The Warrior Next Door Podcast

Dec 09 2024 224 ep. 48 mins 94
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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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🔒 "The American St Nick" - PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER EDITION

Dec 09 2024 288 mins  
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textPREMIUM SUBSCRIBER: Welcome to an exclusive Warrior Next Door Podcast presentation. A full UNCUT reading of the extraordinary true WWII story “The American St Nick”. It is the remarkable story of a few GI’s of the 28th Infantry Division who brought Christmas to the children of the small war torn town of Wiltz, Luxembourg on the eve of the

"The American St Nick" - Chapters 1 thru 4; Episode 1 of 4

Dec 09 2024 56 mins  
Send us a textWelcome to Episode 1 of an exclusive Warrior Next Door Podcast presentation. A full reading of the true WWII story “The American St Nick”. It is the remarkable story of a few GI’s of the 28th Infantry Division who brought Christmas to the children of the small war torn town of Wiltz, Luxembourg on the eve of the Battle of the Bulge. In this episode, Chapters 1 a

Al Johnson: Episode 5/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Dec 01 2024 36 mins  
Send us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special and remarkable story!I

Al Johnson: Episode 4/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Nov 24 2024 40 mins  
Send us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special and remarkable story!E

Al Johnson: Episode 3/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Nov 17 2024 41 mins  
Send us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special and remarkable story!I

Al Johnson: Episode 2/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Nov 10 2024 34 mins  
Send us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special and remarkable story!T

Al Johnson: Episode 1/5 - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Nov 03 2024 46 mins  
Send us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special and remarkable story!T

🔒 Al Johnson: Premium Subscriber - WWII, OSS, Operation Dragoon and China-Burma India-Theatre

Nov 03 2024 200 mins  
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textWe 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 an OG with the OSS. This is a truly special

EP 3/3 Cpl Ryan Downing - 2004 & 2006 Battle of Ramadi, Iraq; Co. E. 2/4 Marines

Oct 28 2024 47 mins  
Send us a textWelcome 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 go back to Ramadi in 2006.Support the show

EP 2/3 Cpl Ryan Downing - 2004 & 2006 Battle of Ramadi, Iraq; Co. E. 2/4 Marines

Oct 21 2024 40 mins  
Send us a textWelcome 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