#70: [War Stories]Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary Interview: Steve Melnikoff
Release Date: 12/17/2021
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War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy of military service, and honor the memory of those who served.
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War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy of military service, and honor the memory of those who served.
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Recently, brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service. After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast. This particular interview was a surprise. We found out that Earl Chung, the bus driver for The Greatest Generation Foundation Tour, was himself a Marine Veteran of the...
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Recently, brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service. After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast. War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy...
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Recently, brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service. After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast. War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy...
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Recently, brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service. After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast. War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy...
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Recently, brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack. I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service. After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast.
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This is part 2 of my interview with CSM Huynh. CSM Huynh’s father fought for the South Vietnamese Army during the Viet Nam War. After the war, he was captured and imprisoned in a communist re-education camp. He was finally released after enduring years of abuse and torture. CSM Huynh’s father eventually escaped from Viet Nam, and he took CSM Huynh and several other refugees with him. CSM Huynh shares his incredible story of survival, endurance and pure grit as he made his way to the USA, grew up in a rural Iowa community, and eventually enlisted in the Army. In this episode, CSM Huynh...
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Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Huynh’s father fought for the South Vietnamese Army during the Viet Nam War. After the war, he was captured and imprisoned in a communist re-education camp. He was finally released after enduring years of abuse and torture. CSM Huynh’s father eventually escaped from Viet Nam, and he took CSM Huynh and several other refugees with him. CSM Huynh shares his incredible story of survival, endurance and pure grit as he made his way to the USA, grew up in a rural Iowa community, and eventually enlisted in the Army.
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Cheri Hogrefe is never content with average and loves challenges. She’s a wife, a mother of three, and serves as the children’s curriculum developer at her church. Cheri enjoys drawing from her passion and experience as a college athlete, physical education teacher and coach not only to write curriculum, but to face the challenges of life. I grew up with Cheri and learned first hand how much she loves life and those around her. And if there’s anything I appreciate as much as her infectious laughter, it’s the fact that she’s my cousin. You’re going to enjoy this conversation as she...
info_outlineRecently, The Greatest Generations Foundation brought a group of WW2 and Vietnam War veterans to the island of Oahu to observe the 80th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack.
I was fortunate enough to meet these veterans at the Navy Hale Keiki School who has a close relationship with the Foundation. The students welcomed them as heroes and sang patriotic songs in honor of their service.
After the program, these veterans were kind enough to share their stories for this podcast.
War Stories is a collection of conversations with Servicemembers who share the memories that helped define their service. This collection is designed to preserve the legacy of military service, and honor the memory of those who served.