Medal of Honor Recipients Thomas Norris and Michael Thornton Interview

Front & Center with John Callaway: Elizabeth Samet: Elizabeth D. Samet received her B.A. from Harvard and her Ph.D. in English literature from Yale. She is also the author of Willing Obedience: Citizens, Soldiers, and the Progress of Consent in America, 1776-1898. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

88 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipient Wesley L. Fox Interview: While serving as a rifle company commander with the Third Marine Division in 1969, Fox was twice wounded in a vicious battle during Operation Dewey Canyon. His extraordinary actions earned him the nation's highest military honor. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

75 min listen

James E. Livingston: Noble Warrior: Noble Warrior: The Life and Times of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.) Medal of Honor by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

3350 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipient Robert Patterson Interview: In October 1969, a few months after his 21st birthday, Robert Patterson was awarded the Medal of Honor. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

79 min listen

Nazi Concentration Camp Liberators: Sponsored by the National WWII Museum. The experience of the already war-wearied American G.I.s who liberated the extensive network of Nazi concentration camps during WWII is something most of us can even imagine and was something they made sure to never forget. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1606 min listen

James Darby, Communications Technician, 2nd Class: Serving in the United Sates Navy at the end of the Korean War, James Darby used his love of languages to serve his country, learning to be a Communications Technician and deciphering Russian radio communications during the Cold War. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

986 min listen

Paul Baffico, 1st Lieutenant: Vietnam veteran Paul Baffico flew more than 200 combat missions with the 101st Airborne Division during the war, and returned home to a community that couldn't--or wouldn't--understand what the military's sacrifice had been about. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

747 min listen

Walter Sobel, Lieutenant: Walter Sobel, despite already being an accomplished architect from Chicago, signed up for the Navy prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, experiencing attacks by kamikaze pilots on the deck of the USS New Mexico in Lingayen Gulf. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

143 min listen

The POW Experience: This distinguished panel featured three American veterans who were prisoners of war in different conflicts. They discussed their experiences as POWs and how they endured their time in captivity. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1606 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipients Thomas Norris and Michael Thornton Interview: Thomas R. Norris was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His family moved to Wisconsin and later to the Washington, D.C. area, where Norris attended the University of Maryland, intent on pursuing a career in criminology with the FBI. Michael Edwin Thornton was... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

86 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipient Drew Dix Interview: Wednesday, June 16th, 2004 Ed Tracy spoke with Drew Dix, the first enlisted man in Special Forces to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. He received a direct commission to first lieutenant and retired with the rank of major after serving twenty years in... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

82 min listen

George J. Havelka, Military Police: George Havelka, who served as a Military Police Officer (MP) from 1966 - 1968, experienced heavy combat during his service in Viet Nam, including with the Tet Offensive. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

2897 min listen

James McPherson 2007 Literature Award Luncheon: James M. McPherson was born in North Dakota and grew up in Minnesota, where he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated magna cum laude in 1958. He did his graduate study in history at the Johns Hopkins University, where he received his Ph.D. with... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

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Medal of Honor Recipient Alfred Rascon Interview: Almost 34 years after what he described as “ten minutes of hell” in Vietnam, Alfred Rascon received the Medal of Honor from President Clinton. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

86 min listen

Leonardo Lucio, E-6: Leonardo Lucio did not join the U.S. Navy knowing that he would serve during wartime—being sent to the Gulf during Desert Storm; nor did he think he’d see such historical changes to policies like Don’t Ask Don’t Tell during his lifetime. And yet these... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

128 min listen

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Sgt. Maj. Battaglia visits the Library to address active duty military from all branches on the issues facing today's Armed Forces personnel. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

62 min listen

John Borling: Taps on the Walls: During his six and a half years of incarceration, John Borling, Major General, USAF, Ret., (then Captain Borling) mentally composed poetry and communicated it to fellow prisoners via a special, but forbidden, tap code. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

3262 min listen

The War in the Atlantic and the U-505: Moderated by John Allen Williams, this distinguished panel discussed the Battle of the Atlantic from a global perspective. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1606 min listen

Wayne L. Fischer, Captain: A Marine aviator and veteran of the 1968 Tet Offensive, Wayne Fischer completed nearly 700 combat missions during the Vietnam War, piloting helicopters for insertions, extractions, and MEDEVAC operations. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

2706 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipient Walter Marm Interview: Walter Marm received the Medal of Honor outside the Pentagon on December 19, 1966, the first of three that were awarded for heroism in the Battle of Ia Drang. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

87 min listen

Allan R. Millett: 2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award Recipient: Allan R. Millett is the recipient of the 2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

3411 min listen

Lawrence J. Littel, Private First Class: Lawrence Littel was drafted into the Army (160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Division) during World War II , given eight weeks of heavy training as a rifleman, and sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

2980 min listen

David Markow, Chief Warrant Officer: World War II veteran David Markow enlisted in the Army just before the U.S. entered the war; he helped to prepare artillery weapons by testing them at Aberdeen Proving Grounds before ultimately deploying to Europe in support of the troops already fighting... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

948 min listen

Dr. Lee H. Strohl, Captain: A graduate of Yale Medical School, Dr. Lee H. Strohl was drafted into the army during the Vietnam war, where he served as a Battalion Surgeon near the DMZ. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1362 min listen

Richard T. Lockhart, Corporal: Richard T. Lockhart, who enlisted in the army from Purdue University's ROTC program in 1942, was captured by the German Army when his unit was forced to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

2708 min listen

Ken Rodgers, E-4: Corporal Ken Rodgers tells of the miserable conditions patrolling in Vietnam, where he served as a part of the Marine Corps’ Bravo Company, and what he witnessed as a part of the 77 day siege on Khe Sanh and retaliatory Payback Patrol—and how that lead... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

172 min listen

Max Hastings & Rick Atkinson: The Embedded Journalist and Military History: Sponsored by Norwich University. Pritzker Military Library and Norwich University present a discussion between two highly respected historians and journalists, Rick Atkinson and Sir Max Hastings about the role that embedded journalists play in military history.... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1576 min listen

Changes and Challenges: Women in Today's Military: Sponsored by Easter Seals, Inc with additional support from Chicago Foundation for Women. Moderated by Stacey Baca of ABC 7 News, this distinguished panel discusses the important issues facing female veterans in today's military. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1575 min listen

Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer with Bing West: Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine in 3 decades to receive the Medal of Honor, discusses his book Into the Fire, about the battle of Ganjigal. by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

1620 min listen

Michael D. Ryan, E-5: In support of the Museum & Library’s SEAL The Unspoken Sacrifice exhibit, Mike Ryan shares his experiences over the course of 40 years in the military—including training and graduating with the first BUD/S class to receive the SEAL Trident, operations... by Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

663 min listen

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