

"BRANDON DODSON: End of 2nd Tour IED Explosion Has Life-Changing Consequences It was at the end of his second tour in Afghanistan on the very last mission the Marine unit had before they were packing up to leave. Brandon Dodson (1st Battalion 7th Marines) a 3rd generation Marine stepped on an IED which gave him some devastating injuries. He was the squad leader so he kept trying to stand up until the Corpsman handed him something that put an end to that. (Caution: graphic material and strong language) WitnessToWar.org (Interview conducted on August [--] 2024) Follow us on:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-28T20:55Z 21.1K followers, 156.8K engagements

"ALAN KINDER: Christmas Celebration During The Battle of the Bulge (WWII) Alan Kinder (14th Field Artillery Regiment Observation Battalion) was astounded when he got to Luxembourg City because they still had electricity and it was brightly lit. He was apprehensive because the Battle of the Bulge had broken out and the Americans were suddenly on the defensive. After a cozy little Christmas celebration in a tavern with some civilians his unit moved to support the forces holed up in Bastogne. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-07-23T14:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"JON WALLENIUS: Landing at LZ Albany Under Fire (Vietnam War) When forward observer Jon Wallenius (2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) got off the chopper at LZ Albany he was under fire and had to quickly get to cover. He immediately came face-to-face with a dead NVA soldier. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VietnamWar #LZAlbany #IaDrangValley #Cavalry #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-08T18:34Z [----] followers, 18.1K engagements

"DICK BAILEY (D-DAY): Weather Conditions Force Him to Return to Base With a Full Bomb Load On D-Day B-26 pilot Dick Bailey (450th Bomb Squadron 322nd Group 9th Air Force) flew his aircraft on a mission to support the beach landing but terrible weather forced him to return to base with a full bomb load. He got to do his part with two missions later in the day. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII #DDay"
YouTube Link 2025-06-03T14:05Z [----] followers, 15.9K engagements

"BEN MALCOM: Destroying a Gun Hidden Inside a North Korean Mountain Ben Malcom (8240th Army Unit Special Forces ) recalls a mission to infiltrate and destroy a 76mm gun hidden inside a North Korean mountain. During the cover of night on July [--] [----] Malcom managed to sneak [---] guerilla fighters onto the mountain and into the bunker and describes the combat that ensued. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-06-30T19:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"ROBERT POWELL: Gliding Into Trees on D-Day and Waking Up [--] Weeks Later The mission started badly when Bob Powell (321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion 82nd Airborne Division 1st Allied Airborne Army) forgot to go to the latrine ahead of a four hour flight. The flight across the English Channel was OK but once he got to the target and his glider was released he was in trouble. The reconnaissance was wrong and his landing was in peril. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T15:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Harold Barber 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division (WWII) He didn't even notice that he'd been hit. A piece of shrapnel from a Japanese artillery shell found Harold Barber's leg but he kept right on fighting because of the adrenaline. The Corpsman bandaged him and he was right back in the battle for Peleliu. The Navy was able to stay and take part in the fight unlike when he was on Guadalcanal. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #WWII #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Peleliu"
YouTube Link 2025-01-09T20:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"ANGELO DEMOS: Capturing [--] German Soldiers with His Last Grenade (WWII) While in Recklinghausen Angelo Demos (E Company 137th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion 35th Infantry Division) was trying to deal with a large group of captured Germans when he noticed one attempting to run away. In his attempt stop the escape he came face to face with [--] enemy soldiers with a machine gun. (Interview conducted on December [--] 2018) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-09-16T16:28Z 31.9K followers, 337.5K engagements

"BURT VARDEMAN: Flying [--] Missions Over Europe During WWII As A Radio Operator Flying with other crews occasionally Burt Vardeman (824th Bomb Squadron 484th Bomb Group 15th Air Force) ended up flying [--] missions as a radio operator while the rest of his crew flew [--]. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T20:13Z [----] followers, 25.4K engagements

"JON WALLENIUS: Coming Across Large Snake in Vietnam Jon Wallenius (2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) recalls going out on a humanitarian mission and finding a large snake. He had big plans for the snake skin but the ants had their own agenda. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VietnamWar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-08T18:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"BILL ADAIR: Transported in hot boxcars in the Philippines was "the most brutal thing in the world." Bill Adair (Advisor to Philippine Army) was suffering from the effects of a concussion when the battle for the Philippines came to an end for him. Along with thousands of others he was forced to surrender. Eventually they were loaded into hot boxcars. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran #BataanDeathMarch #POW"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T20:23Z 15.1K followers, [----] engagements

