The Warrior Next Door Podcast
We explore the oral histories of World War II veterans from interviews conducted by your hosts Tony Lupo and Ryan Fairfield. We play selected clips from these veteran interviews to explore their experiences in their own words with the hosts providing compelling commentary and historical context. Be ready to get some mud on your boots!
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Welcome to the final episode of the Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill talks about liberating a concentration camp at Ohrdruf Germany, a pathetic experience he had witnessing a German citizen trying to fire a bazooka at them and a bad experience with a Russian soldier at wars end. Support the show
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill talks about action he saw pertaining to Gen. Patton, St. Lo, Aachen and the bridge at Remagen. Support the show
Welcome to Episode 2 of the 4 part Bill Sims series. In this episode Bill tells a never before known story about Pattons "polite" way of interrogating captured german officers and we learned about Bill’s fighting across France all the way to Aachen Germany in Sept 1944. Support the show
Welcome to the Cpl. Bill Sims series, a Lineman in the Signal Corps in the US Army. In episode one we meet Bill and hear about his entrance into the Army and being in England on DDay watching the planes fly over. Support the show
Nothing makes us more determined to continue sharing these amazing stories than receiving feedback, good and bad, from our listeners. We wanted to share some of the feedback we"ve received in the first half of 2025 so that our listeners know we read every comment and that these are often a source of inspiration and cha
Can a veteran's trauma be inherited by their children? Join our discussion with therapist Eveline Konings to find out!
Can trauma experienced by a WWII veteran change his DNA? Can it be passed down to their children? Join us for our eye opening discussion with Eveline Konings, a TRE-Counselor and therapist from Belgium. Support the show