Here We Are….or there we were…front and center of the NYC Veterans Day Parade. Fran Racioppi is joined by fellow Army Veteran, Founder of FitFighter and guest from Episode 51, Sarah Apgar in the back of our 1944 Dodge WC-51 to call it all live and spend some time with the parade’s most influential attendees. 

They kick off the parade with David Boreanaz, star of TV’s SEAL Team on CBS. David shares the respect he’s gained for our Special Operators, the training he’s gone through to accurately portray their mission, the mental health struggles our nation’s finest endure, and what he’s learned about himself through the process.

Next they spoke to the Parade’s Grand Marshall Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vince Patton. Vince served as the 8th senior-most enlisted leader of the Coast Guard and the first African American to hold the post. He shares the importance of the Coast Guard’s mission to protect $8.7 billion of trade daily,  how the military teaches you to value change and his 3V’s for leading organizations. 

Take a listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platforms but take a minute to check out our YouTube version for full video coverage of the parade from the red carpet.

Don’t miss our other parade episodes with Wounded Warrior Project CEO retired LTG Mike Linnington and the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Veterans’ Services James Hendon. Plus one of NYC’s most iconic entertainers, The Naked Cowboy!   

Special thanks to parade host United War Veterans Council for another great parade!

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Highlights:

- 0:00 Welcome to the red carpet David Boreanaz

- 11:29 David talks CBS’s Seal Team

- 16:22 The bravery of the first responders of FDNY and NYPD

- 24:58 Welcome to the red carpet MCPO of the Coast Guard Vince Patton 

- 29:40 Why join the United States Coast Guard?

-36:30 What exactly HOOAH means!

-41:10 Vince’s defining leadership lessons

-49:08 What we didn’t know about Vince

-52:43  Here We Are!

Quotes: 

- “As an actor you have to use what you’re also struggling on in your life. It's really not about chemistry. It’s about developing some sense of a connection.” (13:28)

- “It’s not about the awards and the accolades. It’s when you have an episode and you get a message from somebody that says ‘Thank you for saving my life’.” (21:32)

- “You think this happens in middle America. No, this is happening in our largest city in this country.” (29:08)

- “On an average day the Coast Guard is responsible for the assurance that 8.7 billion dollars of goods are trainsitted through our country” (35:06)

- “With change is the common word of adaptability.” (41:54)

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