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 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Joe Harden of Hilmar, CA appears on episode #545 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 1-4, 2018. A native of Marin County, north of San Francisco, Harden witnessed the Golden Gate... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 95-year-old Robert Bradley of Albuquerque, NM appears on episode #547 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 25-28, 2018. A native of Minneapolis, MN, Bradley served with the 691st Ordnance... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 99-year-old Victor Avakian of Fresno, CA appears on episode #546 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 18-21, 2018. Avakian, who will celebrate his 100th birthday in November, served in the 679th... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 95-year-old Ray Loyd of Grover Beach, CA appears on episode #545 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 11-14, 2018. Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Karl Appel passed away April 16, 2023 at the age of 98. Click here to read his obituary. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 93-year-old Karl Appel of Los Osos, CA appears on episode #544 of Hometown Heroes, airing... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Bob Mettauer of Santa Maria, CA appears on episode #543 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 27-30, 2018. Born, along with his twin sister, in Queens Village, NY, Bob became a plank... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #542 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 20-23, 2018 focuses on Pictures for Heroes, with comments from photographer Zach Coco, as well as three of the World War II veterans he has... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Lee Nordgren passed away September 19, 2018, less than a week after his interview aired on Hometown Heroes. Read this obituary column from the Mankato Free Press. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Lee... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #540 of Hometown Heroes, airing September 6-9, 2018, focuses on the film UNBROKEN: Path to Redemption, which opens in theaters nationwide on September 14, capturing the post-war... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Chuck Farritor of Claremont, CA appears on episode #539 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 30-September 2, 2018. A native of Custer County, Nebraska, Farritor served on troop ships,... Read More