EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 1H 17M
The Night Everything Changed: Honoring the 24 Who Never Came Home
from Defeating The Darkness · host Heather Brown
The Night Everything Changed: Honoring the 24 Who Never Came HomePart 2 of this special Veterans Day series brings you into the most defining night of Richard M. King’s service.The coordinated attack on March 31, 1968, that claimed the lives of 24 young Americans. In this episode, King walks Heather through the chaos of the ambush, the courage of the Seabees and Marines who held the line, and the moments that stayed with him for the next 50 years. But this story isn’t about him, it’s about the men whose lives were cut short, the families who never got answers, and the legacy they left behind.He shares what it was like to come home to a divided country, the impact of Agent Orange years later, and the decision that changed everything: tracking down the families of the fallen to finally tell them the truth about how their loved ones lived and died.This conversation honors their sacrifice. Their courage. Their names. Their story. And on this Day, we remember every one of them.Follow & SubscribeWatch and follow Defeating the Darkness on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Support Heather’s MissionOrder Heather Brown’s book Defeating the Darkness and learn more at heatherbrownlaw.com
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The Night Everything Changed: Honoring the 24 Who Never Came HomePart 2 of this special Veterans Day series brings you into the most defining night of Richard M. King’s service.The coordinated attack on March 31, 1968, that claimed the lives of 24 young Americans. In this episode, King walks Heather through the chaos of the ambush, the courage of the Seabees and Marines who held the line, and the moments that stayed with him for the next 50 years. But this story isn’t about him, it’s about the men whose lives were cut short, the families who never got answers, and the legacy they left behind.He shares what it was like to come home to a divided country, the impact of Agent Orange years later, and the decision that changed everything: tracking down the families of the fallen to finally tell them the truth about how their loved ones lived and died.This conversation honors their sacrifice. Their courage. Their names. Their story. And on this Day, we remember every one of them.Follow & SubscribeWatch and follow Defeating the Darkness on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Support Heather’s MissionOrder Heather Brown’s book Defeating the Darkness and learn more at heatherbrownlaw.com
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