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Joe Hudson/ Part I: HardKnocks of West Virginia
Joe Hudson sits down with me and holds nothing back on telling his story. Joe tells in great detail about growing up in West Virginia in a household where food wasn't the only scarcity but love, compassion and care were also at the top of that list of missing necessities. Abuse, neglect, and the loss of caring parents had major life-lasting effects that started at a very young age for Joe.
Joe describes his parents as Fundamentalist Christians who wanted to live off the land, they believed that God will just provide everything for them and that they won't need money anymore. Joe describes growing up in a makeshift-type cabin with no bathroom on a farm because his parents believed that giving away all their possessions was what God wanted. He also talks about his mother walking out on his family and selling him and his siblings to his father for $400, Joe also explains how he believes that Stockholm Syndrome helped him to get through those tough days.
Joe explains how music saved him and gave him a new outlook on life and helped to build his confidence. Joe decided to pursue his music career and was excepted and attended a Creative Arts School but was not able to graduate due to his mother not being able to afford it.
Joe gets very emotional when talking about watching the news and seeing the death toll of Americans during the early days of the Iraq and Afghanistan War on terror. That was what made him want to join the Army to do his part for his country. This was the first and most pivotal moment that would change the trajectory of his entire life for the better. Joe explains signing in to his Mechanized Unit and going on his first combat deployment with them, he explains how unprepared they were to deploy for 15 months.
Joe explains how being stop-loss helped him to make the decision to go to Special Forces Selection and Assessment and how his current Unit at the time was against him going, which gave Joe the motivation and determination to make sure he got selected so that he would not face any retaliation for going to selection if he did not make it.
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By Tom Berhane
4.8
2020 ratings
Joe Hudson sits down with me and holds nothing back on telling his story. Joe tells in great detail about growing up in West Virginia in a household where food wasn't the only scarcity but love, compassion and care were also at the top of that list of missing necessities. Abuse, neglect, and the loss of caring parents had major life-lasting effects that started at a very young age for Joe.
Joe describes his parents as Fundamentalist Christians who wanted to live off the land, they believed that God will just provide everything for them and that they won't need money anymore. Joe describes growing up in a makeshift-type cabin with no bathroom on a farm because his parents believed that giving away all their possessions was what God wanted. He also talks about his mother walking out on his family and selling him and his siblings to his father for $400, Joe also explains how he believes that Stockholm Syndrome helped him to get through those tough days.
Joe explains how music saved him and gave him a new outlook on life and helped to build his confidence. Joe decided to pursue his music career and was excepted and attended a Creative Arts School but was not able to graduate due to his mother not being able to afford it.
Joe gets very emotional when talking about watching the news and seeing the death toll of Americans during the early days of the Iraq and Afghanistan War on terror. That was what made him want to join the Army to do his part for his country. This was the first and most pivotal moment that would change the trajectory of his entire life for the better. Joe explains signing in to his Mechanized Unit and going on his first combat deployment with them, he explains how unprepared they were to deploy for 15 months.
Joe explains how being stop-loss helped him to make the decision to go to Special Forces Selection and Assessment and how his current Unit at the time was against him going, which gave Joe the motivation and determination to make sure he got selected so that he would not face any retaliation for going to selection if he did not make it.