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14-year-old Ethan Lockman of Bakersfield, CA picked up 4 tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood as the winner of our UNBROKEN-themed contest honoring Louis Zamperini. Universal Pictures will release the UNBROKEN movie on December 25, 2014. You can watch a trailer below, but first... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 89-year-old Dave Wall of Reedley, CA appears on episode #326 of Hometown Heroes, debuting August 2, 2014. Dave served as a medic in the Pacific during World War II, earning the Purple Heart for... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Nyle Smith of Fresno, CA appears on episode #325 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 26, 2014. Smith grew up on a farm near La Place, IL, and enlisted in the Army Air Corps shortly... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Mr. Wagenhalls passed away May 3, 2015. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 94-year-old John Wagenhalls of Sanger, CA appears on episode #324 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 19, 2014. Wagenhalls, now retired from a... Read More

On the weekend of August 2, 2014, we’ll announce the winner of a family 4-pack of tickets for admission to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. If you have read Laura Hillenbrand’s bestseller Unbroken, or Louis Zamperini’s Devil at My Heels, or simply... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window The legacy of Louis Zamperini is the focus of episode #323 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 12, 2014. Zamperini passed away at the age of 97 on July 2nd, six months before he would’ve... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Not just one, but two veterans share their stories on episode #322 of Hometown Heroes, debuting July 5, 2014. Ivan Hudson and John Wilcox were born 5 days apart in Southern California in 1924.... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Gordon Scott passed away October 9, 2020 at the age of 98. Use controls above or click here to open the complete interview with Gordon in another window 91-year-old Gordon Scott of Kingsburg, CA appears on episode #321 of Hometown Heroes, debuting June 28, 2014.... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 92-year-old William “Ken” Miller of Oakhurst, CA appears on Episode #320 of Hometown Heroes, remembering his World War II service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Born in Maryland and... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Bill Toledo passed away in May, 2016. Read his obituary from the Santa Fe New Mexican. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo of Laguna, NM shares his story on episode #319 of Hometown... Read More