Podcasts by Americas Memory

Ep 17: To Protect and To Serve, Spc Joseph Kennedy from 2018-12-28T17:02:38

Thoughts of time on the Mississippi River might bring quotes of Mark Twain to mind or perhaps the sound of boat’s horn. Joseph Kennedy followed in...

Ep 16: Big Brother, Major Samuel Griffith from 2018-12-20T13:30

There’s a reason Mother’s Day overloads the post office or someone might say “I bet you’re a proud dad.” The paternal and maternal instinct creates a powerful bond and children recogn...

Ep 15: The Right Guy, William "Chief" Carlson from 2018-10-26T01:16:39

The United States Army keeps the selection process for Delta Force a highly-guarded secret. Former Delta operator Pat Savidge has said that “It's not always th...

Ep 14: In Harm's Way, Sgt Anthony Maddox from 2018-10-18T19:32:24

The sight of two uniformed individuals approaching a front door almost always ends the same. They have the unsettling and difficult job of telling loved ones that their son, daughter,...

Ep 13: Born to Serve, Cpl Jacob Leicht from 2018-09-20T17:22:52

Jacob Leicht always liked that he was born on the Fourth of July. Who else gets a parade on their birthday? Some may not like sharing their special day with another holiday, but he embraced it.<...

Ep 12: Second Chances, HM2 Clayton Beauchamp from 2018-09-13T16:25:53

”Corpsman!” The Marine fires at the enemy and then places a hand on his fallen comrade. “Corpsman!” he yells one more time. He looks down. “Hold on, buddy.”

A similarly dressed man runs u...

Ep. 11: They Call Me Doc, Spc Jerod Osborne from 2018-09-06T17:57:59

Dust trailed behind a civilian truck carrying thirteen Afghan citizens in March of 2010. It was likely a normal day for them going about their business.

Their normal, however, meant navig...

Ep 10: Wounds Unseen, SSgt Jeffrey Reber from 2018-08-17T17:23:59

Jeffrey Reber was an American hero. The list of Marines willing to praise his battlefield leadership is long and distinguished. Many of them would suggest they’re alive today because ...

Ep 9: The Moose, SSG Curtis Oakes from 2018-08-03T16:40:51

General David Petraeus pinned a Purple Heart on Wayne Swier’s chest as he lay in a Bagram Airfield hospital bed. He had yet to leave Afghanistan with thoughts on his future after a horrific inju...

Ep 8: Tip of the Spear, Mike Spann (CIA) from 2018-07-26T17:35:52

They’re known as the tip of the spear. Trailblazers we ask to go in first. Highly trained. Fearless.

When America was attacked on 9/11, we needed those trailblazers ...

Ep 7: Where's My Chariot, SSG Bryan Burgess from 2018-07-19T14:42:49

An amazing photo from Afghanistan emerged in 2011 of a soldier kissing the helmet atop the battlefield cross for SSG Bryan Burgess. The 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle patch is promine...

Ep 6: Through a Hail of Enemy Bullets, SrA Mark Forester. from 2018-07-12T14:35:36

“Because God wants me to kill bad people.” Mark Forester said that as if it were as normal as anything. He said it many times when asked why he chose to join the fight against terrori...

Ep 5: Go, Do, See, Be - SFC Calvin Harrison from 2018-06-15T17:35:34

Ep 4: The One People Count On, SSgt Sky Mote from 2018-05-31T17:17:29

MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (January 14, 2014) --

Staff Sergeant Sky Mote and Capt. Matthew Manoukian were posthumously awarded th...

Ep 3: Not Forgotten, Pfc Austin Staggs from 2018-05-17T17:52:58

Discover the story of Pfc Austin Staggs in today's episode of America's Memory. 

Ep 2: Watching Over You, 1LT Todd Weaver from 2018-05-17T17:45:26

In this episode, discover the story of 1LT Todd Weaver. 

Ep. 1: The Story of the Wall from 2018-05-17T02:56:49

Discover the story of the wall in this first episode of America's Memory Podcast.