Episode 2: Heroes

The Common Veterans look back at their careers and describe the heroes they had in their careers.

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Common Veterans Podcast

Episode 2: Heroes

The Common Veterans look back at their careers and describe the heroes they had in their careers.

• Hero (noun) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hero
  • a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability
  • an illustrious warrior
  • a person admired for achievements and noble qualities
  • one who shows great courage
  • the principal character in a literary or dramatic work —used specifically of a principal male character, especially when contrasted with the heroine
• Define a Hero in your own words
  • Kenny: (starts humming a heroic song)
    • A hero is selfless.
  • Jeff
    • (insert your baseline thought)
  • Personal Careers
    • Jeff’s career spans 30 years of military service and 36 years as a Goshen PD
      • 33 years on the force and 3 years reserve, and now still on the auxiliary for the GPD
    • Kenny’s career spans 12 years, almost to the dot
      • Medical retirement due to injuries sustained overseas.
    • Who did we look up to in our careers? Were there any soldiers that you looked up to in your career?
      • Kenny’s Picks
        • Steve “Jimmy” Oelslager
          • Jimmy, a Marine, one of my best friends in High School
          • Talked about our careers on the phone when we served
          • Jimmy and Josh “Opie” Barker joined the Marine Corp together
        • SSG Brian Hall
          • Team Leader and Section Leader in HHC 2/1
          • Died in Iraq
            • April 10^th, 2009
            • By a Suicide Bomber
            • “Bryan E. Hall received three Army commendation medals, as well as good Army achievement, good conduct and war on terrorism medals.” – Associated Press
          • Thomas Ziegler
            • Friend in Fort Wainwright
            • From Nebraska and was a communications soldier
            • On Presidential detail for communications
          • Jeff’s Picks
            • Insert your thought
            • Insert your thought
            • Insert your thought
          • Military movie characters?
            • Kenny
              • Rambo
            • Jeff
              • Insert your thought
            • Next Podcast
              • Time in a bottle
                • Through music, the Common Veterans can look back and see what songs that got through the military.