"MARK ZAMBON: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Suffers Life-Changing Injuries (Afghanistan) Mark Zambon (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician attached to India Company 3rd Battalion 5th Marines) was stationed out of FOB Jackson in Afghanistan when a call came in that a platoon had discovered signs of a possible IED. This call would change Mark's life forever. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Afghanistan #Marines"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T20:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"PAUL VAN RIPER: Shot in the Stomach He Crawls to the Evacuation Helicopter When Marine advisor Paul Van Riper (Advisor 3rd Marine Battalion Republic of Vietnam Marine Division) arrived in Vietnam he had already faced live fire in the Dominican Republic. That helped the rookie officer deal with the more intense combat he would now face. There were many combat assaults but the one he remembers most is the one in which a Viet Cong rifleman shot him. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T16:29Z 15.8K followers, 54.9K engagements

"ANTONIO MENDEZ: Ad Hoc Group of Soldiers Rally Together to Fend Off Germans in Aachen The officer stumbled upon a group of men hunkered down in a gully during the battle of Aachen. Where's the line Right here. Where are the Germans Right over there. Who's in charge here Silence. Finally they pointed to Antonio Mendez (47th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division). He had put the ad hoc group of GIs together and rallied them to fend off the Germans worthy of a Silver Star. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T15:34Z 15.8K followers, 113.4K engagements

"LTG (Ret) Charles Cleveland 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (Korean War) Fighter pilot Charles Cleveland was flying cover high over an air-to-ground operation below when three MiG-15's flew right through his formation. He maneuvered until he was behind the leader and let him have it until the MiG crashed into a hillside. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #AirForce"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T16:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"JIM LOWE: Recollections of Australians He Served Alongside in Vietnam Dasher "Dash" Wheatley was one of many Australian soldiers that fought with Jim Lowe (State Department MAC-V) in Vietnam. Each had his own nickname and each was strange in his own way. Dash sat with his fellow Aussies every day in the cafeteria while Lowe sat with the Air Force Bird Dogs. One day Dash invited Lowe to sit with him and his mates and what happened as a result left Dash and the other Aussies laughing. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-05T19:06Z 10.2K followers, [---] engagements

"WALT LINEBERGER: Shot by the NVA & Taking Friendly Fire Walt Moves to Assist Troops on a Riverbank When the men were on an operation morale was fine. It was when they were on down time in the rear that the problems started. Walt Lineberger (River Assault Division 91) had to deal with that and it was no fun but neither were the VC out there on the river banks. There was an operation to catch a large formation of the enemy in a pincer movement using infantry and Riverine boats. Engaging in a firefight with an NVA unit on a riverbank he got shot in the arm. Once he was patched up and on the move"
YouTube Link 2025-08-13T19:46Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"CARL BECK 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division - Army (WWII) While manning his machine gun near Bastogne Carl Beck caught some shrapnel from a hand grenade. It was a little present from the retreating Germans. He did get a good night's sleep in a warm building but was back out in the cold the next day. After Christmas the weather cleared up so that Allied planes could return to destroying German armor. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar #WWII #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #101stAirborne #101stAirborneDivision"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T16:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Stacy Donnelly 64th Brigade Support Battalion (OIF) Army medic Stacy Donnelly recalls the interpreters she worked with in Iraq as well as two people in her unit who were memorable to her. She remembers the humorous things like the truck stuck in a ditch and the not so humorous things like the time she was near an IED blast. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Iraq #Medic"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T18:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"CYRIL RESHETILOFF: "To this day it was the most beautiful moon I ever saw in my life." The scene was chaotic when Cyril Reshetiloff (262nd Infantry Regiment 66th Infantry Division) dutifully boarded the SS Leopoldville with units separated and no sensible loading and chaos ensued again when it was torpedoed only a few miles from Cherbourg. Pulled under the water only fate saved his life. (Interview conducted on June [--] 2014) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-08-27T17:40Z 20K followers, 58.2K engagements

"HENRY LE: Fighting for the Republic of Vietnam & Then Fleeing to America for a New Life While up in the air Henry Le (546th Squadron Vietnam Air Force) would sometimes have to deal with being hit by enemy fire. One time after his plane was hit one of the engines began to malfunction forcing him to land the plane with only one operating engine. That was probably the most scared he ever was during the war. As the north began to invade the south after the US pulled out of the war he fled to the United States and had to leave his entire family behind in the process. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T18:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"RED ONINES (D-Day): Coming Into The Beach Under Fire After a miserable night aboard the landing craft Red Onines' unit (6th Naval Beach Battalion) headed into the chaos of D-Day. As the came into the beach the LCI took a hit. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII #DDay #Navy"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T17:12Z [----] followers, 14.6K engagements

