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 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old Leeroy Tucker of Madera, CA appears on episode #662 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 9-11, 2021. A native of Bluejacket, OK, Tucker served with the 332nd Field Artillery... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #661 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 2-4, 2021, pays tribute to pioneering pilot Robert Thacker, whose passing at the age of 102 was announced in a Christmas edition of the New... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #660 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 26-28, 2020, shines a light on how American servicemen experienced Christmas during World War II. You’ll hear Christmas memories,... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Kenneth “K.O.” Leach of Madera, CA appears on episode #659 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 19-21, 2020. A native of Maker, OK, Leach served aboard the destroyer... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #658 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 12-14, 2020, presents highlights of the virtual ceremony awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 20,000 Chinese-Americans who served in... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #657 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 5-7, 2020, marks the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with the memories of two men who continue to keep that history alive by... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #656 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 28-30, 2020, draws attention to veterans who were absent from the Thanksgiving table this year, having passed away in 2020. You’ll hear... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #655 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 21-23, 2020, features husband and wife Vince and Angie Schiappi reflecting on life before, during, and after World War II. Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #654 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 14-16, 2020, highlights some significant developments on and around Veterans Day 2020. In addition to the long awaited opening of the... Read More

 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 96-year-old Don Cooley of Watsonville, CA appears on episode #653 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 7-9, 2020. A native of West Lafayette, IN, Cooley served with the 106th Infantry... Read More