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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Al Johnson: Episode 3/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre
Send us a text We feature Al Johnson, who served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII. Al was a member of Operations Group (OG) Patrick and Blueberry who fought behind enemy lines in France and China, respectively, during WWII. Of the 14 million+ servicemen who fought in WWII, only ~7,500 served as
Al Johnson: Episode 2/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre
Send us a text We feature Al Johnson, who served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII. Al was a member of Operations Group (OG) Patrick and Blueberry who fought behind enemy lines in France and China, respectively, during WWII. Of the 14 million+ servicemen who fought in WWII, only ~7,500 served as
Al Johnson: Episode 1/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre
Send us a text We feature Al Johnson, who served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII. Al was a member of Operations Group (OG) Patrick and Blueberry who fought behind enemy lines in France and China, respectively, during WWII. Of the 14 million+ servicemen who fought in WWII, only ~7,500 served as
🔒 Al Johnson: Premium Subscriber - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre
Subscriber-only episode Send us a text We feature Al Johnson, who served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII. Al was a member of Operations Group (OG) Patrick and Blueberry who fought behind enemy lines in France and China, respectively, during WWII. Of the 14 million+ servicemen who fought in WWII
Send us a text Welcome to the final episode of the Cpl Ryan Downing series. In the previous episodes, Cpl Downing described his training, arrival in Iraq and his heavy fighting that he and his unit endured in Ramadi in 2004. In this final episode, Ryan talks about his struggles with post traumatic stress and having to
Send us a text Welcome to Episode 2 of the 3 part Ryan Downing series. In this episode Cpl. Downing details the heavy fighting that his unit endured in Ramadi in 2004. Support the show