I'm your host Annie F. Downs. I'm really happy to be here with you today. Happy Veterans Day tomorrow for those of you here in the US. We have got a great show and store for you today.

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Y'all I, like many of you, am deeply grateful for the freedoms we have here in the US and even more so for the selflessness and sacrifices that the members of our armed forces and their families make in order to provide and protect those freedoms.

If you're listening and you're a veteran or you're a family member of a veteran, I just want to say thank you so, so much. Your work really matters and we are so grateful.

Today on the show and on our Veterans Day, I get to talk with Army Ranger Hall of Fame member Jeff Struker. Jeff served most of his military career with the Army Rangers and won the best Ranger competition as a sergeant.

And almost 23 years in the Army, Jeff served 17 combat deployments in five different US wars, including Black Hawk Down.

If you've seen the movie, you know who he is. He has many awards and accommodations from his military service, including the Silver Star for bravery and combat.

Jeff holds a PhD as well as many other earned and honorary degrees. He's taught leadership at every level from undergraduate to PhD and he is an award winning author with six books and print, including his most recent book Start Here, Why Jesus Came and How His Message Gives You Life.

I am so honored today to share with you this conversation with Jeff Struker.

Jeff, do we just call you Jeff or do we call you Jeff?

Please, just call me Jeff.

What, okay, if you had on your suit, your uniform and all your bars.

Junk is what I call all of my junk on there.

What would we call you then?

Well, I was my first few years in the Army. I was an enlisted guy and then I became a chaplain.

And in the Army, you, no matter what your rank, they just call you chaplain.

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