"BILL ACEBES: "It's one of those days you never forget." Two things Bill Acebes (173rd Airborne Brigade) remembers vividly from Vietnam: the lack of drinking water in the field and the teak trees he used for cover. Ponchos were used to collect rainwater but there was something wrong with that and he can taste it to this day. The teak trees were good for cover but could also prevent evacuation as he learned during a particularly bad day. Bill Acebes literally dodged a bullet when he fell down during an operation in Vietnam and the ricochet hit a WWII veteran who was still serving. He couldn't"
YouTube Link 2025-08-21T20:02Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"HERBERT BRASELTON: "We knew there was somebody alive.we couldn't risk the ship." Herbert Braselton recalls the terrible aftermath of a torpedo attack on the USS Pennsylvania on August [--] [----] while anchored at Nakagusuku Bay off the island of Okinawa during which time several men were trapped and lost their lives. "This is heartbreaking.I got there and you could hear this distinctive SOS.but there was a hatch there and there was a Marine standing by it.we stood there and waited and the tapping was no more. You talk about crying.We knew there was somebody alive there; we couldn't risk the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T13:57Z 14.3K followers, [---] engagements

"WILLIAM MONCUS: Surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir (Korean War) William Moncus (1st Marine Division) was high up in the mountains at the Chinese border where it was extremely cold. Before long they were surrounded and the great retreat from the Chosin Reservoir had begun. The only way out was to fight. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #Marines"
YouTube Link 2025-07-07T16:28Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements

"GUY WHIDDEN: Jumping Into D-Day and Nearly Getting Shot By Friendly Fire Guy Whidden (502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) parachuted into Sainte-Mere-Eglise and as soon as he was on the ground an equipment bundle landing at the same time hit him in the head and knocked him out. He was too dazed to find his "Cricket" to signal friendlies and this nearly got him shot. Unable to remember the verbal password either he started shouting anything that would identify him as an American. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T19:42Z [----] followers, 26.8K engagements

"489th Civil Affairs Battalion: Michael Trost Robert Rose & Colin Walsh Recall Surprise Attack The men of the 489th Civil affairs Battalion were having a good deployment in Afghanistan despite mistrust of their Afghan allies and intermittent funding for their projects. That all changed one day when they took an official from USAID with them to assess local schools. Out of nowhere machine gun fire erupted and a scramble for life began. Michael Trost Robert Rose and Colin Walsh combine to tell the story of this surprise attack. (Caution: strong language.) (Interview conducted on February [--] 2022)"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T16:46Z 33.3K followers, [---] engagements

"TONY NADAL: Trying to Rescue Another Platoon A Machine Gun Opens Up There was a platoon that was separated during the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Ia Drang and Tony Nadal (1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) was ordered to go find them and bring them back. After a quick pep talk he led his men toward the action. Almost immediately a machine gun opened up and brought down nearly everyone around him. He was miraculously spared but he was making no headway and asked to be withdrawn. (Interview conducted on August [--] 2015) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T17:29Z 28.7K followers, [----] engagements

"RICK BATES 8th Tactical Fighter Wing 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force) Making a second pass to get a better look at some trucks on the ground Rick Bates' plane was hit. They were close to the water but they couldn't make it. The plane went down. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar #VietnamWar #POW #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2024-01-25T16:22Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Justin Donnelly 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment 10th Mountain Division (OIF) Justin Donnelly was standing at the gate when a car began accelerating toward him. That's a car bomb he thought and he turned around and ran. Then came the explosion. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Iraq #Medic"
YouTube Link 2025-05-05T15:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"MYRON HARRINGTON: Marines Attack The Citadel in Hue City Vietnam (1968) In [----] Captain Myron Harrington led the 1st Battalion 5th Marines in a challenging attack on the citadel in Hue City Vietnam. The urban battlefield was heavily fortified with enemy machine guns and mortars but the Marines had to move forward. This is the story of how he and his men meticulously planned and executed the prolonged charge on the tower; actions that earned Harrington the Silver Star and Navy Cross. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T15:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"BOB POLICH: American Rounds Draw Fire From German [--] The first taste of combat for Bob Polich (327th Field Artillery Battalion 84th Infantry Division) came at the town of Geilenkirchen in Germany. His artillery battery fired its first rounds and then became the target of counter battery from German [--]. (Interview conducted on January [--] 2017) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-10-07T17:17Z 33.2K followers, 38.5K engagements

"Stacy Donnelly 64th Brigade Support Battalion (OIF) Army medic Stacy Donnelly recalls the interpreters she worked with in Iraq and the bravery that they showed by being embedded with the Americans. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Iraq #Medic"
YouTube Link 2025-05-28T18:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"IRVING LOCKER: The Only Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion on Utah Beach Upon arriving in Europe Irving Locker (116th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion) and the rest of his unit spent a lot of time training for the D-Day invasion. He recalls the training exercises and the invasion itself. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-06-11T21:53Z [----] followers, 14.5K engagements

"JON WALLENIUS: Thanksgiving Dinner in Vietnam Morale was good as Thanksgiving approached. It was pouring rain and Jon Wallenius (2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) had just gotten his turkey and fixings when somebody yelled for attention. General Westmoreland wanted to address the troops. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VietnamWar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-08T18:45Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements

