Episode 1: WWII Veteran Vern Thompson

Welcome to the Valor Vault Podcast, the official podcast of South Willamette Valley Honor Flight. The goal of the Valor Vault podcast is to record and preserve the stories of our local veterans. Each week, you will hear from different veterans as they tell their military stories and tell the stories of their honor flight.

In our premier episode, we are proud to feature an interview with WWII veteran Vern Thompson. Vern retired from the US Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1984. He served in the US Navy in WWII. He passed away on July 21, 2020 at the age of 95.