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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #424 of Hometown Heroes marks Father’s Day weekend with the conclusion of glider pilot Mel Pliner’s story, the perspective of Mel’s daughter, Carol Eastburg, and the... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Mel Pliner passed away March 27, 2017. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Mel Pliner of Las Vegas, NV appears on episode #423 of Hometown Heroes, debuting June 10, 2016. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Pliner... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #422 of Hometown Heroes prepares us for the 72nd anniversary of “D-Day” with the story of Tom Rice. He is nearly 95 years old, but will be jumping out of an airplane again on... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Doug Justus of Visalia, CA appears on episode #421 of Hometown Heroes, debuting May 28, 2016. Justus describes his own World War II service with the 81st Infantry Division, and also... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Bob passed away in March 2017. Read his obituary from the Las Vegas Review Journal. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Bob Dodds of Las Vegas, NV appears on episode #420 of Hometown Heroes, debuting May... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Albert Henderson of Clovis, CA appears on episode #419 of Hometown Heroes, debuting May 14, 2016. A survivor of the USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95), the last American carrier to sink in... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Rex Raney passed away April 7, 2018. You can read his obituary from the Grand Junction Sentinel here. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Rex Raney of Grand Junction, CO appears on episode #418 of... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Ed Larson of Santa Cruz, CA appears on episode #417 of Hometown Heroes, detailing his experiences as a “hump pilot” during World War II. A native of Seattle, WA, Larson... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Episode #416 of Hometown Heroes, debuting April 23, 2016, focuses on the ongoing efforts of the Honor Flight Network, and showcases three of the veterans heading to the National World War II... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old Grant Erickson of Santa Cruz, CA appears on episode #415 of Hometown Heroes, debuting April 16, 2016. A native of Del Rey, CA, Erickson served aboard the battleship USS New Mexico... Read More