Ray Snyder joined the military and was sent to school to be placed on the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the group responsible for learning about and testing the military’s new devastating weapon, the atomic bomb. Mr. Synder was in the Marshall Islands when some of the first tests were done detonating an Atomic Bomb, 500 feet under the water and 500 feet over the water. Positioned 25 miles away from the blasts, Mr
Snyder gives us a first-hand account of what happened, how they did their tests, and what they learned.
Up Next in Patriot Plates Season 1
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S1E7-Rush Williams
A Vietnam veteran runs the M.A.R.S. (Military Affiliated Radio System) program, a crucial backup communications system for the military. Through this system, soldiers were able to connect with family and friends while at war in Vietnam. After 21 years of service, he shares why this was the most s...
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S1E8-Don Hubbard Part 1
This episode, filmed on the U.S.S. Midway, tells the story of Commander Don Hubbard, a naval aviator involved in five conflicts: World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. In part one, we hear about the first half of his service, including flying missions o...
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S1E9-Don Hubbard Part 2
Filmed aboard the U.S.S. Midway, Commander Don Hubbard recounts his remarkable service spanning five U.S. conflicts and his pivotal role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. After capturing aerial photographs of Russian weaponry and equipment in Cuba, CDR Hubbard was tasked with flying the footage throug...
