Best POWMIAs Who Podcasts (2024)

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Ep4 Pt2 With Senator Robert Smith || Baron 52 MIA Mystery - No Accountability 1:01:41

11M ago1:01:41

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Ep4 Pt2 With Senator Robert Smith || Baron 52 MIA Mystery - No AccountabilityImportant Documents in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EcBDgBjYVSC6Duh1IlJWqiPM4wsG55Oo?usp=share_link In this episode, we take a deep dive into one of the most controversial and emotionally charged issues in American history: the fate of American ser…

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Ep4 Pt1 Senator Robert Smith || Baron 52 MIA Mystery - Investigating The Investigators 54:05

11M ago54:05

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Important Documents in this episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EcBDgBjYVSC6Duh1IlJWqiPM4wsG55Oo?usp=share_link In this episode, we take a deep dive into one of the most controversial and emotionally charged issues in American history: the fate of American servicemembers who were missing in action or were prisoners of war during the Vi…

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Ep 3 The Baron 52 MIA Mystery - "DoD Misclassification DIA Intel Failure" 47:52

12M ago47:52

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Welcome to Ep 3 of The Baron 52 MIA Mystery "DoD Misclassification DIA Intel Failure" with the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense POW/MIA Office, Dr. Roger Shields. Link to all official documents discussed in this episode can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pe4mdaE9m14egj5PcZFdo-i6jvS3RSDZ?usp=share_linkIn this epi…

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Ep 2 Part 3 || The Baron 52 MIA Mystery 28:47

1y ago28:47

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Welcome to Episode 2 part 3 of The Baron 52 MIA Mystery "The Crash Investigation"In this episode, Ralph and our team will delve into his investigation of the mysterious Baron 52 crash. We feature a phone interview with the Operation's Officer from Joe's squadron. This officer believed that the intercepted radio message about "4 captured air pirates…

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EP 2 PT 2 Baron 52 MIA Mystery 1:00:19

1y ago1:00:19

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Welcome to Episode 2 part 2 of The Baron 52 MIA Mystery "The Crash Investigation"Part 2 of featured guest, aviation archaeologist Col (ret) Ralph Wetterhahn. Ralph has become a real-life "Indiana Jones," traveling the world in search of aircraft wrecks, our nation's missing-in-action, and the amazing stories these discoveries reveal. Ralph's docume…

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Baron 52 MIA Mystery - EP2 P1 "The Crash Investigation" 46:11

1y ago46:11

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Welcome to Episode 2 part 1 of The Baron 52 MIA Mystery "The Crash Investigation", Today’s featured guest is aviation archaeologist Col (ret) Ralph Wetterhahn. Ralph has become a real-life "Indiana Jones," traveling the world in search of aircraft wrecks, our nation's missing-in-action, and the amazing stories these discoveries reveal. Ralph's docu…

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Baron 52 The Story Continues - 1992 Senate Select Committee Hearing 1:25:24

1y ago1:25:24

1:25:24

Sgt Joseph A. Matejov joined the U.S. Air Force from New York and was a member of the 6994th Security Squadron. On 5 February 1973, he was one of eight crew members aboard an EC-47Q (serial number 43-48636) call sign "Baron 52" on a night reconnaissance mission over Saravane Province, Laos that was shot down during the predawn hours, a week after t…

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Sgt Joseph A. Matejov - The Baron 52 Story 1:23:51

1y ago1:23:51

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Sgt Joseph A. Matejov joined the U.S. Air Force from New York and was a member of the 6994th Security Squadron. On 5 February 1973, he was a crew member aboard an EC-47Q (serial number 43-48636) call sign "Baron 52" on a night reconnaissance mission over Saravane Province, Laos. Baron 52 was the EC-47 was carrying eight crew members that was shot d…

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Senior Chief SEAL (Ret) Derrick Van Orden || Vietnam POW/MIA Recovery Missions 1:07:06

2y ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Rebroadcast of our interview with Senior Chief SEAL (Ret) Derrick Van Orden. Derrick was one of the actors in the real SEAL movie Act of Valor. During Derrick's service, he volunteered for missions on DoD POW/MIA Recovery operations from the Vietnam war. Derrick is a retired Navy SEAL Senior Chief and former Senior Enlisted Advisor, Operations (J3)…

