The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States.

This medal is for the men who went down that day.

It's for the families of those who didn't make it.

Recipients have done the improbable, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

On Medal of Honor, stories of courage, you'll hear about

these heroes and what their stories tell us about the nature of bravery. Listen to Medal of Honor

wherever you get your podcast. War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its size,

and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding

American history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history

through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Hello and welcome to another brand new series,

Key Battles of the Vietnam War, a 10,000-foot survey of the war that defined a generation.

I'm your host, James Early, as always.

And joining me for this series, once again, is my good buddy, buddy my fellow Texan and my frequent co-host Sean McIver so Sean we're about to do another major series

you ready for this yeah I am let's do it let's do it all right so I apologize that

this series has been delayed so much listeners.

There are a lot of things have come up and there's just been a perfect storm of crazy busyness and other things that have gotten in the way.

But we're finally getting to it.

I'm really excited about this.

I anticipate that there will be roughly 18 or so regular episodes in this one, maybe as much as 20,

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