On this episode of Our American Stories in Vietnam the armored personnel carrier Jon Hovde was driving hit an anti-tank mine The -year-old soldier made three promises to God if He would let him live Linda from Jon's hometown of Fertile MN is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Claire tells the story of the Battle of Midway America's make or break moment in World War II Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in during a period of Cold War tension a Soviet submarine collided with a United States aircraft carrier Here's The History Guy with the story of the USS Kitty Hawk collision Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

A mail carrier became concerned after seeing one of her customers rsquo mail pile up The postal worker knew the elderly woman lived alone and usually picked up her mail every day Making a wise choice the worker mentioned her concern to one of the woman rsquo s neighbors This neighbor alerted yet another neighbor who had a spare key to the woman rsquo s home Together they entered their friend rsquo s home and found her lying on the floor She had fallen four days earlier and couldn rsquo t get up or call for help The postal worker [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Claire tells the story of the Battle of Midway America's make or break moment in World War II Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in Vietnam the armored personnel carrier Jon Hovde was driving hit an anti-tank mine The -year-old soldier made three promises to God if He would let him live Linda from Jon's hometown of Fertile MN is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story of a unique aircraft carrier the USS Lexington Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in during a period of Cold War tension a Soviet submarine collided with a United States aircraft carrier Here's The History Guy with the story of the USS Kitty Hawk collision 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 telling the story of America's payback for Pearl Harbor Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Tokyo and the Japanese response the Battle of Midway Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories as a -year-old soldier in Vietnam Jon Hovde's armored personnel carrier he was driving was hit an antitank mine He made three promises to God if He let him live Linda from Jon's hometown of Fertile MN is here to tell the story Go HERE read more about Fertile MN and their entry in Reader's Digest's Nicest Places in America series Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Claire tells the story of the Battle of Midway America's make or break moment in World War II Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in during a period of Cold War tension a Soviet submarine collided with a United States aircraft carrier Here's The History Guy with the story of the USS Kitty Hawk collision Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Stephen Ambrose tells the story of America's payback for Pearl Harbor Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Tokyo and the Japanese response the Battle of Midway Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories America was down but not out after Pearl Harbor we needed a major victory though That victory would come at a small sandy island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Writer Anne Clare tells the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Known around the country as The Christian Car Guy Robbie Dilmore called the show and shared his caregiving experiences with his mother-in-law As he and his wife continue to grow closer through this process he credits their common adversary His alcoholic and abusive mother-in-law Sharing how they cope and even thrive Robbie then donned his Christian Car Guy hat to give great tips on increasing fuel efficiency Even when gas - hopefully- returns to sane prices these tips apply all the time and can save us money immediately [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story of a unique aircraft carrier the USS Lexington Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed His girlfriend said yes and then suddenly walked out of his life making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore he hit the road to discover the true worth of this shining gem and then wrote The Heartless Stone Mike Freeman author of Clarence Saunders amp the Founding of Piggly Wiggly The Rise and Fall of a Memphis [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Kentucky journalist Sam Terry tells the story of the man they called King Solomon Connecticut Shorty of The Hobo Museum shares the story of the American hobo and how they are still celebrated today Teacher choir director organist and history buff Anne Clare tells the story of the first two major American responses to the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - King Solomon Town's Grave Digging Drunk Turned Hero - Wandering Worker The American Hobo - America Strikes Back After Pearl [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Richmond radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read but will surely impact your life for the better Julie Tynmann's here with her story about the greatest show on turf Christopher Warren shares the history of the U S Postal Service and a time when people mailed their children and on one instance an entire bank Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - A Father's Note to His Timeless Daughter Who Functions At A Toddler Level - The Grass and the Furious Ladies Start [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Joy Neal Kidney our regular contributor and recipient of our 'Great American Storyteller Award' tells the story of what her family ate during the Great Depression years nbsp The History Guy nbsp gives us the story of the USS Kitty Hawk collision Chad and Jess Schumacher tell us how their lives seemed to be going really well and as according to plan as life could and then life took a number of sharp and unexpected turns nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Possum for Supper - [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung a device used to keep people with advanced polio alive in the first half of the th century Our regular contributor Richard Muniz tells the story of an unforgettable accident at Ft Irwin California Wendy Steele tells us how she could have never imagined that an idea for her community of Cincinnati would have snowballed into chapters across the world and over million donated Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Trapped Inside [... more]

During our tour of an aircraft carrier a jet fighter pilot explained that planes need a -kilometer per hour wind to take off on such a short runway To reach this steady breeze the captain turns his ship into the wind ldquo Shouldn rsquo t the wind come from the planes rsquo back rdquo I asked The pilot answered ldquo No The jets must fly into the wind That rsquo s the only way to achieve lift rdquo God called Joshua to lead His people into the ldquo winds rdquo that awaited them in the Promised Land Joshua required two [... more]

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- A Conversation with Andrew Gronach by Truth for a New Generation [... more]