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Father Jerzy: The Martyred Chaplain

Father Jerzy Popieluszko was the chaplain for Poland’s resistance movement called Solidarity. And the Soviet communists couldn’t bear his powerful voice for faith and freedom. Larry Reed celebrates this courageous martyr for An Army of Normal Dead Folks.

Gail Halvorsen: The Candy Bomber

For An Army of Normal Dead Folks, Larry Reed brings us the story of the pilot who dropped sweets & hope to the children of Berlin.

Witold Pilecki: The Auschwitz Volunteer

For An Army of Normal Dead Folks, Larry Reed tells the story of the Polish hero who spied on the Nazis and the Soviets. And paid the ultimate price for it.

Fanny Crosby: What She Gained By Being Blind

For our series “An Army of Normal Dead Folks”, Larry Reed tells the story of Fanny Crosby, who became blind and yet still holds the records for the most number of songs written & most number of Presidents met. 

Harriet Tubman: She Never Lost A Passenger

For “An Army of Normal Dead Folks”, we celebrate Harriet Tubman, the runaway slave who rescued over 100 slaves on the Underground Railroad. And Real Heroes Larry Reed reveals fascinating stories about her that we had never heard before! 

The First Integrated Classroom in America

When Prudence Crandall admitted a black student into her school in 1832, townspeople from Canterbury, CT twice set their building on fire, poisoned their well, and 3 lawsuits were filed to stop her. But Prudence persevered, which is why we’re celebrating her on our special series “An Army of Normal Dead Folks”.