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The Common Veterans Podcast brings Veterans together for honest conversations about service, transition, faith, failure, humor, healing, and life after the uniform.

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Episode 3: Time in a Bottle

Through music, the Common Veterans can look back and see what songs got them through the military. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/commonveterans/message Common Veterans Podcast Episode 3: Time […]

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Through music, the Common Veterans can look back and see what
songs got them through the military.

Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/commonveterans/message

Common Veterans Podcast

Episode 3: Time in a Bottle

Through music, the Common Veterans can look back and see what songs got them through the military.

  • Music
    • Favorite songs in general
  • Songs that got Us Through
    • Jeff
      • Basic Training
      • Non-Combat Service
      • Combat Service
      • Kenny
        • Basic Training
          • Onward Christian Soldiers
            • Road Marches
            • Long Company “Fun” runs
          • Eagles – Hotel California
          • Don Mclean – American Pie
          • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – American Girl, Southern Accents
        • Non-Combat Service
          • Lincoln Park – In the End
          • White Lion – When the Children Cry
          • Ozzy Osbourne – Old LA Tonight
        • Combat Service
          • Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
          • Breaking Benjamin – Home
          • Five Finger Death Punch – Battle Born
          • Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
          • Ozzy – See You on the Other Side
        • Military Music Through the Ages
          • Taps
            • Taps in the morning – time to wake up!
            • Reveille – Stop and Salute – regardless of where you are at
              • Military honors
                • 21 Gun Salute
                • Funerals
              • Cadences
                • Yellow Bird
                • C130 Rolling Down the Strip
                • They Say…
              • How Music Changes Careers
                • Can music change careers, specifically military careers?
                  • Gives purpose and/or changes the ideas of what one thinks about certain aspects of the world through musicians’ eyes. Musicians have power that is beyond their imagination sometimes.
                  • Music can break the ice with other military members to get to know one another and learn about another’s culture.
                • Military Friendly Groups
                  • Five Finger Death Punch
                    • The obvious one on this list… They do a ton of military and law enforcement-themed music videos to their music.
                      • Battle Born
                      • I apologize
                      • Wrong Side of Heaven
                    • Limp Bizkit
                      • Fred Durst served in the military
                        • 2 Years in the Navy, then became a tattoo artist.
                      • Tool
                        • Maynard James Keenan – lead singer, served in the Army
                      • Jimmy Hendrix
                        • Jimmy served in the Army before getting out to be the best guitarist ever
                      • Elvis
                        • Elvis served in the Army right after he became famous
                      • Lieutenant Dan Band
                        • Gary Sinise shows off his chops through their music
                      • Sabaton
                        • Swedish band that discusses different war histories in their lyrics.
                          • Tony Buoscio took Kenny to one of their concerts
                        • Breaking Benjamin
                          • Discusses with the crowd that the world cannot exist without the American military
                        • Next Podcast
                          • The Wall
                            • Veterans always have slammed their heads against the wall on the reintegration into careers, especially when translating their military career to civilian counterparts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A Christian and American, Kenny is a proud Veteran, a devoted father and husband, and a man who places faith and family at the center of his life. He values the roles that have shaped him; friend, brother, son, grandson, and uncle, each reflecting his commitment to connection, responsibility, and service. A lifelong Cubs fan, he appreciates loyalty, perseverance, and the stories that bring people together. Professionally, he works in the digital space, focused on building, creating, and fostering meaningful connections.

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