America's Memory is a podcast dedicated to telling the stories of the fallen US Military from the war in Afghanistan. Ron White is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and memorized the fallen in the order of their death (2,300+). He travels the wall writing this wall out from memory and hearing the moving stories of the fallen. This podcast tells those stories.
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Ep 17: To Protect and To Serve, Spc Joseph Kennedy (00:11:30)
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 his father Jim's footsteps working on the river as a ...
Ep 16: Big Brother, Major Samuel Griffith (00:14:18)
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 recognize that as they ...
Ep 15: The Right Guy, William "Chief" Carlson (00:13:57)
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 the best guy that makes it. It's the right ...
Ep 14: In Harm's Way, Sgt Anthony Maddox (00:10:53)
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, husband, or wife...
Ep 13: Born to Serve, Cpl Jacob Leicht (00:13:21)
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. On a d...
Ep 12: Second Chances, HM2 Clayton Beauchamp (00:10:35)
"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 up and drops d...
Ep. 11: They Call Me Doc, Spc Jerod Osborne (00:10:56)
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 navigating a war-t...
Ep 10: Wounds Unseen, SSgt Jeffrey Reber (00:12:45)
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 of his split-seco...
Ep 9: The Moose, SSG Curtis Oakes (00:11:18)
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 injury but...
Ep 8: Tip of the Spear, Mike Spann (CIA) (00:13:25)
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 on the ground in Afghanistan to fin...
Ep 7: Where's My Chariot, SSG Bryan Burgess (00:14:24)
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 prominent on medic Brit ...
Ep 6: Through a Hail of Enemy Bullets, SrA Mark Forester. (00:12:33)
"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 terrorism. He never mean...
Ep 5: Go, Do, See, Be - SFC Calvin Harrison (00:14:04)
Ep 4: The One People Count On, SSgt Sky Mote (00:13:15)
MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (January 14, 2014) -- Staff Sergeant Sky Mote and Capt. Matthew Manoukian were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration that can be bestowe...
Ep 3: Not Forgotten, Pfc Austin Staggs (00:15:47)
Discover the story of Pfc Austin Staggs in today's episode of America's Memory.
Ep 2: Watching Over You, 1LT Todd Weaver (00:13:23)
In this episode, discover the story of 1LT Todd Weaver.
Ep. 1: The Story of the Wall (00:19:45)
Discover the story of the wall in this first episode of America's Memory Podcast.
