Jul 30, 2019
On this episode of We Happy Few Amy Donaldson and Jason Comstock visit with WWII veteran SSgt Stanley Nance and his great granddaughter Madeline about his service and the secret she recently learned. SSgt Nance served in a unit during the war the German High Command dubbed the Ghost Army. His war experience was...
Jul 22, 2019
In this episode, Amy Donaldson talks Kelli Pacheco about
joining the U.S. Marine Corps, being in the second groups of women
to participate in the Crucible - a test recruits must endure after
they join. Although she wanted to fly, she ended up going into a
computer field. Kelli struggled when she had a child, and
had...
Jul 15, 2019
In this episode, host Jason Comstock has a conversation with
his children about how his military service impacted them. When
Comstock was deployed (2004), David was 11, and Mason was 8 - and
they had three sisters - who all had to deal with their father
being sent to combat. They discuss why they felt angry and...
Jul 9, 2019
In this episode, John Ellis shares what he is doing to prepare
his children for his upcoming deployment. John serves in the Air
Force Reserves and this will be his first deployment. With young
children at home, a large part of his own preparation is helping
his children understand why Dad will be gone for some...
Jul 1, 2019
This episode features a conversation I've wanted to have all my life. I was raised by a Vietnam Veteran - a Marine. Throughout my childhood, pieces of my father's service manifest in what he said, what he believed and sometimes in how he treated us. I learned the Marines' Hymn and understood my dad's political beliefs...