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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This week's video brings together two of the few remaining men alive that went toe-to-toe with Hitler's Panzer Divisions. Walter Stitt Jr. and Harry Miller discuss their shared experience in armored combat against the Nazis ==> https://youtu.be/Mjgdq-2pezo
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This week's video takes us into NASA's Mission control center with legendary flight director Gene Kranz. Gene's career spanned from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond ==> https://youtu.be/owllFIkUjIE
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America's first response to the 9/11 terrorism attacks would find a U.S. Army Special Forces team riding into battle in an unconventional way. In this week's video we hear from Steve Kofron who was part of ODA 595, a 12-man team that would famously become known as the "Horse Soldiers" ==> https://youtu.be/4cvpPUybSO0
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WWII recon scout Bob Boeke shares his harrowing experience navigating European battlefields ahead of the main force as part of an intelligence and reconnaissance unit ==> https://youtu.be/wwAuc1d-Dvo
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U.S Army Green Beret Michael "Rod" Rodriguez talks about his 21 years of service and 10 combat deployments ==> https://youtu.be/C5grjss6GyY
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The AVC was profoundly saddened to hear that our good friend WWII Veteran Lester Schrenk passed away today at the age of 102. Les was an undeniable force of nature to all who had the pleasure to meet him and will be deeply missed.
In true happenstance, today's AVC video was the last interview we filmed with Lester just a few months ago. Hearing Les share his experience with another veteran reminds us all how incredible he truly was ==> https://youtu.be/cqmXhQm2w1A
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This week's video is truly one of a kind as the AVC brings together two Prisoners of War that span conflicts and generations. SSG Lester Schrenk a B-17 ball turret gunner and WWII POW compares his experience with CAPT Eugene "Red" McDaniel who spent six years as a POW in North Vietnam. Watch their incredible conversation right here ==> https://youtu.be/cqmXhQm2w1A
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U.S. Army Ranger Jeff Struecker recalls the harrowing close-quarter combat that took place on the streets of Mogadishu in 1993. The battle would become known to history as "Black Hawk Down" ==> https://youtu.be/Kzb9RvkshyA
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From the battlefields of Vietnam to Olympic Glory! The incredible story of one veteran athlete who never gave up hope ==> https://youtu.be/-JwmrJ8SSQk
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4x Super Bowl Champion talks about the intense combat he faced in the jungles of Vietnam ==> https://youtu.be/qzhwHEyB82w
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