#150: Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2015

⏱️ 40 minutes

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One of my favorite writers is Adam Makos. He has a new book out called Devotion. It's about two men -- one black and one white -- who end up in the Korean War together and become fast friends. In this podcast, Adam and I talk about these two men, as well as why he thinks it's important to continue telling the stories of our war veterans.

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0:00.0	Let's see what we got.
0:14.0	Brett McKay here.
0:15.6	Welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:17.9	Well, one of my favorite writers is a guy by the name of Adam Meco.
0:20.8	He's a young guy, and his 30s like me.
0:23.4	But since he was a teenager, him and his brother have published this magazine that's been dedicated
0:27.8	to telling the stories of World War II veterans in particular, since then it's grown into
0:33.2	other wars as well, Korean, Vietnam War, etc.
0:37.2	And Adam has come across some amazing stories with his interviews he's done with these
0:40.7	veterans.
0:41.7	And last year he published a book called A Higher Call, Had him on the Podcast about it.
0:46.4	Incredible story about this German fighter pilot who escorts a damaged US bomber back
0:50.8	to Allied territory during World War II.
0:53.6	After this chance encounter, the two men, as old men, are able to meet each other, and
0:57.6	they become friends.
0:58.6	A really incredible story.
0:59.6	If you haven't already, go check that podcast out and go get the book A Higher Call.
1:03.9	Adam's got a new book out, and it's really good.
1:05.9	This time instead of looking at the World War II, he takes a look at a story he found from
1:10.1	the Korean War.
1:11.3	The book is called Devotion, and it's about two men from completely different worlds.
1:15.7	One is a black son of a southern sharecropper.
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