27 episodes
We Few Podcast John Konya
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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This podcast focuses on Purple Heart recipients.
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Episode 026 Jack Leonard
This episode features Jack Leonard. Jack enlisted in the Navy for 6 years before going to La Salle University to become an office in the Marine Corps. He retired after 27 years of military service as a Lieutenant Colonel. Jack shares about his time in Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Commander and how he received his...
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Episode 025 Matt Gibbons
This Episode features Matt Gibbons. He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard for 10 years and retired as a Staff Sergeant. Matt deployed to Kosovo, New Orleans, and Iraq. Matt shares about the reasons he chose to join the National Guard and about his deployments. He shares about the missions he carried out in Iraq and...
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Episode 024 William Lee
This episode features William Lee. He served in the United States Army for 26 years. He started off enlisted and retired as a Major. We talk about his career that took him all over the world and about his experience going from enlisted to an Officer through the Green to Gold Program. Will shares about...
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Episode 023 Matt McGuire
This Episode features Matt McGuire. He served in the Army for 28 years from 1961 to 1990. He retired as a Colonel. We talked about his family connection to the military and what led him to join. Matt shares about his time as an enlisted solider serving as a Combat Engineer in Panama and what...
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Episode 022 Wounded Warrior Experience
This episode includes the audio from the Wounded Warrior Experience panel that I appeared on. It played on Fox Business Channel on Veterans Day. You can listen to in on the podcast episode or you can watch it on The American Veterans Center website. You can click the image to the left to go to...
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Episode 021 Jess
This Episode features Jess. She was a Captain in the United States Army. She served one tour in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan. She is a Purple Heart recipient and a Bronze Star recipient. We talk about Jess growing up and how early she knew she wanted to be in the military. Jess talks...
Customer Reviews
Good stories, good lessons
Good stories, good lessons. Really enjoying it.
Telling history!
John, what an incredible job you’re doing by compiling Purple Heart recipients and allowing them to tell their stories. As a recipient myself, and a student of history, i appreciate how you’re giving a voice to this group. The stories i have listened to, until this point, have been very honest and moving! I’m inspired every time i listen to one of these stories because it speaks to the resiliency of the American Military. I’m fortunate to have been able to gain employment at a VA medical center and am surrounded by these types of individuals. One day, i hope to be able to establish a history project here that will document and celebrate all the accomplishments of the veterans who utilize our medical center. Thank you, again, for continuing to lead our community even after you removed your uniform.
Please, if you read this review, take the time and listen to these stories. The information here is the real life experiences of the doers of war and if these stories aren’t heard and understood, our country will never, truly, be able to understand the cost and sacrifice of war
Great podcast about real life heroes
I came across this podcast by chance. It is not something I typically would listen to, but I am so glad that I did. The compelling story of how each individual came to receive their Purple Heart is inspiring and insightful. John Konya does an excellent job in bringing these heroes to the forefront and in sharing their tales. I would not hesitate to recommend this podcast to anyone in any demographic as I believe the stories told share an universal truth that we all can gain from.