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The USS Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans in 1968 during the Vietnam War. One crewmember was killed and the other eighty-two crewmembers were held captive for eleven months. Bob Chicca was one of those crewmembers. We are broadcasting Part II of our interview with Chicca. He recounts the operation to remove shrapnel from his leg and discusses the treatment that he received at the hands and boots of the North Koreans.
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2-16-2025: The Operation To Remove Shrapnel- Bob Chicca Continues with Pt. 2

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WWII Marine Veteran Jack Thurman turned twenty years old during the battle of Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima was one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific Theater. Jack Thurman was in the first wave of Marines that landed on Iwo Jima. Jack and his unit were pinned down for a week and half on the beach. Jack Thurman recently passed on and in his honor we are rebroadcasting an interview with him.
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2-23-2025:The First Wave of Marines hat Landed On Iwo Jima- In Honor of Jack Thurman

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They were ambushed. On one side was a 40 foot ravine. On the other, the mountain. They needed to recover the machine gun and they were in the kill zone. We are rebroadcasting an interview with Marine Vietnam Veteran Tom Jacobs and Marine F-4 Phantom pilot C.R. Cusack. C.R.Cusack recently passed on and we want to honor him and share his story. Marine Veteran Paula Sarlls explains how you can help honor our Marines and other military Veterans.
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3-2-2025: Recovering the Machine Gun - With Tom Jacobs and C.R. Cusack

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March Madness, college basketball playoffs, is right around the corner. Ret. USAF Colonel Bill Rutledge discusses the remarkable story of James Naismith who was the creator and founder of basketball. Naismith then founded the University of Kansas basketball program in 1898. Naismith retired from coaching basketball in 1910 and even though he was in his mid 40’s, he joined the Kansas National Guard where he served as a chaplain to the troops fighting Pancho Villa in 1916.
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3-9-2025: The Story of James Naismith Who Was the Creator Basketball- Bill Rutledge Explains

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 Fred Wiese grew up during the Depression. 102-year-old Fred Wiese just passed on. We will honor Wiese with a rebroadcast of one of his interviews. Fred shares stories of his childhood and joining the Army in December of 1941. In 1943 he joined the Army Air Corps. Fred discusses his mantra of “work hard, study hard, don’t get into trouble and don’t wash out.” Fred shares the story of his first loop in a training plane.

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3-16-2025: The Army In December of 1941- In Honor of Fred Wiese

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 WWII B-17 bomber pilot Fred Wiese recently passed on. He flew 35 missions over Europe. We are rebroadcasting an interview with Wiese where he talked about some of his missions. Wiese shared his thoughts about Curtis, his co-pilot, who after 30 missions together piloted his own bomber. On Curtis’ 32nd mission, his plane was probably hit by flak and went down. Even after all these years, Fred asked the question, "Why do good guys go down?"
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3-24-2025: An Interview Where He Talks About Some of His Missions- In Honor of Fred Wiese

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 In March of 1965 the first American troops landed on the beaches of South Vietnam and our guys were at war. We are rebroadcasting the first of a series based on retired United States Marine Corps Col. Bob Fischer’s compilation of Echoes of Our War: Vietnam Veterans Reflect 50 years Later.  Col. Fischer and Marine Veteran Grady Birdsong share the vision and purpose of the book. 

Marine Veteran Paula Sarlls explains how to help with the remodel of the Marine Memorial in Golden. 
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3-30-2025: Echoes of Our War: Vietnam Veterans Reflect- Bob Fischer and Grady Birdsong Share

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 It is time that we learn the Truth about the Vietnam War. It was a war that was politicized. We are rebroadcasting an interview with Marine Veterans Grady Birdsong and Bob Averill as they share their personal experiences of serving in Vietnam. They are contributing authors to the very important book Echoes of Our War: Vietnam Veterans Reflect 50 Years Later. Marine Veteran Pauls Sarlls explains how you can help with the remodel of the Marine Memorial in Golden.
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4-6-2024: Personal Experiences of Serving In Vietnam- Grady Birdsong and Bob Averill Share

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 Can you even imagine? April 18, 1942, Jimmy Doolittle and his raiders flew medium size bombers off aircraft carriers in the Pacific to bomb Japan in retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At the age of 45 Jimmy Doolittle was the old man of the mission. Most were young men in their teens and early twenties. We are rebroadcasting an interview with Jimmy Doolittle’s granddaughter. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes shares details about her grandfather and the harrowing mission.
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4-13-2025: Raiders Flew Medium Size Bombers Off Aircraft Carriers- Jonna Doolittle Hoppes Shares

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 The British and the Irish have a long history of fighting with each other. We are re-broadcasting an interview where Col. Bill Rutledge (Ret. USAF) discusses Michael Collins’ contributions to the 1919 Irish Easter Uprising which led to negotiations creating the Anglo-Irish Treaty and ended British rule in most of Ireland except for the six northern counties. 

RE/MAX realtor Karen Levine shares her thoughts about springtime and the significance of Easter.
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4-20-2025: The British and the Irish Have a Long History- Bill Rutledge Discusses

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