Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast

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Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast

Join us as long-time ABC 7 reporter Paul Meincke sits down with our senior war heroes from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to explore their stories and memories of serving their nation.

  1. HÁ 2 DIAS

    Episode 80: Ken Burmeister's Healing Journey

    Army E4 Ken Burmeister saw friends wounded and killed during his time in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. He returned home and turned to alcohol to help process his experiences in combat. Now sober, his post-war healing received a boost after a surprise reunion decades later with a wounded friend, and from his efforts to track down the student author of an anonymous letter he received on his Honor Flight Chicago trip in October of 2024.

    39min

  2. 09/12/2024

    Episode 79: Robert Gurley and James Blue, From Childhood Bond to Veteran Brotherhood

    Robert Gurley and James Blue can't agree on when they first met, but what they can agree on is they have been the best of friends since childhood. When Robert was "snatched off the street and sent to Vietnam," it didn't take James long to enlist to follow his friend. Through the barbs and bonds that all good friends share, Robert and James have another commonality: helping each other through the post-war trauma of service in Vietnam.

    52min

  3. 21/11/2024

    Episode 78: Vietnam War Combat Chaplain Father Richard Shannon

    When a young Catholic priest saw many of his parishioners being sent to war in Vietnam, he felt it was his duty to serve as well. It took Father Richard Shannon years of lobbying, but eventually, he was granted permission to enlist. During his tour of duty, Father Shannon said mass and ministered to countless troops, including at LZs deep in the jungles of Vietnam.

    34min

  4. 04/11/2024

    Episode 77: Stuart Poticha and M*A*S*H in the Vietnam Era

    Stuart Poticha, the youngest surgeon on faculty at Northwestern, received a phone call from a Colonel informing him he was going straight to Vietnam before his draft card ever arrived. At Basic Training, he couldn't hit a target feet from his face and generally refused calisthenics. His antics -- and those of his fellow doctors -- were tolerated only because "court-martialing a surgeon caused too much paperwork." But Stu Poticha could save lives. And the 12th Evac Hospital in Vietnam, where he was Chief of Surgery, did that better than anyone else.

    42min

  5. 18/10/2024

    Episode 76: Vietnam Vet Jerry Zabel's Intelligence of War

    Jerry Zabel was born in Munich, Germany, to a mother and father who barely survived Nazi concentration camps. The young family emigrated to the United States and Jerry found his parents always reluctant to talk about their experiences during WWII. When the Vietnam War broke out, Jerry's off-the-charts intelligence and insatiable curiosity about the nature of war drove him to enlist—and soon the realities became all too real.

    42min

  6. 03/10/2024

    Episode 75: F-4 Phantom Pilot Dave Adams

    Air Force Captain Dave Adams was an F-4 Phantom fighter pilot in Vietnam, flying more than 200 missions over North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. A long-time member of the Honor Flight Chicago volunteer interview team, it's time for us to tell Dave's own remarkable life story.

    33min

  7. 09/09/2024

    Episode 74: Sonny's Sequel: Zdancewicz Receives His Day of Honor

    In Episode 47 of this podcast, we profiled long-time Welcome Home flag line member Sonny Zdancewicz, whose bravery in Vietnam earned him three Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts. Only recently did he become interested in receiving those medals at the urging of his family, and at the same time decided that it was time for his own Day of Honor. That day came on July 24, 2024, and you can travel along with him in this special episode.

    44min

  8. 11/08/2024

    Episode 73: Bob Gatenby's Vietnam Tale of Love and War

    Robert Gatenby had just married his wife of 56 years, Diane, when his draft notice arrived. During his service in Vietnam, Bob experienced the darkest moments war can bring. To protect his wife and parents, however, Bob's steady stream of letters home never let on to the danger he faced. This is a story of how war changes those who fight, and how love can conquer all.

    47min
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Join us as long-time ABC 7 reporter Paul Meincke sits down with our senior war heroes from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to explore their stories and memories of serving their nation.

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