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A D-Day Veteran Remembers: Part IV

Recorded as part of the Veteran's History Project for The Library of Congress, we are proud to include it here at the family's request... 


Post-ditch debriefing at a British Naval Base; incognito; hitching airplane rides, "you gave my stuff away??!!"; spartan Quonsets; Distinguished Flying Cross awarded; from aviation cadet program; long train journey to Santa Ana, CA; war ends; ersatz airline back to U.S.; pilot "pony express"; homesick & scared to death; a near death experience; discoveries because of the war; faith in The Lord.   Episode LXXXVI

A D-Day Veteran Remembers: Part III

Recorded as part of the Veteran's History Project for The Library of Congress, we are proud to include it here at the family's request... 


@ 400ft; crew chief affirms "all clear!"; 20mm takes out an engine; bird's eye view of invasion fleet; new worry - friendly fire; running a gamut of U.S. Destroyers; 20-30ft swells in the English Channel; underpowered & losing altitude; Ditch!!!; navigating into a life raft; 4.5hrs in the water; a buddy doesn't make it.   Episode LXXXV

A D-Day Veteran Remembers: Part II

Recorded as part of the Veteran's History Project for The Library of Congress, we are proud to include it here at the family's request... 


The eternal hope for fresh eggs; from fighter pilot cockpit to a transport seat; losing a buddy; avoiding vertigo & mechanics thereof; at night on instruments; night vision training; over Omaha Beach; hedgerow country; ground fire incoming; watching German soldiers shoot; clipping a hedgerow.   Episode LXXXIV

A D-Day Veteran Remembers

Recorded as part of the Veteran's History Project for The Library of Congress, we are proud to include it here at the family's request... 


Training in England; practice makes perfect; midnight takeoff; above St. Mére Église; B-24's in the van; the Channel Islands; flak incoming; threading the needle; total blackness; a break in the overcast; 82nd Airborne out the door over flooded lowlands; catching zzz's in a Quonset hut; D-Day +1; C-47: workhorse of Operation Overlord; Resupply missions.  Episode LXXXIII

Metamorphosis: Back from the Brink...

Remaining undefined; AA not good enough?; in the end nobody cares; a nursing no-no; MBA to lockdown; funny money in the pecking order; unchallenging jokes= dead end; health hits the wall; finding out who your real friends are & aren't; enter The Big "C".  Episode LXXXII

After The Mast; Fallout

Fallout after standing "before The Mast"; back biting; keeping it moving; learning curve; just desserts & just rewards; turning point; Portsmouth bound!; sea duty?; stress acceleration; Gitmo due to goldbricking?; logistical nightmare; points for an AA.   Episode LXXXI

Defcon Delta: The Most Disturbing Reality

Reality gets raw as HM1(E-6) Brenda Quintero, U.S. Navy, Ret., finds herself Jacksonville, FL bound; mean girls ruin everything; facades of steel; single mom moroses; a big military disconnect; more complications; "swaps" are in order; getting on track; a wake up call; more Madeira!; Defcon Delta - the sh** gets real; palpable tension; a fleet hospital in one night.   Episode LVVIX

Escape from L.A.! A Young Woman's Journey into the U.S. Navy

Our youngest retiree yet; HM 1(E-6) Brenda Quintero, U.S. Navy, Ret.; it's all in the family; the sacrifice of service; encouraging exposure; hospital duty mundane?; tiers make a difference; logistics matter; difficulties with the kids; "dude - you're a sperm donor!"; family planning the Navy way.   Episode LXXIV

SEAL Team 6 Creator’s Dark Legacy; DOD's "Red Cell" Operations.

Explosive look inside clandestine DOD Op4 (aka "Red Cell") operations; how  they operate, their targets, & who they go after.  From Episode LVXXIII. CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret., has 38yrs active service.

Stabbed in the Back: The Media, the U.S. Military, & the Vietnam War

Capt James Jason O'Neil, USMC on the front that was opened up against the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War by an in-the-tank media.

