Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
7:22 | On Okinawa, John Bullard and his men prepare for a mission, but they're confused because the war is supposed to be over.
John Bullard is brought into a Parachute Infantry Regiment fresh out of OCS, and in no time becomes a Company Commander.
John Bullard recalls the shock and disbelief that went through him and his men when news came out of the atomic attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
On Okinawa, John Bullard and his men prepare for a mission, but they're confused because the war is supposed to be over.
After landing in mainland Japan, John Bullard and his men are asked to hold the Daichi Building until the arrival of General MacArthur.
John Bullard recalls how his commanding officer was tasked with delivering the terms of the Japanese surrender to the US Congress.
John Bullard goes through the pros and cons of soldiers getting their boots wet.
John Bullard tells the story of he and his men finding a way to feed starving Japanese civilians by doing some pheasant hunting.
John Bullard surprises his men by figuring out how to launch a successful artillery strike on a target that's out of range.
While on patrol in the Philippines, John Bullard and the men of his unit encounter what one soldier can only describe as "tree gators."
While not there in person, John Bullard recounts the story of the Los Baños Raid as told to him by soldiers who participated in it.
John Bullard recounts a story told to him by another soldier, of that soldier's experience in the aftermath of the Los Baños Raid and how that event caught up with him years later.
