Common Valor

Carl Barrett served over 20 years as a utilitiesman, or UT, including in the Korean War.  Utilitiesmen work with plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sewage collection and disposal facilities at Navy installations around the world. 

In today's story, we hear about Carl's time as a member of the Navy's secret weapon, the Seabees.

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Today’s short story is a modern rendition of commitment to country and the transition to service life.  Michael Brophy comes from a military family and enlisted in the Navy after 911.  Here, he glowingly recounts the wonder and mystique of going to boot camp and his first days in the US military.

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Today's story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared their stories and then delivered them to a live audience. 

Bill Donoghue became a hospital corpsman in 1967.  He served, helping repair broken bodies in an ER at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital.  In 1970, Bill ended up as part of a 'combined action squad' in the Republic of Vietnam.

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Jack Mallory served in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.  Jack's story tells us about his time in Vietnam during 1969 and '70 and the ghost he's lived with ever since.

This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared their stories and then delivered them to a live audience. 

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Ginger Munson served as a helicopter pilot in the Army on active duty from 1988 to 1996.  She is also a military spouse.  Here, Ginger shares stories from the home front and the realities of running a military family.

This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared their stories and then delivered them to a live audience. 

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Curtis Graham grew up in New Hampshire and served in the Marines as a combat engineer from 2010 to 2014. His story shows how the time he spent in a small outpost in Afghanistan altered his life and shaped his relationships at home.

This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared their stories and then delivered them to a live audience. 

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