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Ep. 62 - Bob: From High School Drop Out at 16 to Vietnam At 17 to The Streets For 18 Years to Saving Veterans
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A veteran’s life arcs from a 17-year-old paratrooper in Vietnam to 18 years on New York streets, to a late-life mission rescuing fellow veterans. Raw scenes of war, failed recovery, homelessness, and hard-earned redemption shape a clear path to purpose.
• early enlistment, jump school, 1962 Vietnam operations
• traumatic recoveries, Saigon bombing aftermath
• post-war collapse, suicide attempt, coma
• marriage under strain, untreated PTSD
• walking into homelessness, survival tactics in NYC
• failed systems, dangerous wards, flickers of help
• 9/11 recovery work, strokes, wheelchair
• Vet Center support, rebuilding with discipline
• mentoring veterans through VA claims and housing
• field outreach in stores, woods, jails
• $78 reunion story, practical compassion
• philosophy on respect, procrastination, and real heroism
• chalk-on-blackboard mindset, redemption as a habit
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Chapters
1. Ep. 62 - Bob: From High School Drop Out at 16 to Vietnam At 17 to The Streets For 18 Years to Saving Veterans (00:00:00)
2. Meet Bob: Brooklyn To Vietnam (00:00:45)
3. Enlisting At Seventeen (00:03:57)
4. Jump School And Deployment (00:06:34)
5. First Traumas In Country (00:11:18)
6. Saigon Bombing Aftermath (00:16:42)
7. Violence And No-Prisoner Orders (00:20:02)
8. Coming Home And Breaking Down (00:24:27)
9. Marriage, PTSD, And Guilt (00:29:07)
10. Walking Into Homelessness (00:34:02)
11. Surviving New York Streets (00:39:17)
12. Chasing Help And Bad Hospitals (00:45:27)
13. VA Outreach And Small Steps (00:52:22)
14. 9/11 Recovery Work And Strokes (00:57:12)
15. Turning Pain Into Service (01:01:42)
16. Guiding Vets Through The VA (01:06:32)
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