The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices

🔥 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew — Supporting Today’s Service Members
The FireSide Chat crew is back together for another unscripted evening filled with military camaraderie, serious conversation, personal updates, history, sports, and the kind of humor that only veterans can truly appreciate.
AJ welcomes Jim Russell back following their first opportunity to meet in person at the Marine Corps League National Convention. Jim—the crew’s ALS warrior—demonstrates his new communication device and reminds everyone that an ALS diagnosis does not erase a person’s voice, humor, determination, or ability to make a difference. The crew also discusses upcoming Marine Corps League events in the Knoxville area, including the Marine Corps Mud Run on September 12.
The most important discussion of the evening centers on the sailors serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and the criticism directed toward today’s service members by some within the veteran community. Jess challenges veterans to stop the generational hazing and recognize the realities facing those currently serving through long deployments, continuous operations, limited port calls, family separation, and changing threats.
The crew agrees that veterans must remember an important truth: once we leave the military, we become alumni. Our experience still matters, but our responsibility should be to mentor, encourage, and advocate—not publicly tear down the generation that followed us.
The conversation asks veterans to break the cycle. If today’s service members are struggling, they do not need to hear, “That’s what you signed up for.” They need the veteran community to listen, understand, and stand beside them.
Of course, it would not be a FireSide Chat without plenty of laughter. The crew also covers artificial intelligence, runaway robots, unusual sports ideas, football rivalries, Florida drivers, military travel stories, extreme desert heat, and the questionable decisions that somehow make perfect sense when veterans are together.
Jess closes his historical segment by recommending John Keegan’s Intelligence in War, explaining that technology and battlefields may change, but sound intelligence must always shape operations—not be altered to support a predetermined plan.
The crew’s final words of wisdom offer two powerful reminders:
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway
“You only fail when you do not try in the first place.”
Episode Participants
🎙️ Andrew “AJ” Cox — Host; Founder and Executive Director of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
🔥 Aaron Davis — FireSide Chat crew member; veteran advocate and contributor
📚 Jess Kindelspire — FireSide Chat crew member; historical and military affairs contributor
💪 James “Jim” Russell — FireSide Chat crew member, veteran advocate, and ALS warrior
This episode is a reminder that service does not end when the uniform comes off. Veterans still have a responsibility to support those serving today, check on the people beside them, and use their experience to strengthen—not divide—the military community.
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Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.
 

James Pennington | U.S. Army Veteran
What begins as the story of a young man from rural northwest Alabama becomes an incredible journey of service, medicine, faith, leadership, and caring for America’s warriors in some of their most difficult moments.
In this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ sits down with Army veteran James Pennington to preserve a military story spanning decades.
James grew up with military service already woven into his family. His grandfather served during World War II in the Pacific, and his father served during Vietnam. In 1984, James followed that tradition, entering the Army shortly after high school.
Originally hoping to become an 11B Infantryman with Airborne and Ranger options, the needs of the Army changed his direction. James became a medic, completed Airborne School, and served with the 82nd Airborne Division. He later transitioned into the National Guard, but another calling was beginning to take shape.
James remembered something his father had taught him years earlier: when you need help, go see the chaplain.
That lesson eventually helped lead James from caring for soldiers physically as a medic to caring for them spiritually and emotionally as an Army Chaplain.
His story takes listeners through service in the post-9/11 era, deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, ministry in combat, work at Walter Reed, and the enormous responsibility of supporting service members carrying the physical and emotional consequences of war.
James also shares one of the most solemn responsibilities of his career—serving in mortuary affairs in Afghanistan, praying over fallen Americans, reading scripture, and helping ensure they were treated with dignity before their final journey home.
This conversation goes far beyond military assignments. It explores what it means to be present when someone is hurting, the burden carried by those who care for others, the realities of combat, and the importance of preserving these experiences.
James closes with a message that fits the mission of this project perfectly:
Veterans—tell your stories. And for those who haven't served—listen, and make the effort to understand.
