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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #559 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 17-20, 2019, marks Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by shining a spotlight on courageous stands during World War II that laid the groundwork for... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Willard “Bill” Gillette of San Jose, CA appears on episode #558 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 10-13, 2019. A native of Kansas, Gillette completed 59 missions as a... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Joe Soldo of Clovis, CA appears on episode #557 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 3-6, 2019. Soldo, who will celebrate his 95th birthday on January 8th, served with the 78th Infantry Division... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #556 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 27-30, 2018, looks back at some of the amazing veterans we met in 2018, with excerpts from four different veterans interviewed in four different... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #555 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 20-23, 2018, is a special Christmas edition of the program that examines the stories of three veterans who experienced very unique Christmas... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Del Blomquist passed away January 17, 2021 at the age of 96. Click here for his obituary from the Visalia Times Delta. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Del Blomquist of Tulare, CA appears on episode #554 of... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #553 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 6-9, 2018, marks the 77th anniversary of the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor and other military stations on Oahu by featuring perspectives from 8... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 102-year-old George Vandersluis of Fresno, CA appears on episode #552 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 29 – December 2, 2018. A native of Minneapolis, MN, Vandersluis served in the... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #550 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 15-18, 2018 focuses on two recently identified World War II Marines who were killed in action. On December 7, 2018, exactly 77 years since he... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #549 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 8-11, 2018 is a special Veterans Day edition featuring three World War II veterans from three different branches of service, residing in three... Read More