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*IN MEMORIAM” Asa Ray passed away April 29, 2013. Read his obituary from the Monroe News Star. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window A pair of veterans, father and son, appear on episode #197 of Hometown Heroes, debuting... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Lon Simmons passed away April 5, 2015 at the age of 91. Click here for a tribute episode that aired after his passing. Use controls above or click here to open part I of Lon’s story in a new window –then– Use controls above or click here to open... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Mitch Higginbotham passed away February 14, 2016 at the age of 94. Read this thorough account of his legacy from the Dana Point Times. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Mitch Higginbotham of Dana Point,... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 90-year-old Bill Hiller of Merced, CA appears on episode #193 of Hometown Heroes, debuting January 7, 2012. We’ll hear about the North Dakota native’s work welding P-38s together at... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Ed Nacey passed away August 29, 2013. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 89-year-old Ed Nacey appears on episode #192 of Hometown Heroes, debuting December 31, 2011. Nacey recalls his days as a B-24 navigator with... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 89-year-old Al Tortolano of Santa Clara, CA appears on episode #158 of Hometown Heroes, airing April 9, 2011. A recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, Al was one of the “Lost... Read More

*IN MEMORIAM* Don Fries passed away March 14, 2018. Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 85-year-old Battle of the Bulge survivor Don Fries of Fresno, CA appears on episode #144 of Hometown Heroes, debuting January 1, 2011. After... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 88-year-old Vern Thompson of Tulare, CA, appears on episode #143 of Hometown Heroes, debuting December 11, 2010. Born in Louisville, KY, Thompson grew up in Southern California. Listen to... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window 91-year-old Marion Kesler of the Taylorsville area of Salt Lake City, Utah appears on episode #142 of Hometown Heroes, debuting December 4, 2010. Kesler was on the USS Hulbert when the Japanese... Read More

Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Alvin Pate will turn 90 in April, but he’s still spry enough to cut firewood and shovel snow at the home he built in Pioneer, CA. Skilled with his hands, Pate spent two years working on... Read More