🎙️ Guest: James Pennington — U.S. Army Veteran🎙️ Host: AJ Cox — The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
Every Veteran carries a piece of history. By preserving these firsthand accounts, we ensure those experiences remain available for families, educators, historians, researchers, and future generations.
Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

🇺🇸 EPISODE #721 — GARY CORBETT | U.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN
“If you're enjoying it, do it. Don't think about the numbers. They're just numbers.”
On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ Cox sits down with 92-year-old Marine Veteran Gary Corbett—and what follows is nearly a century of stories packed into one unforgettable conversation.
Born in Detroit in 1934, Gary survived being struck by a car at four years old, suffering two broken legs and reportedly being told he might never walk again.
That little boy went on to do a whole lot more than walk.
Gary joined the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War, completing boot camp at MCRD San Diego before entering Marine aviation. He trained in air traffic control and served with Marine Air Control Squadrons, eventually deploying to Korea.
During one stormy night in Korea, Gary and two other enlisted Marines received a call from an Air Force aircraft desperately low on fuel. With the duty officer nowhere to be found, they helped guide the aircraft toward a nearby runway—even though they weren't technically authorized to do it.
The next day, they found themselves standing in front of the commanding officer.
That is only one story from a Marine Corps journey that took Gary from Korea to California, Hawaii, Japan and Arizona.
He was stationed in Hawaii when it became the 50th state, survived a hurricane at sea while traveling to Japan, and later became one of the first Marines assigned to Yuma after the Corps took over the base. There, Gary helped train Marines transitioning from the infantry into aviation as ground control intercept controllers.
After leaving the Marine Corps as a Sergeant, Gary carried those skills into civilian life and eventually became an FAA air traffic controller, later moving into management before retiring in 1994.
But retirement certainly didn't slow him down.
🏍️ Gary's lifelong love of motorcycles led to more than 200,000 miles on two wheels. He rode through all 48 contiguous states, stopping at a Harley-Davidson dealership in each one. He later rode from Florida to Alaska, crossed the Arctic Circle, and returned home after a 44-day adventure.
Even a serious motorcycle accident that left him with a broken neck, ribs and thumbs couldn't keep him down.
Gary also continues serving veterans through the Marine Corps League and Patriot Guard Riders, standing flag lines, participating in funeral honors and supporting fellow veterans.
At 92 years old, he's still active in the Marine Corps League, still attending reunions, still driving, still exercising—and still enjoying life.
His outlook says it best:
“They told us in boot camp we could do anything, and I believe that.”
🎙️ Host: AJ Cox🇺🇸 Guest: Gary Corbett — U.S. Marine Corps Veteran🎧 Episode #721
From Korea to the FAA, motorcycles to the Marine Corps League, Gary Corbett reminds us that a Veteran Story doesn't end when the uniform comes off.
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More than just a podcast. A living digital history.
🇺🇸 Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

🇺🇸 EPISODE #720 — JOHN UNVACCINATED | U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN
This is a Veteran Story unlike any we’ve shared before.
On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ Cox sits down with U.S. Air Force Veteran John Unvaccinated to preserve a story of military service, caring for America’s fallen, personal conviction, and a decision that put his military career on the line.
Growing up in Flint, Michigan, John eventually found his way to military service. He initially joined the Navy with hopes of pursuing the SEAL pipeline, but after an injury changed those plans, his journey ultimately led him to the United States Air Force.
John entered the Services career field and found a mission he considered deeply honorable: mortuary affairs.
His service took him to Dover Port Mortuary, where he worked with America’s fallen service members. It was difficult work that gave John a unique perspective on service, sacrifice, death, and the responsibility of caring for those who gave their lives.
Then came COVID-19.
As the military moved from encouraging vaccination to mandating it, John found himself increasingly conflicted. He ultimately decided he would not receive the COVID-19 vaccine, knowing that decision could end his military career.
What followed was a long and contentious battle with Air Force leadership.
John discusses his refusal, his attempt to seek an exemption, disciplinary action, being kept away from his normal duties, his eventual separation, and the legal proceedings that followed.
He also shares one of the most unusual parts of his story:
He legally changed his last name to “Unvaccinated.”
