The best thing about working late in Thule? Stanley said it was Midnight Chow, the best meal on base, only available to the people working nights. #food #militarylife
Stanley's service in Thule gave new meaning to the term "Cold War." #freezing
Stanley, faced with a tornado but with nowhere to hide, watched it carefully. He needed to know where to run. #brave #airforce #podcastclips
After Stanley's emotional departure, it was a relief to see a familiar face outside the gates in Detroit. #podcastclips #MEPS #chancemeeting
Stanley's first assignment after training was not what he imagined, but he still served dutifully. Then he got an assignment that he found much more interesting. #duty #travel #airforce
Brian's security clearance sometimes meant his medical attention was delayed. #topsecret #militarylife #podcastclips
Some of the men Stanley trained alongside of weren't drafted, but weren't exactly there by choice, either. #airforce #veteran #podcastclips
Stanley's departure for the MEPS in Detroit was tearful, at least on his mother's part. #airforce #veteran #podcastclips
After more than 70 years on this planet, Brian maintains the only man he's ever feared was his drill instructor, Master Sergeant Grimes. #drillinstructor #army #veterans
Brian forgot his dad's advice, like so many of us do, and volunteered for an unknown typing task. It ended up being re-typing all of the mimeograph masters for the company, a necessary step in making copies of any paperwork in the 1960s. #advice #mimeograph #volunteering
Brian lucked out when he was in Basic Training, only ending up serving KP duty once during the eight weeks. #basictraining #veteran #kpduty
Brian's experience hunting on the farm when he was growing up paid off, earning him the favor of his instructors, and a weekend pass. #podcast #experiecepaysoff #marksmanship
Brian's dad, a #veteran himself, gave him some practical advice before he left for #basictraining , but he still had to develop some tricks of his own. #podcastclips
Brian was surprised by the crime he was confronted with on his first trip to Detroit. #veterans #podcastclips #historymuseum
Brian learned about the Army Security Agency from a friend who joined the Army before him, and decided it sounded interesting. #podcast #vietnamveteran
Brian struggled at GVSU and Hope College in large part because he was too busy playing #euchre. #veterans #Podcast
Brian's dad (my grandpa) had some seriously mixed feelings about Brian joining the Army because of what he saw as a corpsman in WW2. #VeteranFamilies #ww2veteran #vietnamveteran
Before long, the pilot Joe had admired, with the worn leather jacket, recruited him to be their new tailgunner. #veteran #podcast #airforce
After the debrief on the crash, Joe was put up in the officers barracks to await a new assignment. #ww2veteran #ww2history #podcast
Joe was gently convinced to change his story for the official record. #ww2veteran #podcast
