JanscruggsVietnamWarstories@buzzsprout.com
Jan Scruggs is founder of the nation's Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Vietnam War Stories are a way to discuss military service and the Memorial. Hear inspiring stories of overcoming obstacles from veterans. Each did what was asked of them by the nation -risking their lives. The effort for the Memorial had its beginning in his study of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder while getting a Masters Degree from American University. Scruggs continues to monitor the societal, spiritual and other impacts of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. He is Chairman of the Selective Service National Appeals Board and a Member of the District of Columbia Bar Association. Contact at FOUNDEROFTHEWALL@gmail.com
Episodes
57 episodes
Selective Service? The Draft? OMG! Not to Worry...
Sometimes America experiences terrible tragedies which threaten our way of life in the good old USA. Thankfully there is not now a major war involving US troops. Yet Selective Service can be used with groups li...
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Season 4
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27:23
Gold Star Son of Vietnam Hero. Radio Talk Show and Communication Expert!
Rusty has had a great and ongoing career in Radio and in life.He is well known and respected for his humor and quick wit!Enjoy Rusty Humphries!!!
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30:21
Combat Vet and West Point Football Hero - Loses Legs In Iraq
Col Gadson was a foot ball hero. This excellent athlete was send to fight in Iraq where he barely survived an IED, which took his legs away. He shares his wisdom with Jan Scruggs who also received the Purple Heart in a...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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14:17
Viet Nam War--- American Spy!!!
Newsletter that covers US intelligence, on Substack, is SpyTalk.....Jeff is the founding Editor In Chief of SpyTalk on Substack.
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20:51
MEDIC! COMBAT MEDIC IN VIETNAM.
Enjoy the life of a draftee in Vietnam. Medics help the wounded.
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23:33
COMBAT MEDIC -- VIETNAM WAR!!
RANDY ARK WAS A MEDIC IN VIETNAM. ENJOY HIS STORY!!! Bravery was every where in Vietnam..
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23:33
National Park Service Wounded Veteran Helps Memorials on The Mall== Helps Wash Vietnam Veterans Memorial
James Pierce was wounded in Afghanistan in 2012 by a suicide bomber. He came back to the USA determined to help others. He now helps supervise 2000 volunteers on the Mall in Washington, DC.
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11:30
Combat Veteran Park Ranger Organizes Washing of Vietnam Vets Memorial
In 2012 James Pierce was bloody from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. There were other Wounded US Soldiers and Afghanistan Civilians. James came back determined to do what he could help others and found the Perfect Job helpin...
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11:25
A Volunteer at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Reflects on the Visitors and the Memorial.
Andrew Pope is a Volunteer at The Wall...
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17:20
AMERICAN HISTORIAN Talks About Education and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial!
Cathy Gorn is a respected American Historian. Much of her work is done with high schoolers who are learning how to develop critical thinking as they review and study historical issues and events.
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16:57
Successful Texas Lawyer Becomes Author and Sculptor
Doyle Glass is an amazing lawyer, historian, writer and sculptor ... Enjoy the Podcast!!!!
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22:51
Marine Officer Tells War Stories-- In Nam and the War Over The Maya Lin Design
Sheehan is multitalented and a successful American leader. He is a graduate of Catholic schools in Washington DC. After College he became a US Marine Officer and saw heavy Combat in Vietnam!
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17:27
Top DC Lawyer Remembers --- Design by Maya Lin Controversy
Terry O'Donnell continues to practice law after a challenging career. He served in Vietnam as an Air Force Officer identifying targets that were firing rockets and mortars on US forces. He was also General Counsel for Textron, a def...
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17:46
Preparing for Nuclear War in the Cuban Crisis and Delivering Supplies to the Marines Khe Sahn!
Major Major ( not his real name) is an Air Force Veteran who, in 1962 was prepared to use nuclear weapons if ordered to do so by President Kennedy. The crisis passed. He resumed duty which included delivering ammo and ...
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17:39
Nam Combat Medic --- Jim Rothblatt -- Educator in Palm Springs!!
Jim Rothblatt was a courageous medic in Vietnam. He helped US soldiers who were wounded. Not all survived He was, at times, under enemy fire.From Vietnam he drove a bus loaded with Vietnamese refugees who settled in Cali...
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21:48
Healing the Wounds of War --- Richmond Virginia
A TIME TO HEALIan Berry is a veteran of Afghanistan and a graduate of West Point. He contacted me months ago to share his v...
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16:17
Pennsylvania Judge Ended Up as a Rifleman in Vietnam
Tom Munley is a respected Judge in Scranton Pennsylvania. He was a teacher who volunteered for the draft to serve his country. He expected the US Army to send him to a place such as Paris, France. This brief Podca...
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12:26
Hawaii Viet Vet Becomes Gold Star Father!
Alan Hoe comes from a tradition of warriors going all the way back to wars between the Chieftains of Hawaii prior to the arrival of the Europeans and Americans. this was dramatic warfare as early as the 11th Century.Alan g...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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16:38
An American At The Vietnam Vets Memorial. Salute to 40 years of service!!
Pat Pellerin is a well known expert on public relations and media relations. Pat was an Army Captain in Vietnam who got involved in the effort to build the Memorial which had many challenges from the media, Congress and the public....
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14:54
Army Rifleman Becomes Reporter in Vietnam!
In 1968 Don Yost found himself in Vietnam as a rifleman. He was planning a career as a writer and thought the Army would send him to Germany as an officer. After being wounded he applied to be an Army Combat Reporter.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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18:21
US Green Beret Helps Find; Prosecute War Criminals
John Fenzel is a 30 year US Army Special Forces Veteran. After a deployment in the Balkans he found a way to help prosecute War Criminals in The Hague. For a decade, starting in 1991, there was a bloody Civil ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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25:38