732: Decorated Combat Photographer–"I Strive to Live My Life to the Fullest for Those Who Can't"
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
Don Hutcheson
5.0 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2018
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service she traveled to over 41 countries, and during three combat tours, she earned the Bronze Star and Air Force Commendation with Valor for combat actions in Iraq. Though disabled and retired from military service, she continues to work worldwide as an independent photographer and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Her work has been exhibited at The Pentagon and Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, world. |
| 0:11.1 | Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. |
| 0:13.6 | Number 732. |
| 0:16.2 | I'm your host, Don Hutchison. |
| 0:18.3 | Every Monday and Wednesday, I interview someone around the world who's discovered |
| 0:22.8 | their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom. |
| 0:29.2 | On Fridays, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal or business development |
| 0:34.1 | who share experiences, tools, and insights to help our listeners along their journeys. |
| 0:39.6 | I left behind so many wonderful people that didn't make it home from the Iraq War. |
| 0:46.8 | And every single day, I strive to live in their honor and to live my life to the fullest for those who can't. |
| 0:57.3 | I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Stacey Pearsall. |
| 1:00.8 | Welcome, Stacey. |
| 1:02.3 | Hi, thanks for having me. |
| 1:04.0 | It's our pleasure. |
| 1:04.8 | Stacey, are you using your talents doing work that you love? |
| 1:07.9 | Most definitely. |
| 1:09.1 | All righty. |
| 1:09.8 | We want to hear that whole story. Stacey Errol |
| 1:12.7 | Piersall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, |
| 1:18.7 | she traveled to over 41 countries and attended the military photojournalism program at |
| 1:23.7 | S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. During three combat |
| 1:28.9 | tours, she earned the Bronze Star Medal and Air Force Commendation with Valor for combat |
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