Join us on Operation Insight as we host Staff Sergeant Chris Munro!

"Where'd you go to high school?" "Cubs or Cardinals?" "Panera or Bread Co.?" These are questions for which every good St. Louisan has an at-the-ready answer. Then there's, "What was it like being a Combat Medic?" Well, that's much more complicated. St. Louis native Chris Munro has his own take on that query, but we recommend buckling in for his answer! SSG Munro has spent nearly half his life in uniform, and that's not even counting his years as a diehard Boy Scout. As an X-ray Technician, Munro possessed the expertise and knowledge necessary to perform as a Medic, and he did both on numerous occasions. It is with humor, grace, and intellect that SSG Munro recounts his time in the Army Reserve and National Guard from 1997 to 2016. We'll see if that's the case when he returns to share his experience as an All-American Paratrooper! In all seriousness, Munro is an individual who takes great pride in his work and consistently gives of himself to the benefit of his fellow Soldiers. He is an individual who sought out the opportunity to deploy to Iraq and didn't hesitate when given the option to remain there for an additional deployment. He is a proponent of common sense and knows it takes a village to achieve success. While Munro does not provide a definitive answer on Provel's legitimacy as cheese, he does offer clarity on the "strangeness and weirdness" of the Army Combat Medic and so much more!

(00:00) Disclaimer

(01:22) Introduction

(38:07) Deployment Ramp-up & Arrival

(47:10) MACE Test

(01:00:18) Storytime

(1:25:04) PTSD & the Medic Mentality

(01:56:23) Closing