I interview Ron Laney, a Marine veteran who enlisted at 17. He served two tours in Vietnam, leaving the Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Some of the topics we discuss: Reason for enlisting and his time in Vietnam as well as what lead to him receiving a Purple Heart. His recovery and what it...

Episode 001 Ron Laney

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This episode features Jack Leonard. Jack enlisted in the Navy for 6 years before going to La Salle University to become an office in the Marine Corps. He retired after 27 years of military service as a Lieutenant Colonel. Jack shares about his time in Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Commander and how he received his...

Episode 026 Jack Leonard

This Episode features Matt Gibbons. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard for 10 years and retired as a Staff Sergeant. Matt deployed to Kosovo, New Orleans, and Iraq. Matt shares about the reasons he chose to join the National Guard and about his deployments. He shares about the missions he carried out in Iraq and...

Episode 025 Matt Gibbons

This episode features William Lee. He served in the United States Army for 26 years. He started off enlisted and retired as a Major. We talk about his career that took him all over the world and about his experience going from enlisted to an Officer through the Green to Gold Program. Will shares about...

Episode 024 William Lee

This Episode features Matt McGuire. He served in the Army for 28 years from 1961 to 1990. He retired as a Colonel. We talked about his family connection to the military and what led him to join. Matt shares about his time as an enlisted solider serving as a Combat Engineer in Panama and what...

Episode 023 Matt McGuire

This episode includes the audio from the Wounded Warrior Experience panel that I appeared on. It played on Fox Business Channel on Veterans Day. You can listen to in on the podcast episode or you can watch it on The American Veterans Center website. You can click the image to the left to go to...

Episode 001 Ron Laney

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