Episode 7 The Chief-For My Grandfather
A Veterans Day Special. Thirty years — that's how long my grandfather, Jack Olen Smith, served this country, retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank there is. When I was in seventh grade and told him I wanted to join the Army, he told me: "If you wanna be a Soldier, Baby Boy, then be the best God Damn Soldier you can be." I've carried that standard through 21 years of my own. This episode is for him — and for every veteran whose story deserves to be heard. Plus: what to do for veterans on Veterans Day, and every day after — and a moment of…
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