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Stories Of Sacrifice || POW/MIA Recovery Field Operations 2:08:06

2y ago2:08:06

2:08:06

Part 5 - Chat with Australian, David MacMillan and special guest Michael Henshaw. Mike retired after 25 years of service, where he participated in searching for missing in action (MIA), recovering and repatriating the remains of U.S. Service Members missing overseas from World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. Find our podcast, Stories of Sac…

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USS Pueblo Incident with Ex-POW John Mitchell - Stories Of Sacrifice 1:55:29

2y ago1:55:29

1:55:29

Interview with US Navy veteran and former Cold War POW John Mitchell who was captured on the USS Pueblo in 1968 and held Prisoner of War in North Korea for 11 months along with 81 other shipmates. The USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, attached to Navy intelligence as a spy ship, which was attacked and captured by No…

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Stories Of Sacrifice || Sean Flynn & Dana Stone Pt 3 1:56:11

2+ y ago1:56:11

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Part 3 - Late night chat with Australian, David MacMillan who spent years in SE Asia working on US POW/MIA cases. We discuss the capture of US Journalists, Sean Flynn and Dana Stone just weeks prior to the US Military’s Cambodia Incursion known as "Operation Rock Crusher" in the Parrot's Beak area. We will go over the locations of the NVA/VC Base A…

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Stories Of Sacrifice || Vietnam War MIA Hunter David MacMillan Pt 2 1:24:52

2+ y ago1:24:52

1:24:52

Part 2 - Late night chat with Australian David MacMillan who spent years in SE Asia working on US POW/MIA cases. We discuss remains he found and turned over to the US Government for identification. Today's part 2 we discuss Sean Flynn, son of actor Errol Flynn and Dana Stone who were freelance journalists captured by communist in April 1970 in Camb…

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Stories Of Sacrifice - With Vietnam War MIA Hunter David MacMillan Pt 1 1:21:24

2+ y ago1:21:24

1:21:24

David MacMillan spent years in SE Asia working on US POW/MIA cases. We discuss remains he found and turned over to the US Government for identification. We also set the record straight in regards to others who have tried to discredit David's research and his work to uncover burial locations of our MIAs. These people are trying to "Cash In" on the s…

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MIA Sean Flynn Case - Family Rep Mike Luehring Setting It Straight Part 1 23:26

2+ y ago23:26

23:26

The tragic story of Photojournalist Sean Flynn, son of the famous actor Errol Flynn has had many twists and turns in the 50 years since his capture in Cambodia. This interview with Mike Luehring, search representative of the Flynn family will set the record straight about the controversial search for Sean, for the answers about Sean's capture and p…

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Stories Of Sacrifice - ARM3 Alden P. Anders Ep 32 49:28

3y ago49:28

49:28

The Rugged Beloved was a U.S. Navy patrol bomber attached to VPB-111 during World War II. The plane was shot down by Japanese anti aircraft fire over the Bay of Makassar, Sulawesi Province in what was Netherlands East Indies, now the country of Indonesia on 16 June 1945. The entire crew is MIA. Efforts are now being made to locate the remains of th…

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Stories Of Sacrifice - USAF Capt. Ned R. Herrold Ep 31 23:19

3y ago23:19

23:19

Today we are bringing you a story about Captain Ned Raymond Herrold a pilot during Vietnam, his story is linked to many other Vietnam Missing in Action because of just one target - The Dragon’s Jaw! Find our podcast, Stories of Sacrifice on your favorite podcast player or visit https://www.storiesofsacrifice.org/ How You Can Help: All money raised …

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Stories of Sacrifice - Maj. Michael Davis O'Donnell Ep 30 9:34

3y ago9:34

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On March 24, 1970, helicopters from the 170th were sent to extract a Special Forces long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) team which was in contact with the enemy about fourteen miles inside Cambodia in Ratanokiri Province. RED LEAD, one of two extraction helicopters, was commanded by James E. Lake. Captain Michael D. O'Donnell was the aircraft c…

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Stories of Sacrifice - 79th Anniversary, Fall of Corregidor Ep 29 12:06

