The New Podcast You Should Be Listening To
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Summary
America's Forgotten Heroes is a trip that takes you back in history to a time where language wasn't literally violence, where brave men paid in blood for the freedom that many used to complain about micro-aggressions and pronouns and things today.
Transcript
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you know america needs more heroes so the daily wire is providing some our newest podcast america's
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forgotten heroes is available now on apple spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts so go subscribe
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and leave a five-star review if you like what you hear america's forgotten heroes contains seven
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action-packed episodes that will each drop daily our goal with these stories is to give recognition
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where it's due because too many of them have faded into the obscurity of the past which is unfair and
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unwarranted america's forgotten heroes is a trip that takes you back in history to a time where
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language wasn't literally violence where brave men paid in blood for the freedom that many used to
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complain about microaggressions and pronouns and things today one such man was ernest e evans a
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world war ii naval officer who fought in the battle of sumar in a battle a small u.s naval task unit was
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ambushed by a large japanese fleet of 23 ships hell-bent on destroying the american navy though
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almost completely unprepared evans and his men managed to attack the japanese forces in one of
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the greatest last stands in naval history and just a dramatic and incredible story and a real life story
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or take frank luke a 21 year old fighter pilot in world war one young talented arrogant luke sometimes
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butted heads with his peers and commanding officers especially when he disregarded direct orders and
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occasionally tended to fly solo but he secured his spot in history after shooting down 18 german
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aircrafts in 18 days that is what we call efficiency now two air force bases boast his name
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i seriously cannot recommend it enough let's check out the trailer now hi everybody i'm bill whittle and
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i'd like to introduce you to seven men who have made this country so exceptional john paul jones who
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sailed home from war 129 years after he sailed into it frank luke the world war one fighter ace who drew
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his sidearm in a desperate situation booker t washington a man who came into the world as someone else's
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property and who left it with a foolproof formula for racial harmony jimmy doolittle the perfect
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combination of brains guts and skill running up his engines a long way from home joshua lawrence
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chamberlain a man so profoundly wise that he could see the great wheel of history revolving around him
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in real time ernest evans a u.s navy commander whose vow to never run away from the enemy triggered the
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most amazing two hours in u.s history and dick rutan combat pilot test pilot and the man who nailed the
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last standing record in aviation history with a little help from his baby brother these are america's
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forgotten heroes and if you join me i guarantee you will come out of these seven episodes as awestruck
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so in honor of our nation's independence get ready to unpack some of the most exciting untold history
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of the heroes who saved our country at some of its darkest hours subscribe now to america's forgotten
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heroes on apple podcast spotify and everywhere you listen to podcasts and if you like what you hear as
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always remember leave a five-star review and help share these incredible stories with your friends