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Back to SearchGrowing Up Midwest, Leading America’s Soldiers (Jim Vetter)
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A snowy drive, a borrowed Camaro, and a Christmas party recruiter set everything in motion. From a one-stoplight town in Wisconsin to…
7 months ago
A Soldier’s Road: From Istanbul To Afghanistan (Louis Goldstein)
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A quarter-mile high school hallway, a foreign exchange year in Istanbul during 9/11, and a “beer man’s kid” from Minnesota don’t usua…
7 months ago
Sea Stories, Second Chances
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A Detroit-area rebel who ran to Florida at fifteen didn’t just find his way—he found the ocean. We sit down with Tim Kirn to trace a …
7 months ago
From Lawn Darts To Hellfires: Childhood Chaos Meets Army Aviation (Jerry Binning)
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A quiet Midwestern start. A detour through tank trails. And a cockpit view of the night the Gulf War truly began. We sit down with Je…
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From orphanage to paratrooper to POW: Gino D’Ambrosio’s century of grit and grace
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A century of memory folds into a single living room as we sit with Gino D’Ambrosio—paratrooper, POW, Detroiter—to hear how a glider d…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
From Detroit to the Army: Ray Brennan's Journey
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Ray Brennan's journey through mid-century America captures an era when neighborhood connections formed the bedrock of community life.…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The Extraordinary Life of Jim Lynch
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Jim Lynch's life journey unfolds like a living history book of post-WWII America. From his childhood in Brooklyn during wartime black…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Navy Corpsman: From Combat Medic to Civilian Life (Kevin Martin)
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Kevin Martin's story is one of transformation, resilience, and the enduring search for purpose that defines the veteran experience. A…
8 months ago
Sailing Through Time: A Navy Veteran's Journey (Gary Scott)
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From the biting winter cold of Great Lakes Naval Training Station to the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean, Gary Scott's naval…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ranger Rick's Wild Ride (Rick Burroughs)
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From the opening moments when Charles "Ranger Rick" Burroughs reveals his childhood abuse at the hands of his stepfather, to the triu…
8 months, 3 weeks ago