John eventually fought his case before a military board—and was allowed to return to service.
Whether you agree or disagree with his decision, this episode isn't about telling you what to think.
It is about preserving what one Airman experienced, why he made the decisions he made, and allowing him to tell that story in his own words.
That's what Veterans’ Voices is here to do.
🎙️ Host: AJ Cox🇺🇸 Guest: John Unvaccinated — U.S. Air Force Veteran🎧 Episode #720
Every veteran has a story. Every story is a piece of history.
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More than just a podcast. A living digital history.
🇺🇸 Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

🎙️ JARHEAD JABBER #12.5 — THE OFFICIAL PODCAST OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
Fresh off the Marine Corps League National Convention in Indianapolis, the Jarhead Jabber crew is back—and this episode brings together some major voices from across the League to talk about leadership, service, the Military Order of the Devil Dogs, veteran advocacy, and where the organization goes from here.
Joining AJ Cox, Carlos Garcia, and Ericka Hedlin is newly elected Marine Corps League National Commandant Russ Miller, who lays out his vision for putting the “service” back into Veteran Service Organization. Russ discusses reaching Marines transitioning from active duty, strengthening communication across the League, supporting veterans as they return to civilian communities, and introducing more Marines to what the Marine Corps League can offer.
🐾 Chief Devil Dog Joe DeAngelo joins the conversation with an update from the Military Order of the Devil Dogs. Joe talks about a Supreme Growl that saw approximately 300 Dogs attend and 111 advance to Pedigree Devil Dog. He also shares major news about Operation Chowhound, which is expanding its mission to help provide service dogs to veterans. The Dogs also celebrated raising $110,000 for Riley Children’s Hospital and supporting Indy Humane.
🇺🇸 Philip Du, leading the Marine Corps League’s Veteran Service Officer effort, gives an update on the tremendous work being done by the League’s VSOs. At the National Convention claims clinic, the team assisted scores of veterans with VA claims and benefits. Philip shares the powerful example of one veteran whose disability rating increased from 50% to 90% within days after receiving assistance at the clinic.
This episode captures exactly what Jarhead Jabber is about: Marines talking to Marines, sharing information, giving each other a hard time, and—most importantly—finding better ways to serve veterans and their families.
There’s plenty of Devil Dog trash talk, discussion about next year in Buffalo, some good laughs at Carlos and AJ’s expense, and a serious look at the future of the Marine Corps League.
AJ Cox — Host Carlos Garcia — Co-Host Ericka Hedlin — Co-Host
Russ Miller — National Commandant, Marine Corps League Joe DeAngelo — Chief Devil Dog, Military Order of the Devil Dogs Philip Du — Marine Corps League Veteran Service Officer leadership
Special recognition also goes to Stephanie Abbott, who was unable to join the episode, with the crew wishing her a speedy recovery.
🇺🇸 Jarhead Jabber — The Official Podcast of the Marine Corps League
Once a Marine, Always a Marine. Semper Fidelis!
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Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.
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🔥 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew — Episode #719
Fresh off the Marine Corps League National Convention in Indianapolis, the crew is back around the virtual fire for another night of stories, laughs, veteran camaraderie, and a look at where The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices is headed next.
AJ and Jess recap the convention and the journey home, including Jess’s back-road adventure through the Midwest. Vick talks about getting back into the school year, his work in music education, and—of course—brings another cigar to the conversation for a full review.
A major part of this episode takes viewers behind the scenes of the growing Veterans’ Voices Digital Archive. AJ demonstrates how researchers can search veterans, people, episodes, topics, and transcripts and then dig deeper into individual Veteran Research Records. The crew explores how service history, archived appearances, transcript evidence, citations, and source material can be connected to create a research resource for educators, historians, students, military leaders, veterans, and families.
The live demonstration also does exactly what a developing research archive should do—it exposes areas that can be improved. The crew discovers that recurring FireSide Chat appearances are not always reflected correctly in individual episode counts, leading to a discussion about making those records more complete and accurate.