3y ago12:06

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7 May 2021 marks the 79th Anniversary of the Fall of Corregidor to the Japanese during WW2. Please remember our fallen and those still Missing in Action! Direct Support - https://paypal.me/JBear213 Find our podcast, Stories of Sacrifice on your favorite podcast player or visit https://www.storiesofsacrifice.org/ How You Can Help: All money raised g…

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Stories Of Sacrifice - MAC V SOG SFC Jerry M Shriver EP28 19:50

3y ago19:50

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Today we pause to remember one of SOGs legends who is still Missing in Action from the Vietnam war, SFC Jerry M Shriver who went MIA on April 24, 1969. Jerry is credited with taking part in an extraordinary number of recon missions with SOG. Please consider joining our Stories of Sacrifice Community for extra insiders post and video that will help …

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Stories of Sacrifice - Senior Chief SEAL Derrick Van Orden Vietnam MIA Recoveries EP27 1:06:44

3y ago1:06:44

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Interview with Senior Chief SEAL (Ret) Derrick Van Orden. Derrick was one of the actors in the real SEAL movie Act of Valor. During Derrick's service, he volunteered for missions on DoD POW/MIA Recovery operations from the Vietnam war. Derrick is a retired Navy SEAL Senior Chief and former Senior Enlisted Advisor, Operations (J3), Senior Enlisted a…

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Stories of Sacrifice American POWMIAs - In Memory of Bob Dumas EP 26 7:27

3y ago7:27

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Bob Dumas 3/9/30 - 2/6/21 The POW/MIA community lost one of it’s most fervent activists last week. Bob Dumas dedicated his life to finding his brother, Roger, and in the process became a leader in the search of all American prisoners-of-war and the missing-in-action. His journey would lead to a White House meeting with Ronald Reagan and a very long…

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Stories of Sacrifice - SGT Durrell Tidwell Coming Home EP 25 36:03

3y ago36:03

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The podcast you are about to hear was a previous interview I did with the niece of SGT Durrell Tidwell early last year. We wanted to update the podcast about Durrell because we are happy to now say the Unknown graves at the Manila American Cemetery that are associated with his remains and the 18 others who were originally buried along with him at t…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - LT Leonard W. Button - Korean War EP 24 12:48

3y ago12:48

12:48

LT Leonard W. Button - Publicly Listed By Pentagon as Korean War MIA But Actually Captured Formerly Top Secret Military Records: "Seen and Identified Alive" in North Korean Hands--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrif…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - CLASSIFIED LT Nininger & LT David Maynard EP23 40:58

3+ y ago40:58

40:58

LT Nininger possibly being brought home for identification. Who is LT David Maynard?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Season 3 2021 Kickoff EP 22 8:23

3+ y ago8:23

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Stories Of Sacrifice POW/MIA Podcast Season 3 2021 Kickoff--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - LT Walter A. Kelso Jr EP21 1:25:18

3+ y ago1:25:18

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LT Walter A. Kelso Jr. - 19th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps who fought valiantly in the defense of the Philippines during the outbreak of WW2.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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Stories of Sacrifice American POW/MIAs - Public Service Broadcast Promoting Homefront Support EP 20 40:45

3+ y ago40:45

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Public Service Broadcast - Promoting Homefront Support of the War Effort is sound recording originally recorded by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) public service program during the early part of WW2--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PFC Juan F. Gutierrez Misidentified EP 19 20:55

4y ago20:55

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Wrong remains buried by the wrong family. ANOTHER MISIDENTIFICATION – THE CASE OF PFC JUAN F. GUTIERREZ. Mistakes are a fact of life. What counts is the response to errors. Ever wonder why the U.S. Government does NOT want to identify the missing from World War II?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifi…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Arthur H. “Bud” Kelder EP 18 15:16

4y ago15:16

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Bud’s story is typical of those who died in the Cabanatuan POW camp after surviving the Bataan Death March. He was the first of more than 300 Unknowns to be returned to his family. Why is the Department of Defense dragging their feet on returning all of them?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/mes…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1LT Alexander R. Nininger (MoH) Final Part 5 15:07

4y ago15:07

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THE ARMY HAD A PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THEIR HERO WAS AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1LT Alexander R. Nininger (MoH) A Battle That Has Not Ended 41:53

