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Voices of Veterans

Voices of Veterans

In 2002, PCN began interviewing WWII veterans to get a rare glimpse into experiences only those who served can tell. In 2011, "Voices of Veterans" expanded and now features veterans from the Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam War, Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, Afghanistan and Iraq, and those who served during peacetime. As of 2021, PCN has gathered over 380 oral histories from service members in all branches of the U.S. military. We’re proud to share these stories of brave men and women.

If you or someone you know would like to share their story, please email us at info@pcntv.com.  

On Demand

Stream Voices of Veterans on demand with PCN Select.

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Jack Adams - Pottstown, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Howard Armour - Latrobe, PA: Sergeant of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

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Joseph Barna - Freeland, PA: Combat veteran with the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Korean War.

Nathan Baxter - Harrisburg, PA: Unarmed medic with the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Audrey Bergstresser - Harrisburg, PA: Sergeant Major with the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Benjamin Berry - Philadelphia, PA: Corporal with the U.S. Army who served in World War II.

Joe Boslet - Harrisburg, PA: Sergeant with the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Frank Brodsky - Wynnewood, PA: Corporal with the U.S. Army who served in the Cold War.

Dennis Butler - Macungie, PA: Private First Class with the U.S. Army in the Korean War and Colonel with the U.S. Air Force in the Vietnam War.

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Ronald Castille - Philadelphia, PA: Lieutenant with the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Vietnam War.

Bob Chavous - Lititz, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Truman Christian - Camp Hill, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during World War II.

Marc Coleman - Effort, PA: Specialist with the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Gulf War.

Michael Crutcher - Carlisle, PA: Colonel with the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.

Dennis Curran - Excelsior, PA: Corporal in the U.S. Marines who served during the Vietnam War.

Richard Custer - Royersford, PA: Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

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Bruce Deisinger - Smoketown, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Richard Detter - Dillsburg, PA: Air Transport Commander in the U.S. Army who served during World War II.

Dick DeVett - Millmont, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in the Vietnam War.

Janet Donovan - Camp Hill, PA: Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy and Judge Advocate General in the Navy Reserves.

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Marsha Four - Philadelphia, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

G

Mike Gagnon - Camp Hill, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in the Vietnam War.

Ralph Galati - Wallingford, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served in the Vietnam War.

Chuck Gregg - Harrisburg, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

Mike Groff - Lebanon, PA: Corporal with the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War.

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Chuck Hamilton - Alburtis, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War.

Floyd Hauth - Osceola Mills, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served during the Vietnam War and the Cold War.

William “Mope” Hess - Osceola Mills, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Dennis Helsel - Harrisburg, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam War.

David Hoptak - Orwigsburg, PA: Sergeant with the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

J

Eric Jackson - Middletown, PA: Master Sergeant and chaplain with the U.S. Air Force in Iraq and the Air National Guard in Afghanistan.

Robert Jackson - Harrisburg, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War.

K

Tabatha Keene - Waynesboro, PA: Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Army Reserves with four tours in the Republic of Korea.

Dave Kelly - Springfield, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam and Iraq eras.

Joe Kennick - Rockwood, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War.

Herbie Kern - New Cumberland, PA: Corporal in the U.S. Army who served during the Korean War.

Jake Kodnovich - Stroudsburg, PA: Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.

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Bob Lauver - Selinsgrove, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Barb & Jeff Loncar - Littlestown, PA: Sergeant First Class (Barb Loncar) and Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves (Jeff Loncar) who served during the Persian Gulf War.

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Bob McMahon - Media, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Michael Moynihan - East Stroudsburg, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

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Raymond Parker - Wayne, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during World War II.

Albert Pindel - Pittsburgh, PA: Sergeant with the U.S. Army who served in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.

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Jim Quigley - Elliottsburg, PA: Airman First Class with the U.S. Air Force who served during the Cold War.

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Tom Ridge - Erie, PA: Sergeant in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Pierre Ritter - Harrisburg, PA: Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class in the U.S. Navy and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Tom Roney - Bethlehem, PA: Specialist in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Bob Ruble - Millersville, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Navy who served during the Vietnam War.

Jake Ruser - Philadelphia, PA: Private First Class in the U.S. Army who served in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

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Richard Sam - Easton, PA: Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Lou Sambrick - Plymouth Meeting, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Ray Shipp - Huntingdon, PA: Petty Officer 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy who served during the Vietnam War.

Chris Siedor - Waynesboro, PA: Lieutenant Colonel and helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Robert Skwaryk - Pittsburgh, PA: Sergeant in the U.S. Marines Corp who served during the Vietnam War, and Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves during Beirut and the Gulf War.

Jay Snyder - Harrisburg, PA: First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

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Vincent Tedesco - State College, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

Heath Thomas - Kunkletown, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy who served in Afghanistan.

Ross Trovato - Pittsburgh, PA: Paratrooper and Sergeant in the U.S. Army who served during the Korean War/Cold War era.

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Jim Ulmer - Clifton Heights, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served during the Vietnam War.

