Podcasts by We Happy Few
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Unexpected Consequences from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.344910
In this episode, U.S. Army Veteran Frank DeVito shares a story about the unexpected sacrifices service members often make when they choose military service. For DeVito, a mistake on some paperwo...
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Roadside Uncertainty from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.340457
The Realities of Women in the Military from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.288270
In this episode Krista Palmer shares her dream of helping others by joining the Air Force with host Tom Luoma. Krista found great joy and satisfaction serving in security forces. Sadly, like an ...
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Military Intelligence: Serving to protect from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.274966
The Impact of deployment on Family from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.262829
The Ghost Army Secret from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.249412
On this episode of We Happy Few Amy Donaldson and Jason Comstock visit with WWII veteran SSgt Stanley Nance and his great granddaughter Madeline about his service and the secret she recently learne...
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Finding family in'the suck' from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.238616
Sgt. Mike Hendry joined the U.S. Army after deciding college wasn't the path for him. He gravitated to the grittiest assignments and found purpose alongside his brothers in the 82nd Airborne and...
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Telling Veterans Stories: Filmmaker Zane O'Gwin from 2023-12-13T18:11:48.180767
When an opportunity to capture a historical parachute jump into Normandy on the 75th anniversary, Utah filmmaker Zane O'Gwin knew he wanted to be part of it. He quickly learned there was more to...
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Veterans Day Special: The Oath from 2020-11-11T16:06
The Oath of Enlistment is something all branches of the military have in common. In this special Veterans Day episode, we invited service members and their families to share their thoughts on wh...
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Lessons Learned Serving during peace time from 2020-10-22T14:56
David Hollingsworth joined the U.S. Army to get away from a broken heart. But in 1982, there wasn't much"going on"in the military. Still, it was serving in a time of peace that he learned life l...
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When you've served, you can judge from 2020-09-30T11:00
When Tracy Brinkmann joined the US Army he knew he was carrying on a legacy that started with his grandfather serving in the German Army during WWII. In spite of learning at a young age of the t...
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Soldier and Business Owner from 2020-09-24T03:18:02
Thea Jorgensen was a little older than her fellow soldiers in Basic Training, being almost 10 years older than most recruits, and because of that, she felt she had a lot to prove. That desire to...
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Leadership and Non-conformity from 2020-09-16T16:45:37
Retired Chief Master Sergeant Jody Hanks always saw himself as a non-conformist, but that didn’t stop him from joining the AirForce and making a career out of it. Over the years he learned...
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Memories of 9/11 from 2020-09-11T21:55:09
On September 11, 2001 terrorists hijacked four U.S. passenger planes, flying two of them into the World Trade Towers in Manhattan and another into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The fourth pla...
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Sofia Olds: Staff Sergeant and Mom from 2020-09-10T22:00
To look at Sofia Olds you wouldn’t think she was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Reserves or the mother of seven beautiful children. But it wouldn’t be the first time she shattered p...
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Veterans Issues in a Pandemic from 2020-09-10T17:45
Isolation is an issue I have experienced first-hand as a veteran who lives with depression and PTSD, as a result of military service. I've battled that by creating connections through service or...
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Twice a veteran - from enlisted to officer from 2019-12-11T23:45:50
David Moss started his military career in the Idaho Army National Guard and wanted to serve until he could retire. Always outspoken, Dave had a run in a 1st Sergeant and ended his career after 1...
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From a dairy farm to caring for animals in the U.S. Army from 2019-11-25T22:38:10
Growing up Casey Talbot always thought he'd be an Idaho dairy farmer, even though he also dreamed about serving his country as a soldier. After going to school to study veterinary medicine he go...
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A Marine's Wife from 2019-11-18T03:45:12
As a newlywed in 1968, the last thing Jean Donaldson expected was for her husband of five months to come home from a trip to Salt Lake City with news that he was leaving college to join the U.S....
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What does the Oath of Enlistment mean? from 2019-11-11T02:52:35
The Oath of Enlistment is something all branches of the military have in common. In this special Veterans Day episode, we invited service members and their families to share their thoughts on wh...
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A lifetime commitment from 2019-08-19T20:11:27
Ninzel Rasmuson's desire to serve her brothers and sisters in the Armed Forces didn't end when her service in the Air National Guard ended. In this episode, she talks about the impacts of workin...
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The Family Service Creates from 2019-08-15T19:02:56
Homeless and broke, Marcy Hehnly decided to meet with an Army recruiter when she was 20-years old. Four years earlier, she'd lost her mother to cancer, which led to struggles with her father as ...
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Serving an Adopted Homeland from 2019-07-30T20:00
In this episode, Jason Comstock talks with Daniel and Angie Bucio about his service in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Dan immigrated to the United States from Mexico after his family learned that his gran...
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Too Small to be a Marine from 2019-07-22T09:30
Semper Fi: Understanding the Marine who raised me from 2019-07-01T17:04:02
Amy Donaldson has a conversation with her dad, Dan, about why he volunteered to serve in Vietnam
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The meaning of the Purple Heart from 2019-06-20T17:38:32
In this episode of We Happy Few, Jason Comstock and Amy Donaldson speak with Army veteran Layne Morris and his wife Leisl about the impact of military service on the family, especially the spous...
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Saved by service from 2019-06-12T21:41:51
In this episode Dan Paget, veteran US Army Tanker, talks about the lessons he learned while serving in the military. He shares how leaders had an impact on his life, not only while he served but...
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Military Intelligence: Serving to protect from 2019-06-03T16:08:04
Story Notes - In this episode, Levi Lee tells how serving in the Army helped him take control of his career. He discusses how serving as an intelligence analyst boosted his career and helped him fe...
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No such thing as a former Marine from 2019-05-20T09:00
In this episode, 20-year-old Kimono Dixson shares his excitement about becoming a United States Marine at age 18. He talks about what he learned from deployments to the Philippines and Guantanamo B...
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No such thing as a former Marine from 2019-05-20T09:00
The Best Worst Day from 2019-05-14T16:55:24
'A real veteran': Vietnam in a suitcase from 2019-04-22T16:34:22
In this episode, Jason Comstock talks with Army Veteran Stan Taylor and his wife Anita about his service during the Vietnam War. Although Stan came from a family that served in the military he had ...
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'A real veteran': Vietnam in a suitcase from 2019-04-22T16:34:22
In this episode, Jason Comstock talks with Army Veteran Stan Taylor and his wife Anita about his service during the Vietnam War. Although Stan came from a family that served in the military he had ...
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The view from a ship at war from 2019-04-15T02:00:11
In this episode, hosts Jason Comstock and Tom Luoma talk with Navy Veteran Keith Gordon and his family about his service during World War II. Keith discusses being drafted and what life was like...
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In D.C. on 9/11 from 2019-03-25T17:35:25
In this episode, U.S. Army Sgt. Mandee Stakely talks about being in Washington D.C. when terrorists flew into the Pentagon. As a sergeant in the Army, she had to help young soldiers do the job t...
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Then and Now from 2019-03-18T08:00
In this episode Tom Luoma and Amy Donaldson have a very candid and insightful conversation with Bart Thomassen whose Army career spans the front lines of the cold war, to Afghanistan and to Afri...
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