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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Nearly 75 years after shooting down 4 MiGs during the Korean War, Retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams will finally receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic and clandestine actions. Listen to Royce tell his incredible story here ==> https://youtu.be/SImG_7g-Lvg
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Combat with the Marines! WWII Veteran Harry Miller describes brutal machine gun combat during the Battle of Iwo Jima ==> https://youtu.be/MwqCfAVoaWo
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The AVC was honored to sit down with two actors who each starred in their own acclaimed miniseries. James Madio portrayed Frank Perconte in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" while Sawyer Spielberg portrayed Lt. Roy Claytor in the Apple TV series "Masters of the Air".
Check out their full conversation here ==> https://youtu.be/PgaXeA_kWVM
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In this week's interview the AVC sat down with Clarence Singleton, a Marine Corps Veteran who was seriously wounded during the Vietnam War and would later experience death at home as a recently retired FDNY Firefighter on the morning of September 11, 2001 ==> https://youtu.be/oKPuET-qzkQ
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WWII Veteran remembers the battle that took his hand ==> https://youtu.be/6Ld2Dr3TKZA
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America's response to 9/11 would be swift, secretive, and fought utilizing a variety of unconventional tactics. This week the AVC sat down with two service members that were among the first to deploy to Afghanistan.
Listen to their conversation here ==> https://youtu.be/QzskaDSi7K4
1 month ago | [YT] | 272
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The Miracle of Christmas: Listen to the little known story of one of the greatest humanitarian rescue missions to ever take place ==> https://youtu.be/SaZheNI4Mr8
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The AVC sat down with rock icon Gene Simmons to discuss how his mother was able to survive several Nazi concentration camps during World War II and how her experience shaped his life ==> https://youtu.be/XqgWDUkdTN4
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During the final chaotic moments of the war in Afghanistan with U.S. forces withdrawing in Kabul, a devastating suicide bomber struck the civilian entrance known as "Abbey Gate" at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Major Geoff Ball was commander of Ghost Company, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines that day at Abbey Gate and witnessed the heroism of his Marines first hand.
Hear his story here ==> https://youtu.be/-m_mO1-eYpU
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Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595 was a U.S. Army Special Forces team that operated in northern Afghanistan as part of the "Horse Soldiers" in the initial response to the 9/11 attacks.
We sat down with ODA 595 member Pete Walther to hear about these early days of combat in the War on Terrorism ==> https://youtu.be/ynuouOxwox8
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