Adventures in Nightclubbing & A Rumble with Marines

Chief Petty Officer Obie is ready to rumble!; Semper Fi Mac - don't run afoul of the Shore Patrol; Leatherneck takes an unexpected jab; Marines score on the takedown; restricted to barracks; @ The Mast!; new car leads to a cast of issues; breakout & backlash!; how hot is the woman from HICOMM? Philippine bound; Monsoons = no fun.


Episode LXVI

Getting "Salty" & Partying Hearty; A Navy Recruit Heads to the Far East

New boot gets salty & readies to party hearty after boot camp; hello Montana; now off to Japan; every sailor needs a tattoo; snow in September; 1 of 5; party hearty!; head cleaning; sea duty makes no WAVES; no profanity here even if you do swear like a sailor; how are all the women getting pregnant?; a lesson of The Birds & The Bees;  learning to cook Japanese; no teetotaler here!; the incredible trust inherent in Japan.


EpIsode LXV

What We Are

A Forum

For Veterans to Share their  Military Experiences over their Favorite Libation Unfiltered, Uncensored & Unplugged.

Creator: Robert E. Wilhelm III

Actor. Writer. Entrepreneur.

 Veteran Documentarian.


A performer & filmmaker with a passion for Military History from a very young age.  With his late father - himself a former U.S. Navy Submariner & U.S. Navy Diver - visits to U.S. Civil War battlefields kindled in him a true appreciation & respect for both the events & often terrifying experiences Veterans lived through. Being that many Veterans from World War II never spoke or shared their experiences with anyone fired in him a determination to create a platform whereby Veterans could save & share their experiences for their families, friends,  & succeeding generations. Accomplished in firearms handling & use, Wilhelm appeared on SpikeTv’s (now Paramount Network) hit show Deadliest Warrior to lend his expertise on weaponry. He has since created several history-themed projects (with industry veterans - see links) he’s looking to move into production. Now more than ever audiences are hungry for new, innovative material. Let’s provide it for them. 


Wilhelm is repped by the esteemed Tsu Tsu Unlimited of New York City.


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    From Routines to Revelations: Ferry Duty, Torching Clubs, &

    US Navy scoops up B-17's & B-24's; ferry duty makes for fun; 2nd Mech has its privileges; step into the galley Chef but there'll be no boiling water on this aircraft!; P-3 trip to Taiwan; hello Midway - yes THAT Midway; Gooney Birds galore; wear your boots!; raze the club!; Taipei is an armed camp; Hong Kong free-for-all; can't understand Limey's Cockney lingo.


    Episode LX

    HIDDEN SECRETS OF SEAPLANE SHENANIGANS

    Discover the Hidden Secrets of Seaplane Shenanigans: Girls! Girls! Girls!

    Seaplane shenanigans while on ferry duty; two women coming on board?; former boyfriend is the Flight Engineer?; fly between the beams; a finely tuned ear; these PBM's have their electrical problems; hanky-panky in the rack; what am I doing here?; hey - stay up where I can see you!; that's it - off the aircraft!; girls receive reprieve. Episode LIX

    Revealing the Afterburner Effect: Untold Secrets of U-2 Spyplanes

    A super secret team in powder blue comes aboard; is that a U-2 Spyplane or are you just happy to see me?; 40-50ft is key especially with no catapult; who let the F9-F cats out?; F-11 Tigers are mini rocket ships; batten wings down!; afterburners are hell on windows; OK City has it in for the USAF; sonic booms & ruptured eardrums; F-18 Hornet Air Maintenance Chief?; back to North Island - family first!; EV types complicate everything. 


    Episode LVII

    Left Behind: Navy Commander Witnesses Massive Cover Up on POW/MIA issue

    .Left behind but not forgotten; Numbers don't lie; an Ivy Leaguer does his research despite the massive coverup on POW & MIA issue; Big Admission from the bad guys about a Blue Angel; knock it off & whose teeth are those?; The cover up gets worse; John McCain again? Then: shut up & get in line; Now: speak up!