"ROBIN BARTLETT: "I shot so much artillery.they put a budget on me of [--] rounds." He was in it now. Robin Bartlett (1st Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment) arrived in Vietnam as an untested platoon leader and knew the importance of listening to his point man. He shot so much artillery that they put a limit on him of [--] rounds. This "reconnaissance by fire" proved to be very useful. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-18T18:48Z [----] followers, 29.6K engagements

"DON COPE: Restrictive Vietnam Policies Prevented U.S. Forces From Defeating the Enemy When Don Cope (355th Field Maintenance Squadron) was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War he was elated to meet President Johnson during a visit to the air base. He was less than elated however with the restrictive policies that prevented US forces from actually defeating the enemy and he relates the story of a pilot who felt the same way. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #AirForce #Vietnam #VietnamWar #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-06-10T14:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"STANLEY SASINE: [---] Merrill's Marauders Left For Final Assault 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)- MERRILL'S MARAUDERS There were just [---] men left when Merrill's Marauders prepared for their final assault. Stanley Sasine was crawling in the bush when the man next to him took a shot to the head. Then it was his turn to get hit. Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #WWII #MerrillsMarauders"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T14:55Z 20.4K followers, 361.5K engagements

"WALTER BEARDSLEE: Special Forces Officer in Vietnam Special Forces officer Walter Beardslee ( 5th Special Forces Group) was in Vietnam when the Tet Offensive broke out. In his view it's what turned the American public against the war effort. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #Army #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-06-05T18:16Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements

"GILBERT HOWLAND: Fighting A Tenacious Enemy at Pork Chop Hill (Korean War) From the rear at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill Sgt. Gilbert Howland (1st Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment) sent in the worst casualty report of his life. The tenacious enemy would not let go even though the territory being fought over had no real tactical value. His unit was relieved and then to the relief of everyone came the armistice. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T17:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"David Ray 3rd Battalion 7th Marines (Vietnam) While on jungle patrol David Ray noticed that the point man was tilting his helmet back when he was on point. Why was that It wasn't long before he found out why and when he became the point man he tilted his helmet the same way. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Vietnam #Marines (Conducted in partnership with @warriorreunion)"
YouTube Link 2025-02-11T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"BILL RICHARDSON: Weeks of Misery on Iwo Jima From the information they had and the mock-up of the island they saw the Marines figured Iwo Jima would be an easy operation. Bill Richardson (F Company 2nd Battalion 25th Regiment 4th Division) went ashore with his artillery battery as soon as they could get on the crowded beach. It was immediately apparent that it was going to be a monumental battle. The Japanese were so well dug in on Iwo Jima that the field artillery couldn't get to them. The flag had been raised on Mt. Suribachi but there was a long way to go to secure the island. When he"
YouTube Link 2025-10-09T17:28Z 32.3K followers, [----] engagements

"CLARENCE DODD: Volunteering to Witness An Atomic Bomb Test He Began to Have Second Thoughts Clarence Dodd (Army) had to get a security clearance while he was working in the headquarters at Fort Polk. A buddy of his told him the Army was looking for volunteers to witness an atomic test up in Nevada. During the testing he saw a tower that was there one minute and completely gone the next. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T19:17Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements

"WALTER BEARDSLEE: Special Forces Officer in Vietnam Halfway through his tour Special Forces officer Walter Beardslee ( 5th Special Forces Group) was transferred to group headquarters where he was in charge of procuring food supplies and building materials to be distributed to civilians near the Special forces camps in the area. He was there when the Tet Offensive broke out. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #Army #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-06-05T17:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Jesse Walburn 2nd Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division (OEF) Jesse Walburn's first firefight started when a round from a recoilless rifle hit his Humvee. The rest of the team dismounted and moved on the enemy but as the driver he was required to stay with the vehicle. It had a flat tire and he was told to get out and change it. Then the gunfire started up again. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Afghanistan (Conducted in partnership with"
YouTube Link 2025-04-22T12:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Michael Trevino 2nd Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division As soon as his second Afghanistan deployment was over Michael Trevino shipped out for Germany. It was only a few months before he had to return to Afghanistan and close down bases in RC East. When he really got home the effects of what he had seen began to become apparent. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Afghanistan (Conducted in partnership with @warriorreunion)"
YouTube Link 2025-05-07T13:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"John Bates 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment (Vietnam) John Bates had just recovered from a gunshot wound but the NVA wasn't done with him yet. When he was on a listening post he saw them creeping toward his position and readied a hand grenade. Before he left Vietnam he would have two more Purple Hearts. (Part 3) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Vietnam #Marines (Conducted in partnership with @warriorreunion)"
YouTube Link 2024-12-17T17:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"GILBERT HOWLAND: Support From the Flying Tigers 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)- MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Gilbert Howland describes the air support they received including that of the Flying Tigers. Unfortunately with air support comes the concern of men being hit by friendly fire. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #WWII #MerrillsMarauders"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T18:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"CLEBE MCCLARY: Stranded on Hill [---] [--] Out of The [--] Men Had Never Been in a Fight Before It was a long night. Clebe McClary (1st Reconnaissance Battalion - Marines) and his men were left alone on Hill [---] after an operation gone awry. Most of his men had never been in combat but they fought valiantly. Out of grenades and ammunition and with Clebe severely injured a Spooky gunship heard they were in trouble and circled their position. The group was finally evacuated by helicopters at daylight. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T18:25Z 12.6K followers, 20.2K engagements

