Latest Seabees Podcast Episodes
#16 David Canter: I went to bed and slept for years with that image in my eyes (29:29)
Common Valor - March 29, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDavid Canter was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army from 1966-1969. His story vividly illustrates what many Vietnam veterans went through and the heavy burden they carried when they returned home. Over 58,000 American lives were lost in Vietnam, but for many more there were injury and tr...
#15 Squirrel Murphy: We build, we fight, but, we sure like to build. (17:33)
Common Valor - March 28, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSenior Chief GL Squirrel Murphy spent 40 years as a US Navy Seabee. Squirrel talks about his enlistment and tells about his experiences about his 3 tours in Vietnam. He was a Silver Star recipient. Support the show
#14 Ray Vercoe: It wasn't the right thing to do (12:12)
Common Valor - March 26, 2021 21:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRay Vercoe was on reserve duty when in 1966 his unit was called up. Ray was a Seabee, one of those charged with construction and the building of bases, runway, piers and all the infrastructure of war in a foreign land. He was in harms way, and felt the full impact in the midst of a fight. In the...
#13 Sal Scali: Drafted into Vietnam
Common Valor - July 11, 2019 21:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSalvatore Scali recounts his days in the Vietnam War. Support the show
#12 Dennis Martin: Homeless, not Hopeless (13:01)
Common Valor - March 27, 2019 17:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPerhaps through some trickery by his father, Dennis Martin ended up serving in the United States Coast Guard. Always a good swimmer, Dennis enjoyed life as a Coastie and his role in helping fight the war on drugs. He remains a proud American who gladly defended our freedom, and would gladly do...
#11 Leo Thomas: The Worse Storm the Better (11:15)
Common Valor - March 13, 2019 18:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLeo Thomas enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served in both the European and Pacific theaters. He was even crew on a troop ship that transported men to D-Day at Normandy. Support the show
#10 Larry Morrison: World War II in Okinawa
Common Valor - March 06, 2019 18:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLarry Morrison was born and raised in New Jersey. He was barely 18 years old when he was drafted into the Navy . He found himself heading to Okinawa as part of the U.S. Navy construction battalions effort to build bases in the Pacific that would be needed for the invasion of Japan. Larry shares ...
#9 Paul Roy: What America Needs to Know
Common Valor - February 26, 2019 18:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn today’s story, we meet Paul Roy who served in both the Marine Corps and New Hampshire National Guard. In 2006, Paul deployed to Afghanistan and encountered firsthand the challenge of maintaining morals in a world without rules. Support the show
#8 Dangers of Deployment
Common Valor - February 19, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis story is from veterans of the war in Afghanistan and explores the risks that surround them and the realities they face while living in a war zone. These are the Dangers of Deployment today. Support the show
#7 Johnathon Starnes: The Greatest Job on the Planet
Common Valor - February 12, 2019 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJohnathon Starnes - Post 9/11: Starnes was a first class petty officer in the Seabees, or US Navy Construction Battalions, when we interviewed him. In today's story, he tells us of his hope for the future when enlisting in the military and the realities he found awaiting him. Support the show
#6 Carl Barrett: We Build, We Fight. Stories from a Korean War Seabee
Common Valor - February 05, 2019 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCarl Barrett served over 20 years as a utilitiesman, or UT, including in the Korean War. Utilitiesmen work with plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sewage collection and disposal facilities at Navy installations around th...
#5 Michael Brophy: Bootcamp
Common Valor - January 29, 2019 17:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday’s short story is a modern rendition of commitment to country and the transition to service life. Michael Brophy comes from a military family and enlisted in the Navy after 911. Here, he glowingly recounts the wonder and mystique of going to boot camp and his first days in the US military...
#4 Bill Donoghue: You Will Kill My Family
Common Valor - January 21, 2019 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday's story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared their stories and then delivered them to a live audience. Bill Donoghue became a hospital corpsman in 1967. He served, helping repair broken bodies in an ER at the...
#2 Ginger Munson: Stories from the Homefront
Common Valor - January 10, 2019 05:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGinger Munson served as a helicopter pilot in the Army on active duty from 1988 to 1996. She is also a military spouse. Here, Ginger shares stories from the home front and the realities of running a military family. This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier M...
#3 Jack Mallory: The Little Girl At My Door
Common Valor - January 10, 2019 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJack Mallory served in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Jack's story tells us about his time in Vietnam during 1969 and '70 and the ghost he's lived with ever since. This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted at the Currier Museum of Art. Over three months veterans prepared...
#1 Curtis Graham: Valor
Common Valor - January 08, 2019 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCurtis Graham grew up in New Hampshire and served in the Marines as a combat engineer from 2010 to 2014. His story shows how the time he spent in a small outpost in Afghanistan altered his life and shaped his relationships at home. This story was part of a veteran workshop celebration hosted a...
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