The Matt Walsh Show - The New Podcast You Should Be Listening To

Starting point is 00:00:05 You know, America needs more heroes. So the Daily Wire is providing some. Our newest podcast, America's Forgotten Heroes, is available now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. So go subscribe and leave a five-star review if you like what you're here. America's Forgotten Heroes contains seven action-packed episodes that will each drop daily. Our goal with these stories is to give recognition where it's due because too many of them have faded into the obscurity of the past, which is unfair and unwarranted. America's Forgotten Heroes is a trip that takes you back in history to a time where language wasn't literally violence, where brave men paid in blood for the freedom that many used to complain about microaggressions and pronouns and things today.

Starting point is 00:00:43 One such man was Ernest E. Evans, a World War II naval officer who fought in the Battle of Sumar. In the battle, a small U.S. naval task unit was ambushed by a large Japanese fleet of 23 ships, hell-bent on destroying the American Navy, though almost completely unprepared. Evans and his men managed to attack the Japanese forces in one of the great great. greatest last stands in naval history and just a dramatic and incredible story and a real life story. Or take Frank Luke, a 21-year-old fighter pilot in World War I, young, talented, arrogant. Luke sometimes butted heads with his peers and commanding officers, especially when he disregarded direct orders and occasionally tended to fly solo. But he secured his spot

Starting point is 00:01:21 in history after shooting down 18 German aircrafts in 18 days. That is what we call efficiency. Now two Air Force bases boast his name. I seriously cannot recommend it enough. Let's check out the trailer now. Hi everybody, I'm Bill Whittle, and I'd like to introduce you to seven men who have made this country so exceptional. John Paul Jones, who sailed home from war 129 years after he sailed into it, Frank Luke, the World War I fighter ace who drew his sidearm in a desperate situation. Booker T. Washington, a man who came into the world as someone else's property and who left it with a foolproof formula for racial harmony. Jimmy Doolittle, the perfect combination of

Starting point is 00:01:59 brains, guts, and skill running up his engines a long. away from home. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a man so profoundly wise that he could see the great wheel of history revolving around him in real time. Ernest Evans, a U.S. Navy commander who's vowed to never run away from the enemy, triggered the most amazing two hours in U.S. history, and Dick Rutan, combat pilot, test pilot, and the man who nailed the last standing record in aviation history with a little help from his baby brother. These are America's forgotten heroes. And if you join me, I guarantee you will come out of these seven episodes as awestruck, proud, and grateful as I did. So, in honor of our nation's independence, get ready to unpack some of the most exciting, untold history of the heroes who saved our country at some of its darkest hours.

Starting point is 00:02:53 Subscribe now to America's Forgotten Heroes on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. And if you like what you hear, as always, remember, leave a five-star review and help share these incredible stories with your friends. Thanks for listening.

The Matt Walsh Show - The New Podcast You Should Be Listening To

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