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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Ralph Thissen of Merced, CA appears on episode #518 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 6-8, 2018. A native of Wisconsin, Thissen moved to Chowchilla, CA at the age of 6. His father had... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #517 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 30 – April 1, 2018, marks Easter weekend by hearing what three World War II veterans endured in three different places on Easter Sunday, April... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #516 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 23-25, 2018, focuses on the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event scheduled for April 28, 2018. You’ll hear from Denise Baronian, a driving... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Robert Andre of Las Vegas, NV appears on episode #515 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 16-18, 2018. A native of Richmond, CA, Andre served with the 2nd Marine Division in World War II. Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #514 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 9-11, 2018, focuses on this week’s discovery of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2), nearly 76 years after the aircraft carrier was sunk in the Battle... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 100-year-old Leonard Francis of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #513 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 2-4, 2018. A talented ballplayer before and after World War II, Francis served on the... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Howard Brunn of Carmel, CA appears on episode #512 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 23-25, 2018. A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Howard completed 70 missions as a B-25 bomber... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #511 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 16-18, 2018 focuses on centenarians. Only 2 out of every 10,000 Americans makes it to the age of 100. We lost two amazing treasures from that... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #510 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 9-11, 2018, continues the conversation with 95-year-old Dr. Fitzalbert Marius of Fresno, CA. If you missed the first part of his interview, check... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 95-year-old Dr. Fitzalbert Marius of Fresno, CA appears on episode #509 of Hometown Heroes, airing February 2-4, 2018. Born in Panama and raised in Harlem, NY, Dr. Marius served with the 725th... Read More