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Yankee Air Pirate

Yankee Air Pirate

By: Patrick Stratton
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The Yankee Air Pirate is a history podcast series that started off by telling the stories of Captain Richard A. Stratton, USN (Ret) - Tales of Southeast Asia.


These stories include the shoot down itself, the torture he endured, the propaganda campaign by the North Vietnamese, life as a POW in Vietnam, and conversations about many great American heroes as told by Richard Stratton, AKA “The Beak”.


The podcast series also includes interviews with many other great American POW heroes from the Vietnam era and others that they served with after their return from Vietnam. We have many more really special guests coming on our podcast soon.


The Yankee Air Pirate podcast is hosted by Richard Stratton’s oldest son; Patrick Stratton, a US Naval Academy graduate and former US Marine Corps Captain.


We recommend starting at episode #1, the story is designed to be heard in sequence.


Contact: Send email to: TheYankeeAirPirate@gmail.com


Some of the podcast player platforms that Yankee Air Pirate is available on include: Apple iTunes Podcast Player, RADIO PUBLIC, SPOTIFY, Stitcher, and Google Player. Just Search for: "Yankee Air Pirate”


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Episodes
  • A Toast To NAPS 83 - EP#26

    A Toast To NAPS 83 - EP#26
    Oct 28 2023

    Captain Richard A. Stratton, USN Ret. Speaking at the NAPS class of 1983 40th reunion in Jacksonville, Florida. October 21, 2023.


    Link to the YouTube video of this event:

    https://youtu.be/QYS3OUOwLQQ?si=kxjbzX7_kPlB9B5q
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    11 mins
  • Go Johnnies-EP#25

    Go Johnnies-EP#25
    Nov 3 2021

    In this episode of the podcast my daughter Ashley Stratton, a senior at Saint John's University, interviews her grandfather, The Yankee Air Pirate as part of her senior project. The purpose of the project was to learn about American society and culture from the period they have been studying in class from someone that experienced those events first hand while learning from their perspective and enriching their own understanding of it.

    Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

    ~George Santayana

    The Yankee Air Pirate is on:

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/TheYankeeAirPirate/

    Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/the_yankee_air_pirate/

    YouTube:

    https://youtube.com/channel/UCHad2axKaHYN5dmB0g65TqQ
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    35 mins
  • Paul Galanti-Freedom Day & Homecoming EP#24

    Paul Galanti-Freedom Day & Homecoming EP#24
    Dec 13 2020

    During this episode we discuss some better times… including his last weeks and months in Vietnam, his release day experiences, and his travel back to Virginia to be reunited with his family… We’ll also discuss some of his favorite Navy jobs after returning from Vietnam.


    Make sure to check out the article written by Paul. “American’s have much to be thankful for” using the link below:


    https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/paul-galanti-column-americans-have-much-to-be-thankful-for/article_f2d327ef-6d95-56fa-97d8-d85c862347ab.html
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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