"MICHAEL MIRSON: From the Armenian Mountains to Russian Soldier to German POW Michael Mirson (Russian Army) grew up in the mountains of Armenia on an idyllic alpine farm. His father was a good farmer and food was plentiful. Life was good. That all changed with the Soviet ordered collective farm system. It wasn't long before famine set in. Hear more of his story: https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/12728 Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-08-20T16:04Z 16.5K followers, [---] engagements

"ROCK MERRITT: Taking Out a Machine Gun in France with Grenades Rock Merritt (508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne) was dug in listening to a German propaganda speaker when a machine gun started up. The paratrooper grabbed some Gammon grenades and crawled [---] yards under constant fire. He was able to walk back and the push into France continued. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII #DDay #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-06-02T16:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"MYRON HARRINGTON: Using a Tank to Attack The Citadel in Hue City Vietnam (1968) In [----] Captain Myron Harrington led the 1st Battalion 5th Marines in a challenging attack on the citadel in Hue City Vietnam. He was grateful for the availability of a tank which he was able to use to direct fire on the citadel tower. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #Marines #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #NavyCross #SilverStar"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T17:15Z [----] followers, 21.6K engagements

"ANTONIO MENDEZ: Digging in As the Fighting Raged Around Aachen As the fighting raged around Aachen Antonio Mendez (47th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division) watched men fall all around him. The Germans had a tank with an [--] dug in and it was forcing them to withdraw. Antonio Mendez saw a perfect spot for cover and dove in. He yelled for others to join him and they soon had a good fighting position set up. Before it was over he had earned a Silver Star. Part [--] of [--]. (Part [--] on channel under videos.) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T15:29Z 12.6K followers, [---] engagements

"GILBERT HOWLAND: Operations Sergeant in Vietnam During Tet Offensive Gilbert Howland moved from an ARVN advisor position to become operations sergeant at a 1st Infantry Division unit with large artillery pieces. He was in the command post but he dodged the Viet Cong rockets along with everyone else. During the Tet Offensive a few infiltrators made it into the base but the damage was limited. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #VietnamWar"
YouTube Link 2025-07-17T13:14Z [----] followers, 14.8K engagements

"ROCKY BLEIER: "I can't feel sorry for myself." Rocky Bleier (Americal Division- 23rd Infantry Division) was in the hospital recovering from his wounds. There was another young man next to him who was a triple amputee who was always more concerned with his fellow soldiers than himself. Rocky recalls what a big influence this man's attitude had on him. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T15:13Z 16.1K followers, 11.8K engagements

"ROCKY BLEIER: From the NFL to Vietnam and Back Rocky Bleier (Americal Division- 23rd Infantry Division) tells his story of determination--from the football fields of the U.S. to the rice-paddies of Vietnam and back again despite a life-changing injury he suffered during the war. (4-time Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steeler.) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T17:16Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements

"CRAWFORD HICKS: Bailing Out on His Tenth Mission and Becoming a POW B-17 pilot Crawford Hicks (509th Bomb Squadron 356th Bomb Group 1st Air Division) was returning from his tenth mission when he spotted the German fighter coming in with guns blazing. The plane was crippled by hits on the engines so they had to bail out. After the others had jumped he looked down through the hatch to the ground far below then he fell. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar/ #combatveteran #veteranstories #POW #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-05-29T21:45Z [----] followers, 34.1K engagements

"BOB TIBBITTS: Learning the Importance of Listening to Your NCOs Bob Tibbitts (1st Infantry Division) was a newly minted Lieutenant in Vietnam and was lucky to learn the importance of listening to your NCOs before he got into combat. On the one hand you had to direct less than enthusiastic draftees and on the other hand you had to heed commanding officers who may have foolish ideas. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T17:50Z 10.1K followers, 59.9K engagements

