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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Walt Burr of Merced, CA appears on episode #434 of Hometown Heroes, airing August 26-28, 2016. A native of Dover, NJ, Burr was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Vernon Martin of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #433 of Hometown Heroes, debuting August 19, 2016. A native of Eldon, OK, Martin served with the 602nd Field Artillery Battalion... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Al Peguero of Merced, CA appears on episode #432 of Hometown Heroes, debuting August 12, 2016. Peguero has lived in Merced for his entire life, except for three unforgettable years... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 88-year-old Mike De Cesare of Madera, CA appears on episode #431 of Hometown Heroes, debuting August 5, 2016. A native of New Jersey, Mike was one of eight children, but never had the... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Selwyn Dante of Las Vegas, NV appears on episode #430 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 29, 2016. Born in Arkansas, and raised in Winnsboro, LA, Dante served with the 638th Tank... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Vito Mastrangelo of Visalia, CA appears on episode #429 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 22, 2016. The son of Italian immigrants, Vito grew up working on the family ranch with his... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #428 of Hometown Heroes features two Army Air Corps veterans who had very different experiences in World War II, and live on opposite coasts of the U.S., but clearly share a common... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old Ray Richey of Clovis, CA appears on episode #427 of Hometown Heroes, remembering his service in the field artillery in Europe during World War II. We’ll hear how a “poor... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Jack passed away in November 2016. Read his obituary from the Bakersield Californian. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Jack Craig of Bakersfield, CA appears on episode #426 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 1,... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Cecil Blackford passed away April 4, 2020 at the age of 95. Click here to read his obituary from the Tehachapi News. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Cecil Blackford of Tehachapi, CA appears on episode... Read More