Today, we're sharing an episode from our other show, the Medal of Honor Podcast, as a bonus episode. Episodes of the Medal of Honor Podcast are short – just a few minutes each, and every week, Ken highlights a different service member who has distinguished themself through an act of bravery, earning our nations highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor Podcast is a great companion to Warriors in their Own Words. Follow The Medal of Honor Podcast wherever you get your shows.
This episode is about Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Rickenbacker served as a pilot in WWI, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for destroying two enemy aircraft in a one-versus-seven dogfight behind enemy lines. He also was awarded eight Distinguished Service Crosses for his other aerial victories.
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Tunnel Rat in Vietnam: CAPT John Cotter
Reflecting on Vietnam Part II: Col. John Anthony Cash
Reflecting on Vietnam Part I: Col. John Anthony Cash
5th Ranger Battalion on D-Day: S/Sgt.Charles Klein
Infantryman in Vietnam: SGT Jim Purvis
History Daily - The German Defeat at Stalingrad
Defending the Capitol: SSG Aquilino Gonell
Christmas as a POW: Rick Render
“Not Ready to Quit”: SSG Beth King
PREVIEW: “Not Ready to Quit”
The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam: SP5 Clarence Sasser
PREVIEW: The Deadly Rice Fields of Vietnam
Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor: Capt. Daniel Inouye
PREVIEW: Pearl Harbor, Northern Italy, and the Medal of Honor
The Battle of Merville Gun Battery: Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO
PREVIEW: The Battle of Merville Gun Battery
Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge: CPT Loran B. Morgan M.D.
PREVIEW: Battalion Surgeon in the Bulge
B-17 Crewmember in WWII: LtC. James Wirth
PREVIEW: B-17 Crewmember in WWII
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