Episode 10! Kenneth Elliott is a Marine Corps veteran, serving as a machine gunner for the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Regiment from 2005 to 2009. He served two tours, first to Iraq and then to Afghanistan.
Kenneth is currently a police detective for the Houston, TX police department, assigned to murder investigations. He has been a police officer for 5 years and has found great fulfillment in the line of duty. During the episode we talk about the following and more:
-The difficulties he faced and overcame as a white cop in an urban neighborhood with a large minority population.
-The struggles of being a great Marine waiting to EAS and try and prepare for the civilian world.
-His befriending of a WW2 Marine veteran who landed at and helped take Iwo Jima.
-The efforts he and his partner took to help a homeless veteran reconnect with his distant family, get an ID and his birth certificate, and finally get VA support and a home.
-His important advice for young marines, veterans leaving the service, and those wishing to pursue a career in law enforcement.
I am incredibly proud to call this man my brother. You will always find him doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.
Show links:
The story about him befriend the WW2 Marine
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In this episode I sit down with Pete Bell. Pete Bell is a former Cavalry Scout who served with both the 82nd Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade. After leaving active duty in 2011 he returned to school completing his degree in Graphic Design with minors in Marketing and Art History. He has designed both the 2013 official Army Ten-Miler race tees and the 2015 IAVA (Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America) Veteran's Day Parade hoodies. He is the CEO of the military apparel lifestyle brand, Inkfidel, which he founded in 2013. He currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Tristan and their three children.
Show links:
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Norman Goetz is a Marine Corps veteran and current Network Administrator for the city of Rock Island, IL. He served from 2004 to 2009 as a Special Intelligence System Administrator. He deployed to Fallujah, Iraq with the 5th Marines Regiment and then spent his last few years working for Headquarters Marine Corps within the Pentagon.
In this episode Norman and I discuss his deployment to Iraq, what is was like working at the Pentagon as a young enlisted marine, the uncertainty he walked into leaving the service during the 2009 housing crisis, and much more.