What turns an ordinary person into a legend? Host and Army veteran J.R. Martinez returns with stories of split-second decisions that changed the course of history.

Hear about harrowing escapes from prisoner-of-war-camps, daring flights to the farthest reaches of the globe, miraculous rescues, and acts of self sacrifice that will never be forgotten. These stories are about what it takes to become a hero and what happens after.

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This season, you’ll hear the stories of:

• James Fleming: the Vietnam pilot who flew a helicopter into a death trap to save his men.
• Edouard Izac: the WWI sailor who escaped a U-boat and a moving train to deliver enemy secrets.
• George Sakato: the Japanese-American soldier who turned grief into a one-man army for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
• Richard Byrd: The world’s most famous explorer who might’ve faked his flight to the North Pole.
• Florent Groberg: The man who tackled a suicide bomber to save his team in Afghanistan.
• Richard Pittman: The one-eyed Marine who tricked his way into Vietnam to hold a jungle trail alone.
• Joseph Rodriguez: the Korean War soldier whose bravery was fueled by his love for a girl back home
• Clarence Sasser: The combat medic who crawled through a flooded rice paddy trying to help as many soldiers as he could.
• Joshua Chamberlain: The college professor whose bayonet charge saved the Union at Gettysburg.
• The Four Chaplains: Four men of different faiths who sacrificed themselves to save their fellow soldiers

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