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Harry VanRiper - Allison Park, PA: Corporal and armored personnel carrier driver in the U.S. Army who served during the Vietnam War.

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Jack Wagner - Pittsburgh, PA: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served during the Vietnam War.

Bryan Wade - Harrisburg, PA: Petty Officer Third Class in the U.S. Navy and a Specialist in the Army National Guard who served during peacetime.

Lee Wertz - Tyrone, PA: Fighter pilot and Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps who served during World War II.

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img5762785830001Jack Adams, U.S. Army, Pottstown
img5762785830001Howard Armour, U.S. Army, Latrobe
img5762785830001Audrey Bergstressor, U.S. Army, Harrisburg
img5762785830001Ron Castille, U.S. Marines, Philadelphia
img5762785830001Bob Chavous, U.S. Army Lititz
img5762785830001Bruce Deisinger, U.S. Army, Smoketown
img5762785830001Dickinson DeVett, U.S Navy, Millmont
img5762785830001Marsha Four, U.S. Army, Philadelphia
img5762785830001Mike Gagnon, U.S. Navy, Camp Hill
img5762785830001Ralph Galati, U.S. Air Force, Wallinford
img5762785830001Chuck Gregg, Harrisburg, U.S. Army
img5762785830001Chuck Hamilton, U.S. Marines, Alburtis
img5762785830001Floyd Hauth, U.S. Air Force, Osceola Mills
img5762785830001Robert Jackson, U.S. Army, Harrisburg
img5762785830001Joe Kennick, U.S. Marines, Rockwood
img5762785830001Bob Lauver, U.S. Army, Selinsgrove
img5762785830001Bob McMahon, U.S. Army, Media
img5762785830001Michael Moynihan, U.S. Army, East Stroudsburg
img5762785830001Tom Ridge, U.S. Army, Erie
img5762785830001Bob Ruble, U.S. Navy, Millersville
img5762785830001Vincent Tedesco, U.S. Army, State College
img5762785830001Jim Ulmer, U.S. Air Force, Clifton Heights
img5762785830001Jack Wagner, U.S. Marines, Pittsburgh
 On Demand - Voices of Veterans
img578867775300120 Years of Voices of Veterans
img5788677753001Jim Quiqley, U.S. Air Force, Cold War
img5788677753001Herbie Kern, U.S. Army, Korean War
img5788677753001Joseph Barna, U.S. Marines, Freeland
img5788677753001Nathan Baxter, U.S. Army, Harrisburg
img5788677753001Benjamin Berry, U.S. Army, Philadelphia
img5788677753001Joe Boslet, U.S. Army, Harrisburg
img5788677753001Frank Brodsky, U.S. Army, Wynnewood
img5788677753001Dennis Butler, U.S. Army, Macungie
img5788677753001Truman Christian, Camp Hill, U.S. Army
img5788677753001Marc Coleman, U.S. Marines, Effort
img5788677753001Michael Crutcher, U.S. Army, Carlisle
img5788677753001Dennis Curran, U.S. Marines, Excelsior
img5788677753001Richard Custer, Army, Royersford
img5788677753001Richard Detter, World War II: In Their Own Words
img5788677753001Janet Donovan, U.S. Navy, Camp Hill
img5788677753001Mike Groff, U.S. Army, Lebanon
img5788677753001William "Mope" Hess, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army, Osceola Mills
img5788677753001Dennis Helsel, U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves, Harrisburg
img5788677753001David Hoptak, U.S. Army, Orwigsburg
img5788677753001Eric Jackson, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, Middletown
img5788677753001Tabatha Keene, U.S. Army Reserves, Waynesboro
img5788677753001Dave Kelly, U.S. Marines, Springfield
img5788677753001Jake Kodnovich, U.S. Air Force, Stroudsburg
img5788677753001Barb and Jeff Loncar, U.S. Army Reserves, Littlestown
img5788677753001Ray Parker, U.S. Army, Wayne
img5788677753001Albert Pindel, U.S. Army, Pittsburgh
img5788677753001Pierre Ritter, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserves, Harrisburg
img5788677753001Tom Roney, U.S. Army, Bethlehem
img5788677753001Jake Ruser, U.S. Army, Philadelphia
img5788677753001Richard Sam, U.S. Army, Easton
img5788677753001Lou Sambrick, U.S. Army, Plymouth Meeting
img5788677753001Ray Shipp, U.S. Navy, Huntingdon
img5788677753001Chris Siedor, U.S. Army, Waynesboro
img5788677753001Robert Skwaryk, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, Pittsburgh
img5788677753001Jay Snyder, U.S. Army, Harrisburg
img5788677753001Heath Thomas, U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy, Kunkletown
img5788677753001Ross Trovato, U.S. Army, Pittsburgh
img5788677753001Harry VanRiper, U.S. Army, Allison Park
img5788677753001Bryan Wade, U.S. Navy, Army National Guard, Harrisburg
img5788677753001Lee Wertz, U.S. Army Air Corps, Tyrone


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