The Unsung Veteran
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Meet the people behind the service. Explore all 28 interviews, from military careers and friendships to life after the uniform. Watch any conversation on YouTube, or explore the written stories available here.
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The Unsung Veteran episodes
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28 interviews · 11 written stories
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Rob Robertson
He Left the Navy With a Broken Back—Then Fought the VA for 15 Years | Rob Robertson
Terrence Rotering
The F-111 and F-15E Were on His Wall—Then He Flew in Both | Terrence Rotering
Madison Diederich
One More Year and I'd Have Done Twenty | Madison Diederich
Lavelle Lemonier
At 19, Bullets Whistled Past Him in Panama | Lavelle Lemonier
Rich Lamonica
"People First, Mission Second" — Army SFC Rich Lamonica on Leading and Starting Over
Evan Poling
Evan Poling | "Your Idea Is Worthless" – What 2.5 Years Building a Business Taught Him
Tyler Muniz
Marine Captain to Tech Career: Why Your MOS Won't Get You Hired | Tyler Muniz
Tina Irwin
From 1972 to Anti-Terrorism — The First Woman to Teach at Navy Submarine School | Tina Irwin
Douglas Katz
From West Point to Patent Holder — Why Veterans Are Built for Entrepreneurship | Douglas Katz
Scottie Schneider
From -40 Degrees in Alaska to Indigenous Tribes in Colombia — A West Point Grad's Second Mission
Matt Lange
From Accidental MOS to MAWTS-1 — A Marine Air Traffic Controller's 22-Year Journey
Omen Quelvog
Marine Pension = $1M Annuity (But Veterans Don't Realize It) | Omen Quelvog
Becca Spahr
The Marine Who Wrote the Letters: Casualty Reports, Iraq, and Life After | Becca Spahr
Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy on Marine Corps Leadership, Retirement, and Learning to Start Again
Josh Pruett
Josh Pruett on Marine Corps Air Defense and Taking Care of His Family
Javier Rodriguez
Javier Rodriguez on Civilian Leadership and Finding Himself After the Marine Corps
Jason Mincolla
Jason Mincolla on Marine Corps Meteorology and Life After the Uniform
Joe Zimmermann
Joe Zimmermann on Marine Corps Service, Friendship, and Belonging
Leroy Williams
Leroy Williams on Marine Corps Leadership, Retirement, and Family
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Life After the Uniform
Transition, purpose, and figuring out who you are once the uniform comes off.
Marine Aviation & Air Control
Stories from the flight line and the tower, the community John came up in.
Vietnam Veterans & Legacy Voices
The generation we cannot afford to lose—their stories, in their words.
Combat, Survival & Coming Home
The hard chapters, and what it took to make it back.
Leadership, Brotherhood & Family
The people who shaped us and the families who held the line at home.
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Veteran Stories That Break Isolation
Scott DeLuzio turned the microphone around and asked John about identity after the uniform, faith, family, and why The Unsung Veteran starts with the person instead of the resume.