Jarrid “Jay” Collins – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Jarrid “Jay” Collins, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and former Army Special Forces combat medic, recounts being wounded in the arm during an attack in Afghanistan. He describes performing a partial fasciotomy on himself in the battlefield and, in doing so, saves his own arm.
Lawrence Michalove – Project CORONA
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt Col Lawrence Michalove describes flying an important misson out of Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii called Project CORONA, which involved retrieving capsules containing spy satellite pictures.
Lawrence Michalove – “A Likely Story”
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt Col Lawrence Michalove describes his time flying combat missions in Vietnam. A the end of every letter he writes home to his wife, he includes a short bedtime story for his four children. He later uses these stories to create a children’s book called “The Four Little Children – A […]
James Capers – Part 7: The Swim Test
While attending training school in Key West, FL to become a combat diver, James Capers Jr. convinces a chief to let him help a fellow Marine during a grueling swim test.
James Capers – Part 6: Capers and the Snake
Major James Capers Jr. tells the story of a large snake he and his men captured after a mission to the border near Khe Sanh.
James Capers – Part 5: “I saw them, I talked to them”
Major James Capers Jr. recounts a mission where a fellow Marine was killed by a mine explosion, leaving him with haunting memories of the incident. After returning home, he experienced vivid hallucinations of his deceased comrades, highlighting the severe psychological impact of war and his struggle with PTSD.
James Capers – Part 4: “You don’t look like a Marine”
Major James Capers Jr. recounts the story behind the photo shoot for his famous Marine Corps recruitment poster “Ask a Marine” and the difficulty he had shopping for his first officer’s uniform.
James Capers – Part 3: “I was coming home”
Major James Capers Jr. tells of returning home to his wife Dottie unable to walk and the motivation she gave him to rehabilitate.
James Capers – Part 2: “Last man on the chopper”
After his entire team is wounded in Phu Loc, Major James Capers Jr. describes fending off the enemy until every one of his men boards the helicopter, even the body of war dog King. Capers is the last man on and once they reach the hospital, he learns the severity of his wounds.