"Manning Stahl 5th Battalion 22nd Field Artillery (Vietnam) It took a long time but eventually Vietnam veterans began to get the respect they deserved and they enjoyed the belated welcome home. Manning Stahl pays tribute to a friend from his hometown Donald Rummel who was killed by friendly fire. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #Army #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-05-13T13:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"WAYNE WADDELL: [--] Years as a POW in Vietnam Shot down on July [--] [----] Wayne Waddell (354th Tactical Fighter Squadron) remembers the conditions in the Hanoi Hilton the little things that made it possible for them to keep their spirits up while imprisoned and the circumstances that brought them home. He spent [--] years as a prisoner of war. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #AirForce #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #POW"
YouTube Link 2025-06-25T11:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"HAROLD POWERS (D-DAY): Dropped In The Wrong Place on D-Day and Spending The Rest of The War as a POW Paratrooper Harold Powers (3rd Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) was not worried as he jumped in the wee hours on D-Day. After all his unit was in reserve and designated to protect a General. But as he descended through the tracers all around him he did not know he was far off course. Finding a few others from his unit it wasn't long before they were captured by the Germans who were both confused and unconcerned about the D-Day invasion happening around them."
YouTube Link 2025-06-02T15:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"GEN (RET) BARRY MCCAFFREY: Chaos at the DMZ Along the Ben Hai River (Vietnam) GEN (ret) Barry McCaffrey remembers his first instance of getting wounded in Vietnam. There was a big fight at the DMZ along the Ben Hai River that included the Army Navy Marines & Air Force. It was during this fight that McCaffrey was hit in the shoulder and back. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #Army #Vietnam #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories"
YouTube Link 2025-06-12T14:16Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements

"ROY ROWLAND: Crossing the Isar River to Rescue Trapped Troops Roy Rowland (16th Armored Infantry Battalion 13th Armored Division) was relieved when the captain stopped sending men across the Isar River. Some had crossed already and some of them were trapped on the other side. He doesn't remember volunteering but somehow he ended up with two other men going across to search for wounded. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #WWII #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T17:11Z 15.1K followers, [---] engagements

"JOHN CAHILL: Evacuated from LZ X-Ray He Didn't Recognize the Chaplain Who Came to Speak With Him John Cahill (2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) was in the airlift into LZ X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. After getting shot by an NVA soldier and evacuated he didn't recognize a Chaplain that came to speak with him. Accidentally cursing him out he could only think about what his Irish / Italian parents would have thought about that. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VietnamWar #LZXRay #IaDrangValley #Cavalry"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T14:13Z [----] followers, 38.8K engagements

"GILBERT HOWLAND: Howitzers Dropped Into Burma Valley 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)- MERRILL'S MARAUDERS They managed to get some howitzers into the Burma valley but that meant they were now taking fire from both sides; their own forces and the Japanese. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #WWII #MerrillsMarauders"
YouTube Link 2025-07-15T18:56Z [----] followers, 11K engagements

"TONY NADAL: Trying to Rescue Another Platoon A Machine Gun Opens Up There was a platoon that was separated during the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Ia Drang and Tony Nadal (1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment) was ordered to go find them and bring them back. After a quick pep talk he led his men toward the action. Almost immediately a machine gun opened up and brought down nearly everyone around him. He was miraculously spared but he was making no headway. (Interview conducted on August [--] 2015) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T17:58Z 29.9K followers, 83.5K engagements

"Max Della Pia Air Force Max Della Pia graduated and became a C-130 pilot but he eventually left the service after five years and became an attorney. He was practicing his new profession when the Gulf War broke out and he felt the call back to service. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #AirForce #VeteranStories #GulfWar"
YouTube Link 2025-05-27T14:09Z [----] followers, 27.6K engagements

"HARRY BEEMAN: From the Doolittle Raid to the Battle of Midway Harry Beeman (USS Ellet- DD-398) had pushed for a real combat assignment and he sure got one. His destroyer was part of the task force that launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Not bad for a first mission. Later during the battle of Midway Harry Beeman was part of a crack swim team aboard the USS Ellet that pulled survivors from sinking warships out of the water. They did this while dodging torpedoes from a Japanese submarine. (Interview conducted on February [--] 2014) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T17:35Z 17.1K followers, [---] engagements

"DON BOWMAN: Pilot Narrowly Escapes Tragedy Dropping Supplies to Platoon Don Bowman (1st Cavalry Division) recalls how the platoon got cut off as they pursued the fleeing enemy and one of the pilots volunteered to try to drop them some supplies. This nearly ended in tragedy. WitnessToWar.org (Interview conducted on April [--] 2010) Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-08-27T14:33Z 19.5K followers, 26.3K engagements

"BOB BROCKISH: Marines Surrounded at Horseshoe Ridge (Korean War) When the sun rose after the first night at Horseshoe Ridge the Marines could see they were surrounded so they prepared to attack back the way they came. Bob Brockish (C Company 1st Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division) remembers the rolling leapfrogging battle back to rejoin the regiment. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #Marines"
YouTube Link 2025-07-10T16:08Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements

"ROCKY BLEIER: Armed with a Grenade Launcher and One Round a Grenade Finds Rocky Rocky Bleier (Americal Division- 23rd Infantry Division) had already been shot in the left leg when a grenade found him. Armed with a grenade launcher and one round he hoped to scare the enemy off. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-08-18T18:21Z 17.7K followers, 13.9K engagements