    Episode XXXXVIII

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    Navy Commander Relives Epic Dogfight and Reveals Life-Threatening Avocado Complication!; CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret.

    The dogfight that - officially - never happened until 70yrs later; 4 vs 6? Make that 1 vs 4 - are you insane?; Panthers vs MIGs on unequal terms; "Hey Guys - stay with me!"; shot full of holes; give her the deep six;  Davy Jones' Locker gets another addition; Okay now - keep it under wraps or else!; talking with the Russkies; Hollywood's typical cluelessness; stand up for the Navy Cross; Avocado Complications: patch & send?; Aaarrrgh! Shiver me timbers - off to Guam with an eyepatch.

    Remembering An Officer & A Gentleman

    To honor Colonel Patrick Thomas McAleer, USAF Ret, 1949 - 2023. He chronicles his experiences in Episodes 26, 27, & 28.

    Former US Navy Commander:“Career Killers” & Floating Around.

    US Navy Commander Reveals Secret Career Killers AND What He's Been Doing Since Retirement; CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret.

    The 1st in 38; career killers; hard or soft billets?; perils of climbing the ladder; Admiral's errand boy?; F-18 on the way & you have terrific experience on the F-111; Loan out to the Air Force; pyramid's steep at the top; is this an aircraft carrier or a palace?; from fossils to nukes; and today? not so sure.

    Love on the High Seas: What Really Happens When You're Married to the Navy!; CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret.

    "What do you want out of the Navy?"; you make your own career; spousal abuse? - the Navy has ears!; press on!; hardest posts reap the best rewards; competing in the ranks against people half your age;  what wife number am I on now?; what’s love got to do with it? join the Navy to see the world!

    Unbelievable: The Youngest Chief Ever to Grace the Cover of The Navy Times; CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret.

    The youngest Chief ever to grace the cover The Navy Times joined @ age 16. I want a career & ships make me seasick; aviation beckons; welcome to North Island Naval Air Station!; this is the "knife & fork club" - learn how to be a naval officer; crap assignments mean rapid advancement; Ensign for 16 days; look out for your men in any & all situations!; climbing the ladder; no "Ringknockers" here!

    Revealing the Shocking Truth Behind POWs

    CDR John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret. , gets very candid about the true fate of POW's, Laos, & Cambodia; "re-education" or murder; witnesses to held POW's; "Cause All"; Mass declaration of death from U.S,;  "Cover it up & keep quiet!"; "Prize Trophy"; The Admiral's son gets the shaft; John McCain to the rescue?;  Sen John Kerry to CMDR Harley Hall's wife: "shut up & sit down!"

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    Episode XXVII:"It Wasn't My Time"; Colonel Patrick T. McAleer, USAF, Ret.

    Colonel McAleer recounts how his enlistment into the U.S. Air Force led to a terrible irony for him that nearly cost him a nervous breakdown; how he twice cheated fate and the fallout thereof.

    Episode XXXXIII: “Old Salts’ Foreigners in their Own Navy”; Cmdr John B. Lipinski, U.S. Navy, Ret.


    “Join the Navy to see the world‘ now read a book! Testing the new chiefs; LOL exam questions;  the key to advancemen; USS America suitable for both father & son; “Scrambled Eggs’ opens the door. 

    Epsd XXXXV: “A Blue Angel Goes Down”.

    5hrs before the 1973 Ceasefire the Navy loses one of its best & brightest; Shouldering heavy burdens keeping them flying; Vietnam War creates bad seeds; 2000 POW's but North Vietnam only acknowledges 645; Military wives force the issue; Colin Powell steps up to the plate.

    Episode XXXXVI: “A Blue Angel Goes Down, Part II”

    More in depth on the loss of Blue Angels Leader Cmdr Harley Hall, US Navy in the last battle of a war finally ending; classified info; Hall's RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) shot through the thigh; witnesses Cmdr Hall alive; tour North Vietnam on foot; OV to the rescue!; Shot down; the North Vietnamese did WHAT???!!!  No Geneva Convention here! POW's off the books & abandoned.

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