The stories of veterans from the Alle-Kiski Valley area can be heard in their own words Thursdays in March at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum in Tarentum.

Each week, segments from Arnold native John Bailey’s documentary, “Duty, Courage, Honor — Southwestern Pennsylvania Goes to War,” will be shown beginning at 1 p.m. at the museum at 224 E. Seventh Ave. The program lasts about an hour.

Admission is free, but donations are accepted to support the museum.

“We’ve been recording military vets from the A-K Valley since 2013,” said Bailey, who now lives in New Kensington. “Since 2015, we’ve gone beyond the A-K Valley in Southwest Pennsylvania, but, in all, more than 60 stories from World War II, Korean, Cold War and Vietnam-era vets have been recorded.”

This week’s program will feature Hollin West, a Navy photographer; Steve Jager, an Army Pearl Harbor survivor; Adrian Cronauer, an Air Force disc jockey during Vietnam; and Mal Zellefrow, who worked in intelligence during the Vietnam era.

Cronauer, of Penn Hills, is known for the 1987 Robin Williams movie “Good Morning, Vietnam,” which was loosely based on his experiences as an Armed Forces Radio Service disc jockey. Cronauer died in 2018.

Cronauer “shared everything that led up to writing ‘Good Morning, Vietnam,’” Bailey said.

Veterans to be featured over the next two weeks are:

• March 19 — Chuck Booth, a World War II B-24 pilot; Elias Moses, an Army Air Corps veteran who was held as a prisoner of war during World War II; and Michael Honuck, an Army veteran who was also held prisoner during World War II.

• March 26 — Dr. Robert Pacek, a Vietnam-era Army veteran; Richard Farrell, who served in the Army during World War I; and Farrell’s daughter, Alyce Farrell-Massert, who served in the Navy during World War II.

Copies of the full documentary are available on DVD at the museum for $15, with proceeds benefiting the museum.

Bailey is still recording interviews with veterans.

While he has recorded interviews with Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine veterans, Bailey said he has only one Merchant Marine and no Coast Guard members and needs more women who served during World War II and Korea.

There is no cost to participate, and copies of videos are provided to veterans and their families, Bailey said.

To be considered for inclusion in future videos, call the museum at 724-224-7666.

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