"CLARENCE DODD: Volunteering to Witness An Atomic Bomb Test He Began to Have Second Thoughts Clarence Dodd (Army) had to get a security clearance while he was working in the headquarters at Fort Polk. A buddy of his told him the Army was looking for volunteers to witness an atomic test up in Nevada. They both thought that was pretty cool and got on the list. As he crouched in the trench waiting for the blast he began to have second thoughts. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-07-09T19:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Max Della Pia Air Force He nearly left the Air Force Academy to go to law school but an instructor talked him out of it. Max Della Pia graduated and became a C-130 pilot but he left the service after five years and became an attorney. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #AirForce #VeteranStories #GulfWar"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T13:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"DAN MCBRIDE 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Dan McBride was dug in at Bastogne but he was lucky enough to be on the relatively quiet side of town. It was mostly small probes but there was one big final assault. He describes how the fierce battle seemed in slow motion to his perception the altered state of combat. After the Germans withdrew the GI's moved to counter attack. He stood up to move after a tank round burst overhead and he fell flat on his face unable to walk. "Mac You hit again" www.WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2024-01-03T18:11Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"CLAYTON NATTIER 369th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 8th Air Force Already down an engine as they reached the target over Merseburg the plane was hit by a piece of flak and they lost power in the second engine. Immediately fire erupted ahead of the instrument panel. #WWII #POW #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2024-01-30T17:25Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"NEVILLE KIRBY: Vietnam Nurse Recalls Memorable Patients While she was over in Vietnam Neville Kirby's (22nd Surgical Hospital) duties as a nurse varied with her location and the unit she was with. She remembers how sirens would go off if the hospital she was working at was at risk and how everyone was given a certain amount of time to take shelter. She also recalls some memorable patients of hers; one that lost an arm and another that lost one of his legs. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar"
YouTube Link 2025-07-18T14:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"GORDON ROBERTS: Laying Down Suppressive Fire to Take Out A Bunker in Vietnam Delta Company was in a Broken Arrow situation and could be completely destroyed so a relief effort was assembled and they started climbing through rough terrain. Gordon Roberts (B Company 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) was the point man when all of a sudden an unseen bunker erupted with fire. Finding himself alone he moved forward toward the bunker laying down suppressive fire of his own. (Roberts would earn a Medal of Honor for his actions.) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-30T16:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"OLIN ROSSMAN: Headed to The Black Hawk Crash Site When Green Tracers Started Whizzing By Squad leader Olin Rossman (1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment 10th Mountain Division) was headed to the crash site of a Black Hawk that was shot down in Mogadishu when they started seeing green tracers. That's when he called in Archibald. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Mogadishu"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T15:16Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements

"John Brusa 2nd Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division (OEF) He knew growing up that he wanted to be either a police officer or in the military. John Brusa stayed out of trouble and played sports and when the time came he decided on the military. The only thing he knew was that the Navy was not an option. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #Afghanistan (Conducted in partnership with @warriorreunion)"
YouTube Link 2025-04-10T15:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"HERBERT BRASELTON: "We stood there and the tapping was no more." Herbert Braselton recalls the terrible aftermath of a torpedo attack on the USS Pennsylvania on August [--] [----] while anchored at Nakagusuku Bay off the island of Okinawa during which time several men were trapped and lost their lives. "This is heartbreaking.I got there and you could hear this distinctive SOS.but there was a hatch there and there was a Marine standing by it.we stood there and waited and the tapping was no more. You talk about crying.We knew there was somebody alive there; we couldn't risk the ship.""
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T15:13Z 16.1K followers, 83K engagements

"GENE CARTER: "Out of nowhere I start hearing this loud roar.I felt like a linebacker had hit me." Gene Carter tells of his harrowing experience in the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and right near his wing of the Pentagon. His proximity to the explosion reignited some of his fight or flight instincts. (Interview conducted on September [--] 2013) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #AirForce #Pentagon"
YouTube Link 2025-09-08T18:30Z 22.6K followers, 42.2K engagements

"HARRY BEEMAN: Supporting the Doolittle Raid From the USS Ellet Harry Beeman (USS Ellet- DD-398) had pushed for a real combat assignment and he sure got one. His destroyer was part of the task force that launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Not bad for a first mission. (Interview conducted on February [--] 2014) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #WWII"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T17:42Z 22.3K followers, 99.8K engagements

"BOB TIBBITTS: "This To This Very Day Haunts Me" Bob Tibbitts (1st Infantry Division) and his platoon of APCs were near the Cambodian border in a bad area. That's why they were there. Little did they know the NVA had set up an L-shaped ambush. That's when they took an RPG in the side. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T18:35Z 16.5K followers, 175.3K engagements

