Episode
Episode 40 – Command Chief Master Sergeant Dave Himmer, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
Welcome to Episode 40 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Command Chief Master Sergeant Dave Himmer, U.S. Air Force (Retired). Dave led a long and illustrious military career, beginning with his tour as a combat infantry soldier in Vietnam. He later served in the Marine Corps and the Minnesota […]
Episode 39 – Staff Sergeant Howard Berger, U.S. Army
Welcome to Episode 39 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Staff Sergeant Howard Berger, U.S. Army. Howard, who is now 101 years old, enlisted in the Army in 1942. He entered Germany and Austria on a halftrack in 1945 as part of the victorious U.S. Army. He then spent […]
Episode 38 – Technician 5th Grade Robert Miller, U.S. Army
Welcome to Episode 38 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Technician 5th Grade Robert Miller, U.S. Army. Bob Miller served in South Korea after the end of World War II. Assigned to an air defense unit protecting Kimpo Airfield in Seoul, Bob was part of the U.S. occupying forces […]
Episode 37 – Sergeant Alice Gallop West, U.S. Army
Welcome to Episode 37 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Sergeant Alice Gallop West, U.S. Army.Alice served as a Chaplain’s Assistant in the U.S. Army and was Lieutenant General Norman Schwarzkopf’s aerobics instructor at Fort Lewis, Washington. After 7 years on active duty with tours stateside and in Korea, […]
Episode 36 – Private First Class Oscar W. Green, U.S. Army
Welcome to Episode 36 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Private First Class Oscar W. Green, U.S. Army. While I love all the veterans’ stories I’ve done, Oscar’s is one of my all-time favorites. His story is both a war story and a love story – it’s about a […]
Episode 35 – Master Sergeant Jay Cyril Mastrud, U.S. Air Force
Welcome to Episode 35 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Master Sergeant Jay Cyril Mastrud, U.S. Air Force. Jay’s story is one of resilience and overcoming adversity. He first served as a sailor with fighter squadron VF-32 onboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), deploying in support […]
Episode 34 – Sergeant Kenny L. Esmond, U.S. Army
Welcome to Episode 34 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Sergeant Kenny L. Esmond, U.S. Army.Kenny spent harrowing evenings standing perimeter guard duty at Phu Bai and Fire Base Bastogne near Hue City in the Republic of South Vietnam during 1970 and 1971. Holding his position with enemy rocket-propelled […]
Episode 33 – Senior Airman Robert Johnson, U.S. Air Force
Welcome to Episode 33 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Senior Airman Robert Johnson, U.S. Air Force.When you think of the Cold War, you think of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. When Bob Johnson thinks of the Cold War, he literally thinks of […]
Episode 32 – Master Chief Legalman David S. Leafer, U.S. Navy
Welcome to Episode 32 of the Voices to Veterans podcast. This episode features the story of Master Chief Legalman David S. Leafer, U.S. Navy (Retired).Dave Leafer enlisted in the Navy in 1981 to see the world and see the world he did. Not only did he deploy to the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea […]