Doug Hegdahl’s Razor-Sharp Memory Helped Hundreds Of American POWs In Vietnam

By using his incredibly sharp memory, Douglas Hegdahl was able to memorize (and later share) information about hundreds of American POWs, in the hopes of keeping them safer and healthier until they could come home.

By |2024-12-08T17:09:52-05:00November 11, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

The Arlington Ladies Remember Every Servicemember Buried At Arlington National Cemetery

Many of our servicemembers are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. For Memorial Day, we tell the story of a group who makes sure every servicemember buried there is properly remembered.

The “Murph Challenge,” A Grueling Memorial Day Workout In Tribute To A Navy SEAL

Here's a Memorial Day tradition: an exhausting CrossFit workout in honor of a Medal of Honor winner and Navy SEAL who gave his life while serving in Afghanistan.

By |2024-12-08T17:10:43-05:00May 30, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

After The Civil War, William Oland Bourne And Veterans Organized A “Left-Armed Corps”

Poet and newspaper publisher William Oland Bourne organized penmanship contests for injured Civil War veterans to encourage their writing.

Before There Was CGI, There Was Special Effects Master Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen was a pioneer of special effects in movies in the days before computers, whose influence is still all over the world of movies today.

By |2024-12-16T10:23:29-05:00June 29, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Central Park’s Almost-Forgotten Tribute To Women Veterans Of World War I

There's a living memorial in New York's Central Park to women who gave their lives while serving in World War I, one that was almost forgotten over decades and generations, and how it was rediscovered in our time.

By |2024-12-08T17:07:53-05:00November 11, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

How To Turn A World War II Parachute Into A Wedding Dress

For Veterans Day, we have the story of Claude and Ruth Hensinger, who used the parachute that saved Claude's life during World War II to help build their lives and their 49 year marriage together.

By |2024-12-08T17:09:03-05:00November 11, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |
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