Episode 016: Uncommon Journey (Part 2) – US Army
Part two of our interview with Mohamed Massaquoi. In this episode he discusses his career in the U.S. Army.
Episode 015: Uncommon Journey (Part 1) – US Navy
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Mo Massaquoi has had an atypical military career to say the least. He started off as an enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, before moving up to become a naval officer, and then eventually, transitioning to the U.S. Army where he continues to serve on active duty. Over his ongoing 22 years […]
Episode 012: From Friends to Brothers: Operation Urgent Fury
Part two of our interview with the three friends who joined the Army together out of high school. This episode focuses on their experiences participating in the invasion of Grenada as members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon (LRRP).
Episode 011: From Friends to Brothers – 82nd Airborne Division
Our guests share their interesting story of joining the Army together out of high school in the early 1980s and staying together throughout basic training, airborne school, and with their first unit at the 82nd Airborne Division.
Episode 010: U.S. Army Special Observer Group (WWII)
Our guest Rick Anderson shares his research about the U.S. Army Special Observer Group and how their important work laid the foundation for the successful integration of U.S. military forces in the United Kingdom prior to the United States’ entry into World War II.
Episode 008: Guiding the Next Generation of Military Police
Wendy Tokach shares highlights from her career in the U.S. Army as both an enlisted soldier and officer in the Military Police Branch.
Episode 007: Team Assassin On Point – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Colonel Stu James tells his story of leading a company-level combined arms team from Kuwait to Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 20 March to 7 April 2003.
Episode 006: Closing the Rose Pocket – 3rd Armored Division
You’ll hear the story of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division’s historic and fateful armored drive to capture the German town of Paderborn and help close the southern part of the Ruhr Pocket from 25 March-1 April 1945.
Episode 005: Redleg Soldier – Iven Sugai
Our guest Iven Sugai shares experiences from his 25+ year journey of serving as an artilleryman from enlisted soldier to battalion commander.
Episode 003: Preserving the Legacy the Spearhead Doughboys
Dan Langhans, the editor of The Spearhead Doughboy, joins us in this episode to discuss his father’s World War II service along with the origins and purpose of this historical newsletter.