Walk Among Heroes

For Episode 41, we are providing a recording of Walk Among Heroes' inaugural Night for Our Heroes, an evening dedicated to honor those who served D-Day and the battle for Normandy.  Also those who have dedicated their lives to preserving these memories and stories.  The evening consisted of a panel discussion between World War II Veterans, Band of Brothers' actors, and Maurice Renaud, son of the Alexandre Renaud, mayor of...

Walk Among Heroes is pleased to welcome Gilbert Clarke.  Originally born in Jamaica, Mr. Clarke volunteered to join the British Royal Air Force as a teenager, and was trained to install and maintain radar technology on planes in the RAF fleet.  Radar technology was developed during World War 2, as it became necessary to track German rockets approaching London.  Mr. Clarke was on the forefront of this technology.  Walk Among Heroes ...

Walk Among Heroes is pleased to welcome James Kelly as our guest for episode 39.

James Kelly landed in a glider on D Day, June 6, 1944, near the village of Ranville with the 1st (Airborne) Royal Ulster Rifles, on the eastern flank of the main landing front.  The Royal Ulster Rifles’ mission was to capture the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Oren and to seal the eastern flank, thus protecting the main invasion fro...

Walk Among Heroes is honored to welcome Episode 38 guest, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Harry Baker.  LTC Baker, 102 years-old and a resident of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, served as an artillery officer during World War II in Company C, 302nd Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division.  He arrived in Europe right as Germany was mounting their largest counterattack of the war, later known as the Battle of the Bulge.  LTC Baker and h...

Mr. Clanton, our previous guest for Episode 5, joins us for Episode 37 to discuss his upcoming trip to Normandy, Belgium, and Germany in June of this year.  This week, we met with Reid and Carolynn Clanton to present their day-by-itinerary.  Also, we surprised Mr. Clanton with Mike Tarr's extensive research, which allowed us to pinpoint several dates and locations for Mr. Clanton's major battles during the war.   

We are honored to introduce Mr. George Koch as our guest for Walk Among Heroes Podcast Episode 36.  Mr. Koch is our first guest who served as a U.S. Merchant Marine.  Born and raised in New York, Mr. Koch (pronounced ‘Coke’) dropped out of high school in tenth grade to join the Merchant Marines.  At age 16 in September 1944, he reported to his first ship in New York Harbor.  He soon found himself sailing north on the Murmansk Run. ...

This episode features an AMAZING, detailed overview of the Battle of the Bulge and the actions at Bastogne.  Johnny, a historian from the 101st Airborne Division Museum in Bastogne, takes us through one of the largest and most complex battles in our history.  Bastogne was right at the center of it!

The 101st Airborne Museum is simply amazing.  It's one of the best museums we've ever visited.  If you'd like t...

Episode 34 features a short conversation with Maurice Renaud, son of Alexandre Renaud, the mayor of Sainte-mer-Eglise (SME) during World War II.  SME was the first town liberated by paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division early in the morning on D-Day, June 6, 1944.  Maurice's mother, Simone Renaud, is known as the 'Mother of Normandy,' as she made it her mission to identify and care for the graves of fallen Ame...

In our third episode featuring Reid Clanton's return to Europe, we're discussing one of the Band of Brothers' most famous missions, the Battle of Brecourt.

Early in the morning on D-Day, Dick Winters led a small group of 12 men on a daring assault to destroy a German four-gun 105 mm artillery battery sighted on Utah Beach.  The attack was successful and was later chronicled in the second episode of the amazing 'B...

Day 2 included a journey for Reid Clanton to Bletchley Park in Milton-Keynes, England.  We had the honor of spending the morning with Betty Webb, 98-year old British Veteran of Bletchley Park.  What an incredible meeting between two 98-year-old military heroes! We all know Mr. Clanton, United States war hero who landed on Omaha Beach during D-Day, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and ultimately helped lead the Allies to victory. ...

Join us on Day 1 of Reid Clanton's return to Europe after nearly 78 years.  

Mr. Clanton landed in London at 11:00 AM, and boy, did he hit the ground running!  He spent the afternoon visiting the Churchill War Rooms, and other sites around London (Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, etc).  This evening, we had a very special dinner with Celia Sandys, Winston Churchill's granddaughter.  

This episode, the first o...

Don't miss the conclusion of our two-part interview series with Morris 'Buck' Buckman, our guest for episode 29.  Resident of Dripping Springs, TX, Mr. Buckman served in the 345th Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.  Mr. Buckman landed in France in November 1944.  Soon thereafter, his unit was struck squarely by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.  After surviving ‘The Bulge,’ Mr. Buckman traveled across Europe...

We are honored to welcome Morris ‘Buck’ Buckman as our guest for episode 29A.  Resident of Dripping Springs, TX, Mr. Buckman served in the 345th Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.  Mr. Buckman landed in France in November 1944.  Soon thereafter, his unit was struck squarely by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.  After surviving ‘The Bulge,’ Mr. Buckman traveled across Europe, and following Germany’s surrender, his division ...

Don't miss the conclusion of our two-part interview series with Iwo Jima Veteran Paul Frederick!  Walk Among Heroes is honored to welcome Paul Frederick as our guest for Episode 28.  A lifelong resident of Kentucky, Mr. Frederick’s served in the United States Marine Corps, 3rd Division, during World War II.  Mr. Frederick experienced combat as a bazooka man and machine gunner on several islands in the Pacific before finally in...

Walk Among Heroes is honored to welcome Paul Frederick as our guest for Episode 28.  A lifelong resident of Kentucky, Mr. Frederick’s served in the United States Marine Corps, 3rd Division, during World War II.  Mr. Frederick experienced combat as a bazooka man and machine gunner on several islands in the Pacific before finally invading Iwo Jima in February 1945.  During 30+ days on Iwo Jima, Mr. Frederick lost many friends and wit...

We (Walk Among Heroes) are pleased to welcome Paul and June Benischek as our guests for Episode 27.  Paul (93) and June (91) are lifelong farmers who currently reside in Anamosa, Iowa.  Paul served in the United States Army immediately following World War II in a Graves Registration unit.  He deployed to Okinawa with the mission of finding, retrieving, cleaning, and transporting the bodies of American’s fallen heroes back to the Un...

Don't miss the conclusion of our two-part interview series with Mr. Bill Lozano!  Mr. Lozano served in the Navy Pacific Fleet during World War II, as a radarman on the mighty battleship, USS Washington.  The USS Washington had one of the most impeccable battle records during World War II, providing fire support for invasions in the Marianas, Palaus, Leyte, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, as well supporting the aircraft carriers on their ra...

We (Walk Among Heroes) are honored to welcome Episode 26 guest, Mr. Bill Lozano.  Mr. Lozano served in the Navy Pacific Fleet during World War II, as a radarman on the mighty battleship, USS Washington.  The USS Washington had one of the most impeccable battle records during World War II, providing fire support for invasions in the Marianas, Palaus, Leyte, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, as well supporting the aircraft carriers on their raids t...