The Everyday Veteran Podcast

The Everyday Veteran Podcast

Welcome to the Everyday Veteran Podcast. I am your host, Marine Corps Veteran, Pat Keplinger. In this podcast we meet everyday Veterans and their families to discuss topics important to the veteran community. Our mission is to EDUCATE, MOTIVATE and INSPIRE you and your family to live your best life post military service.

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May 1, 2023 117 mins
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Marine Corps Spouse Nikki Wilkinson. Nikki has been a military spouse for about 6 years, and together with her husband Mike for a total of 9 years. Nikki and Mike are an Active Duty family currently stationed aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California. Nikki currently works at MiraCosta College in the Veterans Services Department. In her current role, Nikki can assist a lot of active du...

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In today’s episode, we sit down with Retired Navy Seal, Rick Winters. Rick has 30 years of combined experience in Hostage Rescue, Counter Terrorism, SWAT Operations, and Executive Security. A decorated combat veteran of the US Navy, Rick served 14 years as a SEAL operator, instructor, and training supervisor with SEAL teams 1 and 4, SDV team 2, and the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). Rick made numerous deployments...

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In today’s episode we sit down with Marine Sergeant MadJack Floyd.  Jack grew up in small town USA in the mountains of North Carolina.   Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, the summer before high school graduation, he joined the Marine Corps delayed entry program.  A year later he entered MCRD Paris Island where he spent his eighteenth birthday.  Fulfilling his childhood dream of being a Marine Jack continued his service for fo...

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December 21, 2021 78 mins

In this episode we talk with Retired Air Force Major Bill Young. Bill had an amazing career in the Air Force as a Meteorologist taking part of some historic events. One event that Bill talks about is when he was the head Meteorologist for the very first NASA Space Shuttle mission and it's safe return to Earth.  Bill is an extremely humble man who does great work in the Coachella Valley supporting Military, Veterans, and their ...

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November 29, 2021 75 mins

In this episode we talk with Air Force Veteran, Michael Hill. Michael was born in Alameda, CA in 1965 and his father, James Marion Hill, Sr., served in the Coast Guard Reserve. Michael had the great opportunity to grow up in Greer, South Carolina. While in school, entering the military never entered his mind. In 1984, he graduated from Greer High School and didn’t want to go to college, as he had no real direction of what he wanted...

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Picking up from last night's episode, Blake continues his story of service in the Marine Corps with 2/7 and what his transition out of the USMC was like. Blake also updates us on what he is doing since separating from the Marine Corps. 

In today's episode we talk with Marine Combat Veteran Blake Weller. Blake was born in Potsdam New York, and has 4 siblings and grew up in Whitehouse, Texas. Blake graduated high s...

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In today's episode we talk with Marine Combat Veteran Blake Weller. Blake was born in Potsdam New York, and has 4 siblings and grew up in Whitehouse, Texas. Blake graduated high school in 2005 and joined the Marine Corps on July 18, 2005. After completing boot camp he went to Marine Combat Training in Camp Pendleton and then moved on to the Motor Transportation school in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. After completing his t...

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November 5, 2021 60 mins
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