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The Jack Carr Channel

The December Reading List and More 'Negative' Reviews

The Jack Carr Channel

Jack Carr

Society & Culture

4.92.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Danger Close, Jack discusses his recent trip to Hawaii to pay tribute to veterans on the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, with The Best Defensive Foundation.  


Jack also reads—and responds to—a few “negative” reviews of the Terminal List series, and unveils the December reading list picks. 


Today’s episode is presented by SIG Sauer. 


Featured Books: 

The Spy Who Came for Christmas by David Morrell 

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote 

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming 

The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth

 The Hundred-Year Christmas by David Morrell

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Danger Close Podcast.

0:09.0

Beyond the Books with me, Jack Carr.

0:17.0

All right, it's time for the December video updates.

0:19.9

But before I get to the December reading list selections and the gear and some negative

0:26.0

reviews, I want to talk about the Best Defense Foundation.

0:29.1

We're in the jacket right here.

0:31.1

Founded by Donnie Edwards and Catherine Edwards.

0:34.1

Donnie Edwards, NFL superstar.

0:37.1

But what they do is take primarily World War II veterans back to the battlefields on

0:44.1

which they fought for closure to say goodbye to the friends that didn't make it home and

0:49.1

those that they've lost in the intervening years.

0:52.1

And I was honored to be a part of it this couple of weeks ago here going back to Pearl Harbor

0:58.1

for the 80th anniversary commemoration events.

1:01.1

So it was a full week.

1:03.1

We met in Dallas and flew out on American Airlines.

1:07.1

American Airlines provided a charter for us.

1:09.1

We had 63 World War II veterans.

1:13.1

The youngest was 96 in the oldest, 100 and four.

1:19.1

So getting them to and from these different events.

1:21.1

My daughter came with us.

1:23.1

She's 16.

1:24.1

It was an incredible time for her to be involved in this organization and

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