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 Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #820 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 13-18, 2024, observes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by exploring the memories of five veterans whose service in a then-segregated U.S.... Read More

Howard Koch Helped Capture Riva Ridge  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 98-year-old Howard Koch of La Mirada, CA appears on episode #819 of Hometown Heroes, airing January 6-11, 2024. A native of Oakland, CA, Koch... Read More

2023 in Review – The Stories We Heard  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #818 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 30, 2023 – January 4, 2024, highlights some of the most memorable moments we heard on... Read More

Christmas in Wartime  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #817 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 23 – 28, 2023, provides perspective on Christmas through the eyes of several World War II veterans and how... Read More

WWII Navy Veteran Mike Kaloustian Turns 100  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #816 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 16-21, 2023, features reflections from newly minted centenarian Mike Kaloustian of Visalia,... Read More

82nd Commemoration of “Day of Infamy”  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #815 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 9-14, 2023, marks the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, with memories... Read More

Dutch Vryhof Was 7 When Nazi Occupation Began  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old “Dutch” Vryhof of Hanford, CA appears on episode #813 of Hometown Heroes, airing November 25-30, 2023. A native of... Read More

Bill Helton’s 30 years in the Marine Corps  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Bill Helton of Clovis, CA appears on episode #809 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 28 – November 2, 2023. A native... Read More

MacArthur’s Return to the Philippines October 20th, 1944  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #808 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 21-26, 2023, marks the 79th anniversary of General Douglas... Read More

Remembering Pearl Harbor Survivor Francisco “Frank” Paredes  Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #807 of Hometown Heroes, airing October 14-19, 2023, serves as a tribute to Pearl Harbor survivor... Read More