The Commander's Voice

19/01/2024

The latest podast is up!

James Grimes, incoming Executive Director of the 82nd Airborne Division Association joins the podcast to discuss his vision for the Association.

If you haven't, please like and subscribe.

James Grimes, incoming Executive Director of the 82nd Airborne Division Association joins the podcast to discuss his vision for the Association.All images ar...

19/01/2024

The latest podast is up!

James Grimes, incoming Executive Director of the 82nd Airborne Division Association joins the podcast to discuss his vision for the Association.

If you haven't, please like and subscribe.

James Grimes, incoming Executive Director of the 82nd Airborne Division Association joins the podcast to discuss his vision for the Association.All images ar...

09/01/2024

Latest podcast is up!

Tim Gray, a filmmaker and President & Founder of the World War II Foundation joins the podcast to discuss his passion for preserving the stories of World War II veterans.

Tim Gray, a filmmaker and President & Founder of the World War II Foundation joins the podcast to discuss his passion for preserving the stories of World War...

19/12/2023

Latest podcast is up!

John Kirkbride, former commander of Bravo Company, 82nd Signal, joins the podcast to talk about his time in Panama in 1989 preparing for what would become Operation Just Cause. December marks the 34th anniversary of the 82nd Airborne Division’s jump into Panama and John shares a fascinating behind the scenes look at how signal soldiers supported the mission.

John Kirkbride, former commander of Bravo Company, 82nd Signal, joins the podcast to talk about his time in Panama in 1989 preparing for what would become Op...

05/12/2023

Charles R. Bailey, former Deputy Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army joins the podcast to talk about his time taking care of paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division. As the Division recently marked the 40th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury, it is fitting that Chaplain Bailey shared with us the solemn trust he held, ministering to troops in combat, and assisting families of the fallen.

WARNING: This episode deals with the loss of the 82nd Signal Battalion’s Sean P. Luketina. Viewer discretion is advised.

Charles R. Bailey, former Deputy Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army joins the podcast to talk about his time taking care of paratroopers in the 82...

06/11/2023

Author and veteran Cody Engdahl joins us to discuss his writing, including his series The Long Century which includes stories of battles encompassing three wars from Chapultepec in Mexico, through the Western Theater of the American Civil War, to Königgrätz in the Austro-Prussian War. Cody is a veteran of the 101st Airborne Division, and combines a flair for story telling with practical, on the ground experience. Stick around until the end for the funniest story involving an M47 Dragon that it’s ever been my pleasure to hear.
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Author and veteran Cody Engdahl joins us to discuss his writing, including his series The Long Century which includes stories of battles encompassing three w...

29/10/2023

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Episode 61: Band of Brothers, The Next Generation

George Luz Jr, friend of the show and son of Easy Company, 506th PIR’s famed George Luz is back! George shares more memories of his dad and discusses his dad’s experience with a modern-day combat paratrooper. Former Staff Sergeant Bjorn Bruckshaw, 2-504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division joins us to share his experiences and contrast them with the adventures of the OG paratroopers of WW2. We compare motivations for enlisting, tactics, training, and equipment. Join us for a great discussion that shows that while some things change, the heart of the American paratrooper endures.
Episode 61: Band of Brothers, The Next Generation

George Luz Jr, friend of the show and son of Easy Company, 506th PIR’s famed George Luz is back! George shares more memories of his dad and discusses his dad’s experience with a modern-day combat paratrooper. Former Staff Sergeant Bjorn Bruckshaw, 2-504th PIR, 82nd Airborne Division joins us to share his experiences and contrast them with the adventures of the OG paratroopers of WW2. We compare motivations for enlisting, tactics, training, and equipment. Join us for a great discussion that shows that while some things change, the heart of the American paratrooper endures.

George Luz Jr, friend of the show and son of Easy Company, 506th PIR’s famed George Luz is back! George shares more memories of his dad and discusses his dad...

01/10/2023

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Episode 60! 82nd Signal's very own Pete Hill shares his story.

Pete Hill shares the lessons he learned throughout an amazing career that took him from the motor pools of Fort Bragg, to literally writing the book on Army ...

12/09/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCL105KJR88
Episode 59: Combat Communicator: An Interview with Paul Fisher, Airborne Signal Officer

Paul Fisher talks about what it meant to be an airborne soldier and signal officer in combat in Vietnam with the 173rd, and his subsequent career.

16/08/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjLzrBb8OlY

Premiering tomorrow at 0800 Central!

Kendra Bossig, assistant curator of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, OK, joins The Commander’s Voice to talk about her work preserving the...

