Walk Among Heroes Podcast Episode 29A: Morris 'Buck' Buckman Part 1 (U.S. Army, Battle of the Bulge)

We are honored to welcome Morris ‘Buck’ Buckman as our guest for episode 29A.  Resident of Dripping Springs, TX, Mr. Buckman served in the 345th Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.  Mr. Buckman landed in France in November 1944.  Soon thereafter, his unit was struck squarely by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.  After surviving ‘The Bulge,’ Mr. Buckman traveled across Europe, and following Germany’s surrender, his division redeployed to the United States and began training for an invasion into the Japanese mainland.  Thankfully, the ‘bombs’ were dropped and Japan surrendered prior to the invasion.  

My dear friend Kyle arranged this meeting, and it truly is a conversation between the three of us.  This episode will consist of two parts:  Episode 29A features Mr. Buckman’s childhood and military service.  Episode 29B features Mr. Buckman’s life after the military, his life lessons, and a discussion about my service in Iraq.  

Thank you, Kyle, for arranging a meeting with this incredible man, and thank you, Mr. Buckman, for taking the time to tell us your amazing story.  As always, thank you Shreyas Ganesh for volunteering your time as sound engineer for this podcast.