HeyJaredTrek Through Poetry
Welcome to my podcast another extension of my poetic journey. Here I will offer another bridge to my poetic pieces that I have been writing, publishing, performing and hoarding since 1997. Make sure you tune in on an regular basis as I will be dropping on a random basis.
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My Military Journey Ep. 3 — Welcome to Basic Training (opens the original)
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My Military Journey continues. It's late November 1991. I'm 18 years old , headed from Maryland to Fort McClellan, Alabama , and I really don't know what to expect from Army basic training. Then the bus arrives. One minute the drill sergeant is talking normally. The next minute he's yelling for everybody to get off the bus —and all hell breaks loose. 😂 In Episode 3, I look back at those first days at Fort McClellan, in-processing, learning basic soldier skills, Christmas leave, an unexpected fam
My Military Journey Ep. 2 — How I Ended Up in the Army (opens the original)
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Before there were deployments, uniforms, awards, or 30+ years of military service, there was an 18-year-old walking around Miami trying to figure out what the hell he was going to do with his life. I had no car, no license, no job, no money, and no real transportation. Then one day, while walking miles looking for work, I saw a military recruiting station. The funny part? Then the Army recruiter came outside. Next thing I knew, I was choosing an MOS and preparing to leave for Fort McClellan, Ala
My Military Journey Ep. 1 — After 30+ Years, Is It Time to Hang It Up? (opens the original)
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From joining the Army to active duty, the National Guard, deployment, the Air National Guard, and the road toward one final decision. After more than 30 years of military service , I'm reaching a point I knew would eventually come: Before I make that final decision, I want to document the journey that brought me here—from why I joined the Army, to active duty, the National Guard, deployment, a transition to the Air National Guard, back to the Army Guard, and everything that happened along the wa
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