The conversation moves from the archive to road trips, the Marine Corps League, school, cigars, puppies, upcoming projects, veteran humor, and plenty of the usual crew banter. The episode wraps up with a discussion of Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, including the 10,000-hour concept and the many factors that can contribute to success.
Andrew “AJ” Cox — Host Founder & Executive Director, The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices | Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant
Jess Kindelspire — FireSide Chat Crew Veteran and recurring member of the FireSide Chat crew
Vick Ney — FireSide Chat Crew President, The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices | Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant | Music Educator
📅 August 16, 2026 🎙️ Episode #719
The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices is more than a podcast. We are building a searchable digital oral-history archive designed to preserve veterans’ experiences while making those stories discoverable, researchable, and citable for generations to come.
Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

🔥 FIRESIDE CHAT W/ THE CREW — THE LOST ART PROJECT: VETERANS’ VOICES
Pull up a chair—the crew is back!
Tonight on FireSide Chat w/ the Crew, we get together for another unscripted conversation where you never really know where things are going to go—and that's exactly the point.
FireSide Chat isn't a formal interview. It's veterans and friends sitting down together, talking about military service, life after the uniform, current events in the veteran community, old stories, lessons learned, and whatever else happens to come up.
There will be opinions.
There will be stories.
There will definitely be some laughs.
And there's a pretty good chance someone will take the conversation completely off the rails before the night is over.
But underneath all of it is something important—camaraderie.
These are the kinds of conversations veterans have been having for generations. In barracks, squad bays, motor pools, flight lines, ships, smoke pits, VFWs, Marine Corps League Detachments, and around kitchen tables.
FireSide Chat gives us a chance to preserve some of that too.
Because military history isn't only battles, dates, units, and decorations.
It's also the friendships, humor, personalities, experiences, and conversations shared by the people who wore the uniform.
So grab your favorite drink, jump into the comments, and join the conversation.
🔥 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew
🎙️ Hosted by AJ Cox and the FireSide Chat Crew Mark O'Loughlin, Mike McNany, Jess Kindelspire, and Chris Campbell
🇺🇸 The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
We're more than just a podcast. We're building a living digital history—one conversation at a time.
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Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

🇺🇸 EPISODE #717 — DONNA CHAMBERS | U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN
“It didn’t happen to me. It happened for me.”
On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, Historical Archivist Dee Galvin sits down with United States Air Force Veteran Donna Chambers for a story about determination, leadership, breaking barriers, and refusing to allow someone else to decide what you are capable of accomplishing.
Donna grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Pennsylvania, where hard work wasn't something you talked about—it was simply part of life.
Her grandfather gave her a lesson that would follow her for the rest of her life:
Whatever she dreamed of becoming, she could become.
There was only one person who could stop her.
Herself.
🇺🇸 Coming from a family with a long history of military service, Donna eventually decided it was her turn to serve.
She chose the United States Air Force.
But Donna wasn't looking for a traditional job.
She had already worked as a secretary before entering the military and knew she wanted something that would get her outside and challenge her.
So she chose aircraft maintenance.
🔧 And that put her on a path few women had traveled before.
Donna was among the early groups of women entering the aircraft-maintenance field during the 1970s.
She graduated from technical training as an Honor Graduate, but arriving at her first duty station quickly taught her that graduating at the top of the class and being accepted as a mechanic were two very different things.
When the new Airmen were assigned trainers, the shop chief reached Donna and openly admitted he didn't know what to do with her.
She was eventually assigned to one of the least experienced people in the shop.
Instead of quitting, Donna started studying.
During lunch.
After everyone else went home.
Whenever she could.
A Quality Assurance member noticed what she was doing and finally asked her a simple question:
Was she serious about becoming a mechanic?
She was.
He offered to teach her.
And Donna took it from there.
That determination would become a recurring theme throughout an extraordinary Air Force career.
✈️ Her assignments took her from Dover Air Force Base, supporting the massive C-5 Galaxy, to Keflavik, Iceland, where the mission included supporting fighter aircraft intercepting Soviet aircraft approaching U.S. territory.
She later served at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida and Zaragoza, Spain, where she continued advancing as both a technician and leader.