4y ago41:53

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Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Not Identified Because Army Can’t Unscrew Their Screwup 1LT Alexander “Sandy” Nininger was consigned to the grave of an Unknown Soldier by the celebrity of the Medal of Honor.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spo…

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Stories of Sacrifice, Bonus Episode - Major Zachariah Fike, Purple Hearts Reunited 58:27

4y ago58:27

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Interview with Major Zachariah Fike - Founder of the Veteran's non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Hide and Seek at the West Point Cemetery EP 15 19:30

4y ago19:30

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1LT Ira Cheaney’s remains were identified, then misplaced, then buried at West Point. Then the Army buried the report that showed they had buried the wrong remains.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Who is Buried in Cheaney's Grave EP 14 16:17

4y ago16:17

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Who was buried in Cheaney’s grave? A disgraced commander tries to rehabilitate his reputation!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Last Letters Home EP13 38:51

4y ago38:51

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Last letters written home by some of our WW2 POW/MIA's in the Philippines--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Major James "Jim" O'Donovan EP12 1:45:57

4y ago1:45:57

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On today’s Stories of Sacrifice we will be discussing a very heroic POW/MIA who was awarded our Country's second highest combat valor award, the Distinguished Service Cross. Major James J. O’Donovan was the Executive Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 31st...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageS…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1st LT Carol (Cal) Cahoon EP11 1:27:27

4y ago1:27:27

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1st LT Cahoon was assigned to the 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) in the Philippines during WW2. He was Killed in Action on 7 Jan 1942 and is still listed as Missing in Action. Hi nephew and namesake tells us his Story of Sacrifice and the Quest to bring him home!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/mes…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Israel Goldberg EP10 56:00

4y ago56:00

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PVT Israel Goldberg - Hq Squadron, 24th Pursuit Gp, US Army Air Corps WW2. PVT Goldberg is still listed as Missing in Action but buried as an Unknown. This is his story of sacrifice and his family's quest to get him identified.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https:…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - S1c Beauran R. O'Kane EP09 42:50

4+ y ago42:50

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S1c Beauran Roy O'Kane - WW2 Missing in Action - Family Interview with great nephew Jeff O'Kane and their family's struggle to get him home--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Sweet Land of Liberty Author Timothy L. Porter Interview EP08 44:06

4+ y ago44:06

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Sweet Land of Liberty, personal account of WO Talmadge Smithey's capture and captivity in Japanese POW Camps during WW2.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Compiled Interviews of POWs Who Returned Home EP07 57:20

4+ y ago57:20

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The mission of the Stories of Sacrifice Podcast is to bring you the Stories of those POW/MIAs who have not made it home to their loved ones. This episode is the stories of those who survived.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/st…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - SGT Leonard James McNeill Ep06 1:09:24

4+ y ago1:09:24

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SGT Leonard James McNeill, WW2 POW/MIA and buried as an Unknown in an American Military Cemetery. This is his Story of Sacrifice and his family's quest to bring him home!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supp…

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - USCG LT. Crotty PT1 EP05 15:49

4+ y ago15:49

15:49

In this two part episode I will talk about the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Martin Kunik EP04 1:45:51

4+ y ago1:45:51

1:45:51

Buried as an "Unknown" at the Manila American Cemetery - PVT Martin Kunik, served with Company H, 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines. He died at Cabanatuan and is buried as an Unknown at the Manila American Cemetery--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://pod…

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Stories of Sacrifice, POW/MIAs - POW Burial History at Cabanatuan EP03 1:11:03

4+ y ago1:11:03

1:11:03

Reexamining the Cabanatuan unknown cases and the need for using a DNA Lead Process to make these identifications.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs – TEC 5 Julius St John Knudsen EP02 1:17:04

4+ y ago1:17:04

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Technician 5th Class Julius St. John Knudsen - A story of Sacrifice of Unknown circumstances--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/supportBy John Bear

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Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - SGT Durrell Tidwell EP01 41:03

4+ y ago41:03

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SGT Durrell Tidwell - born in New Mexico and served with the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment. Currently buried as an Unknown at the Manila American Cemetery--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storiesofsacrifice/support…

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