In this episode of The Other Side of Service, I sit down with Josh Givens to talk about a life shaped by service, storytelling, and unexpected connections.

Josh shares his journey into the military, going active duty as a photographer, and how that path led to more than 30 years in journalism. We talk about seeing the world through a lens, capturing moments that matter, and how service can take you places you never planned to go.

We also get personal. Josh opens up about his biological father, a relationship that never fully formed, and the unique way our lives crossed. His biological father was my stepdad, and Josh and I met just two days before he passed away. Out of loss came something neither of us expected… family.

This is a conversation about service beyond the uniform, the stories we carry, and how sometimes life brings the right people together at the most unexpected time.