Soldiers Stories Podcast

The Soldier Stories Podcast will share the stories of the American Servicemen or Women. Each episode will include fun, travel and adventure the soldier encountered during their tour of duty. The episodes will include combat tours, training and all things military. The stories will not be verified to include timelines as we all know as time goes some details are forgotten.

1SG David Jeffers - Episode 12 02/21/2020

1SG David Jeffers - Episode 12 Tonight's episode is a retired soldier, 1SG David Jeffers, we served together for 2 years in the mid 80’s when we were young and full of a lot of bull. In those two years we hung out a lot together and enjoyed life. Dave learned he had a passion for teaching, he was an excellent teacher and he still is today. While I enjoyed teaching I could not wait to get back into an operational unit. Which for me there was only one unit I wanted to be in and that was the 82nd Airborne Division /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/13242635

Korean Conflict Era Sailor - Episode 11 02/07/2020

Korean Conflict Era Sailor - Episode 11 Richard A. Guenther - A potential draftee who joined the Navy verses being drafted in the Army in 1953. It worked out well for Richard and he had a great tour of duty in the Navy, minus the almost 2 ½ months of Mess Hall duty he had to serve. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/13061738

SGT Vietnam Paratrooper - Episode 10 01/31/2020

SGT Vietnam Paratrooper - Episode 10 SGT Fred Castaneda is a proud veteran Paratrooper who served in Vietnam with the 23rd Infantry Division commonly referred to as the Americal Division. The Americal Division is a contraction of "American, New Caledonian Division". This was unusual, as most U.S. divisions are known by a number. After World War II the Americal Division was officially re-designated as the 23rd Infantry Division. However, it was rarely referred to as such, even on official orders. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12965747

Cold War Soldier & WWII Father - Episode 9 01/24/2020

Cold War Soldier & WWII Father - Episode 9 This story is about a Cold War soldier who served in the Army in Germany at one of the key periods in the cold War. In 1961 Joe Wasz 19 was drafted into the service, he like a lot of soldiers drafted and similar my brother Dennis Winn, who I interviewed on my podcast took the draft into his own hands and ask for the draft board to move up his enlistment so he could move forward in his life. Joe was almost immediately activated which started a two adventure in the Army with many up & downs. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12866519

WWII Combat Paratrooper - Darrell G. Harris - Episode 8 01/15/2020

WWII Combat Paratrooper - Darrell G. Harris - Episode 8 WWII Combat Paratrooper - It is my honor to share this story with you about Darrell G. Harris. Below is a snippet from the comments provided to me by Fred Castaneda from the Podcast Reporter. Darrell G Harris, who was a WWII Airborne paratrooper and combat infantryman demo man with 3 combat jumps (Sicily, Salerno and Holland), as well as a beach landing at Anzio. This episode talks about his experiences in WWII with the 82nd Abn Div. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12747560

Katrina Army Officer & Victim - The Story - Episode 7 01/06/2020

Katrina Army Officer & Victim - The Story - Episode 7 Retired LTC David McPherson was an Army Reserve Officer and served over 20 years of service. The stories will hear revolves primarily around a three year period from August 2005 until 2008. You will also hear about how his decision to join the service, his family and his on and off duties as a US Army Reserve Officer. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12638765

SGT Road Soldier - Episode 6 12/27/2019

SGT Road Soldier - Episode 6 This episode is Sergeant Road Soldier. My guest is Grace Nix, Grace was an 88 Mike which is a Motor transport operator. They are primarily responsible for supervising or operating wheel vehicles to transport personnel and cargo. They are the backbone of the Army’s support and sustainment structure, providing advanced mobility on and off the battlefield. Like my other episodes you will learn about the mission of the 88 mike and Grace. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12543707

Tin Can Spook - Episode 5 12/20/2019

Tin Can Spook - Episode 5 Doug Fussell entered the Navy right out of High School. He was looking for the discipline, team work and fortitude the Navy would teach him. His goals were to attend college but he knew a stint in the Navy would be the best choice for his career and development. He served in the Navy from 1990 - 1994 Doug served on DD964 a Spruance-class destroyer. The USS Paul F. Foster named for Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster USN. USS Paul F. Foster Association DD-964 /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12474494

Buckeye Soldier - Episode 4 12/13/2019

Buckeye Soldier - Episode 4 Mike Hamman is featured in this weeks episode. He is another soldier that served in the military during the mid 1990's, which was a period of few major conflicts. His stories are fun and heart felt. He lives in Pine Level North Carolina with his family and served his time at Ft. Bragg, NC /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12392048

Airborne Trooper - Episode 3. 12/06/2019

Airborne Trooper - Episode 3. Patrick Horst /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12311159

Airborne Trooper - Episode 3 12/06/2019

Airborne Trooper - Episode 3 Patrick Horst Served in the Army in the Mid 1990's. This was a time of relatively low combat activity. The troopers and soldiers during this time period had a very critical mission and that was to keep prepared and ready for the next major conflict. The training difficult, very realistic and most trooper and soldiers were deployed for a large part of any year they served. During closing remarks Pat lays it out on what the Army and the rest of the military teaches a soldier. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12308102

Episode 2 - Jacob Shields 11/22/2019

Episode 2 - Jacob Shields Episode Notes. Jake Shields served in the Army for several years as a Military Policeman and deployed to Iraq during his tour of duty in the Army. Jacob Shields had to overcome a lot to serve his country. In his first attempt to join the Army he was sent home and discharged due to a serious injury, but like most UPers he has a very strong will power, character to fight back and move forward to not let his dream escape. He wanted no regrets in his life. As a patriot he had a very strong resolve to serve his country while he was still a young man and to play his role in defending our nation. Check out the author The author we talked about Art Combs, I checked on Amazon he has two books he published both can be found on Amazon in all flavors, hard back, audible and kindle. They are “Don’t Just Manage Lead”, Human Connection how the L do we do that. I am an avid reader of Human Nature and also leadership books, so they are on my short list to read before the end of the year. Local Library: You should also go check out your local library as they may have all 3 versions. It is always my first stop when looking for a book to read. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/12139304

Tennessee Soldier- Episode 1 11/11/2019

Tennessee Soldier- Episode 1 The Soldier Stories Podcast will share the stories of the American Servicemen or Women. Each episode will include fun, travel and adventure the soldier encountered during their tour of duty. The episodes will include combat tours, training and all things military. The stories will not be verified to include timelines as we all know as time goes some details are forgotten. /episode/index/show/soldierstoriespodcast/id/11994398

Soldiers Stories Podcast

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