On this episode of Our American Stories in Peter Ortiz parachuted into Nazi-occupied France where the Gestapo offered a reward of half a million francs for his capture The actor who appeared in many classic John Ford Westerns was also a two-time recipient of the Navy Cross Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Wild Bill Donovan was one of America's most exciting and secretive generals the man President Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II Wild Bill was the director of the Office of Strategic Services the country's first national intelligence agency He is known as the founding father of both the CIA and the military's Special Operations Forces along with being credited as the father of psychological and cyber warfare Here to tell the story is Douglas Waller He is the author of the bestseller Wild Bill Donovan The Spymaster Who Created [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Laura Treppendahl's life was one worth remembering After she was killed in a drunk driving accident Laura's family told the judge that they completely forgave the young man Greg who hit her Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories she nearly wrecked her family with a marital affair Here's Sarah Wells author of American Honey A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation to tell her story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories here's Stephen Ambrose to tell us a short story from The Wild Blue The Men and Boys who Flew the B- s Over Germany Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories author James Rosen tells the story of Antonin Scalia's unlikely but inevitable rise to the U S Supreme Court His family his faith and his immigrant roots were the drivers Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]