hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 94: The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and guest James Henke P2 on hmTv
Episode 94 – The Fog of War and Humanity (Part 2)
Host: Richard Acritelli │ Guest: James “Jimmy” Henke, U.S. Army (Ret.)
In this gripping second installment, Vietnam veteran Jimmy Henke returns to hmTv to deliver an unflinching, moment‑by‑moment account of the 1967 Battle of Concordia—one of the Ninth Infantry Division’s bloodiest days. Henke guides listeners from the predawn river insertion and the commander’s fateful decision to forego air support, through an L‑shaped ambush that left his company outnumbered twenty‑to‑one and pinned down in open rice paddies for thirty‑six harrowing hours.
Beyond the firefight, Jimmy reflects on the costs of command errors, the instinctual brotherhood that forms under fire, and the desperate measures soldiers took to survive when ammunition and water ran dry. He also shares the long shadow of war: navigating PTSD in an era with no name for it, rebuilding a life of service in his hometown, and testifying before Congress to see a heroic Navy corpsman’s Silver Star upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
If you want to understand courage, regret, resilience, and the enduring bonds of combat, this conversation is essential listening. Tune in and bear witness to a soldier’s raw, unvarnished truth—and the humanity that endures long after the guns fall silent.