Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic with Gary Beikirch & Marcus Brotherton
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Gary Beikerch was a Green Beret Army Medic during the siege of Dak Seang, April 1970 when he was severely wounded, three times. He was unable to walk, but this was the amazing thing. He was chief medic of this village. And he knew that he still had a job to do. Gary's story of the relationships he built with the people of that town and how he has used those to help people today live a life of purpose is one you want to listen to. An inspiring story of a Medal of Honor winner retold in combination with a New York Times Bestselling author, Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic by Gary Beikirch is a story for families who want to learn about a hero worth remembering. Listen in! You'll be encouraged.
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| 0:00.0 | As you guys know, I love podcasting, and if you've ever thought about doing it yourself, |
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| 0:32.8 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:33.8 | Thanks for tuning in today. |
| 0:35.5 | Today is Friday, July 17th. |
| 0:37.5 | This is episode number 960 of Off the Bench with Heidi St. John. |
| 0:42.4 | It's Meet My Friend Friday. |
| 0:44.6 | And you guys know that I love to have people on the show who are thought leaders and patriots |
| 0:48.6 | and leaders in the faith community. |
| 0:50.6 | Today is no different. |
| 0:51.6 | My old friend and good friend, Marcus Breatherton, who is also a New York Times bestselling |
| 0:55.8 | author, is here with my new friend, Gary Bykirk. |
| 0:59.8 | And we're going to be talking about their new book, Blaze of Light. |
| 1:03.8 | You guys, we've been talking a lot about the culture today and a lot about our nation. |
| 1:08.3 | And this is going to be the topic of our conversation today. |
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