IN HIS OWN VOICE

Watch, listen & read.

Conversations with Derl, published coverage, and his place in the historical record.

National Purple Heart Honor Mission · 2021

Purple Heart Heroes

A conversation about the memoir and the events of July 2, 1967.

Talking with Vietnam Veterans

A recorded conversation about service in Vietnam.

Cross Church · 29-minute film

An extended conversation from Cross Church about Derl’s experience.

Library of Congress · Veterans History Project The H. Derl Horn Collection
Derl's manuscripts, correspondence, and memoir are held by the American Folklife Center's Veterans History Project, documenting his service in San Diego, Camp Pendleton, Guantanamo Bay, and Vietnam.
All Marine Radio · Battlefield Study Series · April 2020 Battlefield Study: Operation Buffalo, with Derl Horn, USMC
A three-part conversation about Operation Buffalo: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Leatherneck · June 2016 · pages 60–61A published review of Blood, Sweat & Honor
Marine veteran Robert B. Loring reviews the memoir in the magazine’s Recommended Reading section. Opens the full issue as a PDF.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · November 2018Veteran of the Day: Hughlen “Derl” Horn
A VA profile of Derl’s military service and decorations.