The Ghost Turd Stories Podcast

The next two episodes will be hosted by the podcast's editor and publisher, Rebecca Gent who grew up hearing many of the stories that have inspired The Ghost Turd Stories Podcast.

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Joey Diaz served in the Army National Guard for six years and ended his career as an E5 or Sergeant. He fulfilled roles as an 83 Bravo heavy and light-wheeled mechanic, cross-trained as a truck mechanic, provided convoy security in Iraq, and was on a wrecker recovery team among other duties.

His battalion deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in the early 2000s and provided security for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

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Joe Herb served as a US Air Force active duty doctor and staff surgeon from 2004 to 2011. He did his officer training school or OTs in Montgomery, Alabama, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, where he treated US troops and Afghan nationals.

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Dylan Morgan served four years as an infantryman in the US Marine Corps. We shared a deployment in Afghanistan in 2009-2010 and I now have the pleasure of speaking with him about his experiences as a Marine and overcoming mental challenges post-Corps. 

Ghost Turd Stories donates fifty percent of its profits from the sale of our merchandise line and our content subscriptions to carefully selected families of veterans and first responders who have taken their own life. The other fifty percent is used to grow the company to bring greater awareness of the struggle many veterans and first responders have relating to mental health challenges and suicide ideation.

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Curtis Hammill joins me for this week's episode to talk about his time in the US Marine Corps. He is also the brother of Jeff Holt was the initial inspiration for this podcast. 

Ghost Turd Stories donates fifty percent of its profits from the sale of our merchandise line and our content subscriptions to carefully selected families of veterans and first responders who have taken their own life. The other fifty percent is used to grow the company to bring greater awareness of the struggle many veterans and first responders have relating to mental health challenges and suicide ideation.

To purchase merchandise, visit ghostturdstories.myshopify.com

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Scott Billings began his journey as a firefighter in 1999. After graduating from the Tuscon Fire Academy, he furthered his education and became a paramedic for the Tuscon Fire Department.

After twenty years in the field, he retired in 2020, and became a nurse.

Scott is a very animated and engaging storyteller. You will enjoy listening to him as he shares his experiences as a boot in the academy and as a paramedic in the field. 

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Since starting the podcast, I have been asked the question, "What is a Ghost Turd?" multiple times. This episode is solely dedicated to answering that very question. 

I hope this gives you a better understanding of our humor as veterans and first responders and what stories we will be sharing with the rest of you. 

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After twenty-three years in the Marine Corps working as an Infantryman, a career planner, and a Recruiter, Matt Spencer retired as a Master sergeant.

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Robert Gent served in the Army Reserves in both the 60s and 80s. 

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Brandon White has been a firefighter in Las Vegas, NV for the past twenty years. 

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