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  • Episode 13: Stories from a Desert Storm Era Crew Chief - Donna Falk

    Episode 13: Stories from a Desert Storm Era Crew Chief - Donna Falk
    Sep 18 2023

    Donna Falk served in the Air Force from 1986-1991. She maintained the C-141 and C-5 air frames. Listen as she recounts her experience stationed in Spain at the start of the Gulf War.

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    46 min
  • Episode 12: Jackie's experience as a hemodialysis nurse in the Vietnam War

    Episode 12: Jackie's experience as a hemodialysis nurse in the Vietnam War
    Jun 16 2023

    Welcome to our season finale!! This is the 12th episode. I am planning to take some time off to get some more interviews done and enjoy a little bit of the summer. Stay tuned for the next season in the fall.


    Jaclyn Rautbort Tropp recounts her experience as a hemodialysis nurse in Saigon, Vietnam in the 629th Medical Detachment at the 3rd Field Hospital. As a young Lieutenant, she is placed as the Officer in Charge of the Hemodialysis Unit. An area of medicine she had little to no experience beforehand. Joining the Army greatly helped her achieve her dreams of being a nurse and there is no doubt that the training she received aided her in her career after returning from the war. Jackie also recalls the advice she received from her mother, a former WW2 Army nurse, before joining the Army. This wisdom aided her through many potentially negative situations.
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    1 h et 14 min
  • Episode 11: The military changed the trajectory of her life

    Episode 11: The military changed the trajectory of her life
    Jun 9 2023
    In this episode, we will meet retired Air National Guard Major, Jennifer Bean. Jennifer recalls her experiences of enlisting as a personnelist initially to help with her school tuition. This was a decision which altered the course of her life and ultimately allowed her to complete her career as a Medical Readiness Officer. Her experiences gave her a focus to develop a career in the human resources industry eventually lead her to create an HR program for Maryville University as well as provide human resource support for Tides, a national nonprofit company which provides philanthropic support for other organizations advocating for social justice.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Episode 10: Michelle's Tech School Experience as a medic

    Episode 10: Michelle's Tech School Experience as a medic
    Jun 2 2023

    In this week's episode, we hear part 2 of Michelle Mondia's as she talks about her experience in Air Force medic tech school at Shepard AFB, TX.

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    27 min
  • Episode 9: A deep dive into basic training stories with Michelle Mondia

    Episode 9: A deep dive into basic training stories with Michelle Mondia
    May 26 2023

    The content in this podcast are the thoughts and opinions of the host and guests and are not reflective of the DOD.

    Michelle Mondia is a veteran of the Air National Guard from 1996-2017. Listen to the first of a series of episodes of Michelle's career with this first one detailing her basic training experience at Lackland Air Force Base.

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    1 h et 24 min
  • Episode 8: "Bunny" Kingery - Air Force Trailblazer

    Episode 8: "Bunny" Kingery - Air Force Trailblazer
    May 19 2023
    This week, hear the story of "Bunny Kingery". She is one of the first women to serve in the Air Force from 1950-1953 and she tells her story of how it was serving at that time. Bunny is 90 years old at the time of this recording as she shares the wit and wisdom she has gathered over the years. She married her husband who was serving in the Army whom she met while performing in a traveling show to entertain troops at remote installations in Europe. When she became pregnant with her first of 6 children, she was discharged. At that time, you could not serve as a women with children. Bunny is extremely proud of being a veteran, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
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    43 min
  • Episode 7: Cecily's Story: From Air Force Reserves to Air Force Guard

    Episode 7: Cecily's Story: From Air Force Reserves to Air Force Guard
    May 12 2023

    This week we hear from Cecily Roland, a 22 year retiree from the Air Force Reserves and Air national Guard. She discusses her career as a surgical tech and medic while relocating bases through BRAC (Base Realignment and Closing). Although she is retired from the Air Force Guard as well as her civilian career, she continues to spend time in many veteran activities. She describes several different organizations in the Chicagoland area which offer free activities for veterans. These activities and opportunities help her stay active and allow her to meet new people and make friends.
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    1 h et 21 min
  • Episode 6: Tina's Story: Cold War Combat Medic

    Episode 6: Tina's Story: Cold War Combat Medic
    May 5 2023
    Tina Datallo recounts her decision to enter the Army with over a decade of service during the Cold War Era. Tina went from rural Michigan to Fort Carson, Colorado, Germany and Fort Knox. She describes a scary moment in boot camp at the shooting range and her experiences at the Nuremberg Stadium in Germany where Hitler gave his speeches. She also describes working in military health care during the AIDS epidemic. Tina went on to become a Registered Nurse and worked in many roles.
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    1 h et 7 min