Eventually, Donna found herself responsible for approximately 120 predominantly male Airmen as a flight chief.
The young farm girl from Pennsylvania who entered a career field where some weren't sure a woman belonged had become the person responsible for leading the shop.
And she wasn't finished.
⭐ Donna eventually achieved the highest enlisted rank in the United States Air Force:
CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT — E-9.
It became one of the proudest moments of her military career.
And there was another piece that made the accomplishment historic:
Donna Chambers became the first woman in her career field to reach Chief Master Sergeant.
For Donna, reaching E-9 went all the way back to that little girl sitting with her grandfather.
When she enlisted, she says she didn't enlist for four years.
In her mind, she enlisted for twenty.
She intended to make the Air Force a career, give it everything she had, and see just how far she could go.
She reached the top.
❤️ But the Air Force gave Donna something else as well.
It eventually brought Jim Chambers into her life—himself an Air Force veteran whose Veteran Story was recently preserved by Historical Archivist Dee Galvin.
Jim joins Donna toward the end of this episode, allowing us to preserve another piece of their story together.
Their shared philosophy today says a great deal about how Donna has approached both military service and life:
“It didn’t happen to me. It happened for me.”
Challenges will come.
Things won't always go according to plan.
People may underestimate you.
Doors may not immediately open.
But Donna believes there is something to learn from what happens to us—and with the right mindset, even difficult experiences can become opportunities to grow.
This isn't simply the story of an Air Force career.
It's the story of a woman who entered a field where women were still proving they belonged, refused to accept lowered expectations, became a leader, and ultimately reached the highest enlisted rank in the United States Air Force.
🎙️ Historical Archivist / Interviewer: Dee GalvinMarine SpouseThe Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
🇺🇸 Veteran: Donna ChambersUnited States Air Force VeteranChief Master Sergeant (E-9)
🎧 Episode #717
Special appearance by fellow Air Force Veteran Jim Chambers, whose own Veteran Story was recently preserved as part of the Veterans’ Voices archive.
This is why we preserve these stories.
Not simply to document where someone served, but to preserve who they were, what they overcame, who they became, and the lessons they want future generations to remember.
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🇺🇸 The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
More than just a podcast. A living digital history.
Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

⚓ Veteran Story — Tony D’Agostino | United States Navy Veteran
Sometimes joining the military gives you a job.
Sometimes it gives you an entirely different life.
On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ Cox sits down with United States Navy Veteran Tony D’Agostino for a remarkable journey that begins with a young man looking for a way out and develops into a career of aviation, anti-submarine warfare, leadership, education, and service aboard some of the Navy’s most recognizable platforms.
Growing up around Camden, New Jersey, Tony admits that neither he nor his childhood friend were particularly prepared for college or certain about what came next. With the Vietnam War winding down, the two originally planned to enter the Navy together through the buddy program.
Tony ultimately went alone.
That decision changed his life.
⚓ Tony enlisted in the Navy and entered the world of anti-submarine warfare aviation, training as an aircrewman and search-and-rescue swimmer aboard the H-3 helicopter.
After training, he qualified with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron TEN (HS-10) before joining HS-4, the Black Knights, operating from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger.
From San Diego to the Western Pacific, Tony began seeing a world far beyond the one he had known growing up.
But that was only the beginning.
Tony eventually reenlisted and began thinking about something bigger:
Becoming a Naval Officer.
What followed was a transformation from enlisted Sailor and helicopter aircrewman to commissioned officer—and ultimately a Surface Warfare Officer operating aboard aircraft carriers.
Throughout the conversation, Tony takes us inside a Navy career that included anti-submarine warfare, oceanographic operations, leadership assignments, carrier operations, and a full deployment to the Arabian Gulf, including navigating an aircraft carrier through the Strait of Hormuz.
One particularly fascinating chapter involves the USS John F. Kennedy, where Tony pushed himself to earn his Surface Warfare qualification at a pace that even surprised those around him.
The normal process could take roughly 18 months.
Tony completed it in about six months.