14/08/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfXEbxT98iw&t=6s Episode 56: The Blade Runners, Part 4 and Epilogue, “That Wasn’t A Crash…”

Former customs agent Nick Jacobellis discusses how the Blade Runners started pressing their luck as they continued to execute operations in the early 1990s.

Former customs agent Nick Jacobellis discusses how the Blade Runners started pressing their luck as they continued to execute operations in the early 1990s.

01/08/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqbgCyl-dIU

Latest podcast is up!

Things start getting difficult for customs agent Nick Jacobellis and the Blade Runners. If they can’t go by air, maybe they can get in by sea!

18/07/2023

Episode 54: The Blade Runners, Part 2, Controlled Delivery

Author and retired customs agent Nick Jacobellis is back with more exciting stories of the 1980s drug war!

Author and retired customs agent Nick Jacobellis is back with more exciting stories of the 1980s drug war in South America!.

30/06/2023

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_Nda8Ft0cU1HXRzYPYmUw
Episode 53 premieres tomorrow at 0800 Central!
A first for The Commander's Voice! Veteran customs agent Nick Jacobellis shares his story of working with a variety of military branches and law enforcement agencies in 1980s Miami, Florida. A departure from our usual guests, Nick's stories are better than anythingb Hollywood could imagine!

Podcasts relating to military history by the historian for the All Airborne Signal Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Association.

25/06/2023

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Chris Langlois, grandson of Doc Roe of Easy Company 2/506th PIR, comes on the show to discuss his latest book "Patrick the Paratrooper". Written for elementa...

14/04/2023

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09/04/2023

Down From Heaven Comes Eleven and There’s Hell to Pay Below. Author James Fenelon discusses his new history of the 11th Airborne Division in WWII “Angels Aga...

09/04/2023

Down From Heaven Comes Eleven and There’s Hell to Pay Below. Author James Fenelon discusses his new history of the 11th Airborne Division in WWII “Angels Against the Sun”.

Podcasts relating to military history by the historian for the All Airborne Signal Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Association.

01/04/2023

Down From Heaven Comes Eleven and There’s Hell to Pay Below. Coming April 8th! Author James Fenelon discusses his new history of the 11th Airborne Division in WWII “Angels Against the Sun” with The Commander’s Voice Podcast.

25/03/2023

Premieres March 25th at 9 AM Eastern, 8 AM Central. Episode 50: “With The Old Breed”: An interview with Henry Sledge, son of US Marine Eugene Sledge and author of "With the Old Breed on Peleliu and Okinawa".

Author, podcaster and historian Henry Sledge discusses the impact of his father's classic memoir "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa". Eugene Sledge'...

04/03/2023

Authors Susan and Jack Talley share their experience writing about the wartime service of Susan’s father as a paratroop officer. All images are courtesy of S...

19/02/2023

Friend of the show George Luz ( .4690) is back to share a veritable trove of letters the men of Easy Company sent to one another and their familes after the fighting stopped.

Friend of the show George Luz ( .4690) is back to share a veritable trove of letters the men of Easy Company sent to one another and their...

05/02/2023

Episode 47: "Leading the Way to Victory": An Interview with Mark Vlahos

My very first guest Mark Vlahos, COL, USAF (Ret.) and friend of the show, returns to discuss his latests book, "Leading the Way to Victory: A History of the 60th Troop Carrier group, 1940-1945".

My very first guest Mark Vlahos, COL, USAF (Ret.) and friend of the show, returns to discuss his latests book, "Leading the Way to Victory: A History of the ...

25/01/2023

Coming soon, the first "The Commander's Voice" podcast of 2023! Mark Vlahos, Colonel, USAF (RET) will be back to discuss his latest book "Leading the Way To Victory". Stand by for some great discussion on the Army Air Force's 60th Troop Carrier Group.

20/06/2022

Premiering today at noon eastern, Episode 46: "A Bright and Blinding Sun". Friend of the show Marcus Brotherton returns to discuss his newest book, which discusses the harrowing experiences of a young soldier captured in the Philippines in the opening days of America's involvement in World War II.

17/06/2022

Hans Myers joins the podcast to discuss his work on Colonel Strong Vincent, who died leading his brigade in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Hans Myers joins the podcast to discuss his work on Colonel Strong Vincent, who died leading his brigade in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle...

12/06/2022

Latest podcast is up!

Sean M. Chick sits down with The Commander's Voice and discusses the fascinating career of General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard. Sean's book, "Dreams of Victory: General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War"
is part of the amazing Emerging Civil War series of books, available from Savas Beatie Publishing.

Sean M. Chick sits down with The Commander's Voice and discusses the fascinating career of General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard. Sean's book, "Dreams of...