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This week’s episode features stories from Vietnam era Cobra attack helicopter pilot Ken Mick, a student of the Mighty Pen Project who has since passed away, and interviews with his classmates in his remembrance.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Harry Kollatz

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht

This week’s episode features the story of a Vietnam era special forces soldier recollecting on his past and his desire for a different outcome, and a story of a veteran of the Iraq War about his encounter with the dreaded ‘Dear John’.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht

This week’s episode features two stories from Vietnam veterans about the faith revealed to them through their experiences in combat.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Alan Sader, Ken Moretti

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht

This week’s episode features three short stories and a poem from a Vietnam veteran, describing his experiences before deployment, his hopes of avoiding combat, and how he developed when he couldn’t.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: David Watkins

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht

This week’s episode features a story from the US invasion of Kuwait by Laura Bender, a nearly thirty year veteran who served with the Navy and the Marine Corps, and the first female military chaplain in US history to be in active combat.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Caitlin Nolan

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht

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This week’s episode presents the story of a man giving his life for another in Vietnam and reflections on that incident by the survivor, along with the story of a decorated soldier who suddenly refused to fight and the consequences that followed.



The Mighty Pen Project is a free writing program for military veterans, offered by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. If you’d like to learn more about the Mighty Pen or send us your thoughts, email us at mppodcast@vawarmemorial.org.

For more information about the Mighty Pen Project or to apply online: https://vawarmemorial.org/mightypen/ 

To access the Mighty Pen Project archives: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/mighty_pen_archive/ 

To support the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and the Mighty Pen Project: https://vawarmemorial.org/support/ 



Hosted by: David L. Robbins

Voice Actor: Alan Sader

Produced by: David L. Robbins, Daniel Thomas

Edited by: Ennis Kristiansen 

Music by: Jackson Albrecht