His explanation is simple: when he decides to accomplish something, it becomes his focus.
But beneath the ships, helicopters, qualifications, deployments, and accomplishments is the real heart of this Veteran Story:
The Navy changed Tony D’Agostino’s life.
It gave a young man from New Jersey opportunities he never imagined, exposed him to people who challenged and mentored him, provided an education, and eventually placed him in positions where he could lead and influence others.
Tony also shares the people behind the uniform—the friendships, mentors, family experiences, losses, and unexpected relationships that stayed with him long after individual assignments ended.
This is exactly why these conversations matter.
Military history isn't only found in official reports or lists of ships and deployments.
It's found in the Sailor who flew from the back of a helicopter searching for submarines.
The rescue swimmer prepared to go into the water when someone needed him.
The enlisted Sailor who decided he wanted more.
The officer standing watch aboard an aircraft carrier.
And the veteran who can look back decades later and say:
The Navy changed my life.
🎙️ Host: AJ Cox Founder & Executive Director The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
⚓ Guest: Tony D’Agostino United States Navy Veteran
🎧 Episode #716
Join us as we preserve another veteran's story—not simply where he served, but how that service shaped the man he became.
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🇺🇸 The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
More than just a podcast. A living digital history.
Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

⚓ Veteran Story — Dr. Trunnis Goggins II | United States Navy Veteran
What happens when military service doesn't just change what you do—but completely changes the direction of your life?
On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ Cox sits down with Navy veteran Dr. Trunnis Goggins II for a conversation about service, education, transition, purpose, and what it means to take the lessons learned in uniform and continue putting them to work long after leaving the military.
Growing up in Buffalo, New York, Trunnis didn't follow the traditional path of graduating high school and immediately joining the military. He entered later in life after realizing he needed direction—and what he found in the United States Navy would ultimately change his future.
Trunnis served approximately 13 years between active duty and the Navy Reserve, including time as a Navy recruiter and Recruiter in Charge as a Petty Officer Second Class.
But one of the most powerful moments in his story came from a Navy Chief who challenged him with some words he didn't particularly want to hear.
Trunnis had the opportunity to receive an education through his military benefits—and wasn't taking advantage of it.
That challenge lit a fire.
At 33 years old, Trunnis enrolled in college.
Within two years, he earned his bachelor's degree.
Two years later, his master's degree.
And within nine years of beginning that journey, he had earned his Ph.D. in Strategic Planning.
The first person he called after earning his doctorate?
The Chief who challenged him to go back to school.
His story didn't stop there.
Dr. Goggins went on to become a college professor, author, educator, and advocate, taking what he learned through his own experiences and using it to help others find direction in their lives.
During the conversation, Trunnis and AJ dig into something many veterans understand all too well: the transition from military service back into civilian life.
Even with an advanced education, a home, and a job waiting for him, Trunnis remembers leaving active duty and feeling lost.
The structure was gone.
The uniform was gone.
And the sense of identity and purpose that came with military service suddenly looked very different.
That experience became part of the inspiration behind his work.
📚 Trunnis discusses his book The Four P's of You, built around four principles:
Purpose. Planning. Passion. Persistence.
He also talks about his work documenting the experiences of veterans transitioning from military to civilian life and using those lessons as a resource for others preparing to make that same journey.
Today, that mission has expanded even further.
Dr. Goggins works with veterans, Veterans Treatment Court programs, and correctional institutions, teaching principles designed to help people rebuild structure, establish purpose, and successfully transition into the next chapter of their lives.
This episode is about much more than one man's Navy career.
It's about what happens when someone challenges you to become better.
It's about education.
It's about transition.
It's about finding purpose when the identity you've known suddenly changes.
And it's about taking the opportunities military service provides and using them to continue serving others.
🎙️ Host: AJ CoxFounder & Executive DirectorThe Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
⚓ Guest: Dr. Trunnis Goggins IIUnited States Navy Veteran | Educator | Author
Every veteran's journey is different—and sometimes the most important part of the story is what they build because of their service.
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🇺🇸 The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices
More than just a podcast. A living digital history.
Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.