"CARL BECK (D-Day): Hit By Flak They Rushed to Get Out of The Plane In the middle of the night thousands of paratroopers loaded into C-47's for the crossing into Normandy. Carl Beck (501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) was just a teenager but he was ready. His plane was hit by flak when it neared the drop zone and the jump was rushed resulting in scattered men and equipment. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII #DDay #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-06-05T19:52Z [----] followers, 57.3K engagements

"WILLIAM MONCUS: Surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir (Korean War) William Moncus (1st Marine Division) was high up in the mountains at the Chinese border where it was extremely cold. The Marines had just stopped to eat when they took fire from one direction then another and another. By the next day it was obvious they were surrounded and the great retreat from the Chosin Reservoir had begun. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #Marines"
YouTube Link 2025-07-07T16:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"KAY SLOAN: Japanese Civilian Sees The Bright White Light of the Bomb Used on Hiroshima In a small town near Hiroshima Kay Sloan was astounded when the sky suddenly was filled with bright white light. No one knew what had happened until a visitor said maybe it was that "electric" bomb that the Germans had been working on. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T20:21Z 11.2K followers, [----] engagements

"ROBIN BARTLETT: "It was brutal brutal terrain." He was in it now. Robin Bartlett (1st Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment) arrived in Vietnam as an untested platoon leader. His unit operated near the Laotian border and tried to stop the infiltration of the NVA. It was brutal terrain and baths were a rarity. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-18T18:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"BOB TIBBITTS: Finding Good Intel Leads to Trouble Over Uniform After a fight at an NVA base camp Bob Tibbitts (1st Infantry Division) came across the body of a courier who had lots of good intel on him. Thinking he had done a good job he was instead chewed out by the Battalion Commander for his lax uniform rules. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #VietnamWar #CombatVeteran"
YouTube Link 2025-07-31T18:20Z 10.1K followers, 137.7K engagements

"BOB BROCKISH: Marines Surrounded at Horseshoe Ridge (Korean War) When the sun rose after the first night at Horseshoe Ridge the Marines could see they were surrounded so they prepared to attack back the way they came. Bob Brockish (C Company 1st Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division) remembers the rolling leapfrogging battle back to rejoin the regiment during which he lost friends as well as his weapon. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #KoreanWar #Marines"
YouTube Link 2025-07-10T16:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"RICK BATES 8th Tactical Fighter Wing 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Vietnam War) Rick Bates recalls one of his most memorable missions over North Vietnam. Taking enemy fire that took off the right wing of his airplane he and his flying partner had to eject to save their lives. Getting captured upon landing would set into motion their time as prisoners-of-war. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar #VietnamWar #POW #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #MilitaryHistory"
YouTube Link 2024-01-25T16:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"DONALD SINGLETON: Saved From a Grenade By a Fellow Soldier Who Was Awarded the Medal of Honor Donald Singleton (2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) recalls how they were searching for a fallen comrade's body when they walked into an ambush. An enemy hand grenade came in and one of the men Dale Wayrynen threw himself on it and was killed. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. Several were wounded including Donald Singleton who sought out Dale's family after the war. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: x.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar"
YouTube Link 2025-07-01T19:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"BRETT STRONEY: Memories of LTC Garnet Derby KIA February [--] [----] (OIF) LTC Garnet Derby was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle also taking [--] other soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter. Brett Stroney (2nd Platoon B Company 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division) recalls the incident and the memories of LTC Derby. (Interview conducted on February [--] 2020) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on: facebook.com/WitnessToWar x.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #Iraq #Army"
YouTube Link 2025-09-30T17:53Z 29.9K followers, [---] engagements

"GUY WHIDDEN: Jumping Into D-Day and Nearly Getting Shot By Friendly Fire Guy Whidden (502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division) parachuted into Sainte-Mere-Eglise and as soon as he was on the ground an equipment bundle landing at the same time hit him in the head and knocked him out. He was too dazed to find his "Cricket" to signal friendlies and this nearly got him shot. He hooked up with another Airborne unit because his own was nowhere to be found. It was absolute chaos and there were bullets flying everywhere. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-04T19:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"CARL BECK 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division - Army (WWII) Combat isn't just deadly it can be bizarre. In Holland Carl Beck faced off against a bull as if the Nazis weren't enough. It happened during Operation Market Garden which had many strange moments including a Dutchman presenting him with a precious Coke. (Part 2) WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar #WWII #VeteranStories #CombatVeteran #101stAirborne #101stAirborneDivision"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T17:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"TOM PENDERGRAST (D-DAY): Landing Craft Hits a Mine Tom Pendergrast (LST-777) guided his landing craft full of tanks and jeeps toward the shore at Utah Beach. Just before he got to his anchor point a German mine was drawn up from the seabed into the propellor and five hundred pounds of TNT exploded. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: twitter.com/WitnessToWar facebook.com/WitnessToWar instagram.com/witnesstowar #CombatVeteran #VeteranStories #WWII #DDay #Navy"
YouTube Link 2025-06-03T16:45Z [----] followers, 35.2K engagements

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