American Veterans Center
The mission of the American Veterans Center is to guard the legacies and honor the sacrifices of all American veterans. Through oral history preservation, educational programs and civic events, we pass their stories on to the next generation so that they are never forgotten.
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Taking the Fight to Nazi Germany in a B-17 Flying Fortress | Paul "Bud" Haedike

USS INDIANAPOLIS: WWII Veteran Relives Surviving in Shark-Infested Waters | Edgar Harrell

Advancing Into Nazi Germany with an Anti Tank Unit | John Kongable

Marine Raider on Hand-to-Hand Combat With The Japanese at Guam and Iwo Jima | Frank Wright

Marine Combat on 'Bloody Nose Ridge' in the The Pacific's Battle of Peleliu | Frank Pomroy

9/11: The Man Who Told President Bush "America is Under Attack" | Andrew Card

Urban Hell: The Second Battle of Fallujah with the Marines | Elias Anthony Martinez

Battle of the Bulge: Infantry Combat in the Frozen Ardennes | WWII | Bud Gahs and Harry Miller

Hell Under The Sea: WWII Torpedoman on Destroying Japanese Ships | Patrick Zilliacus

UFOs and The Military: A Combat Pilot's Experience with The Unknown | Alex Dietrich

A Witness to History: Marine's Memories of the Iconic Flag Raising on Iwo Jima | Nils Mockler

'We Were Soldiers' Cavalry Officer on First Major Battle in Vietnam | LZ X-Ray | Gregory Dillon

Intense Infantry Combat From a Legendary Unit | James Thompson

Shot Down in Flames: Riding a Burning Cobra Helicopter to the Ground | Bruce McKenty

Mortarman on Jungle Combat vs 100,000 Enemy Soldiers in the Pacific | Joe 'Peppy' Sciarra

'Lone Survivor' Star Taylor Kitsch on Portraying Navy SEAL Hero Michael Murphy

Afghanistan, Toxic Fumes & No Oxygen—Was Nothing Compared to the Accident | Ken Corigliano

Fierce Infantry Combat During The Battle of the Bulge | David Marshall

Humvee Explosions and Saving Lives in Iraq | Michael Carper Jr.

RUDY: How The U.S. Navy Forged a Notre Dame Football Legend | Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger

The One Woman The Taliban Feared Most "The Angel of Death" | Allison Black

WWII BAR Rifleman Reunited With His Beloved Weapon | Robert Shipe

Two Legendary Navy SEALs Answer Most Asked Questions | Edward Byers and Drago Dzieran

LZ Albany: One of the Deadliest Days in the Vietnam War | 7th Cavalry | Jesse "Bud" Alley

WWII Tank Gunner Describes Fierce Armored Combat Against Germans | Army | Walter Stitt Jr.

Machine Gun Combat During The Second Battle of Fallujah | Marines | Robert Day

Saving Lives in Battle on Iwo Jima | WWII Silver Star Navy Corpsman | Charles Cram

D-Day: Gripping Accounts From the Front Lines

Brutal House-To-House Combat During Second Battle of Fallujah | Marines | Mike Ergo

Shot Down and Captured for 5 years | Vietnam Fighter Pilot | Howard Hill