VETERAN'S FORUM #1 BOBBY RANDALL

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In VETERAN'S FORUM, which is a new feature within 1001 Heroes podcast, we talk with military service veterans about their time spent on deployment outside of country. Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to volunteer your time to speak with us. All fronts from WWII to present day are welcome. Bobby Randall served with the US Marines and US Army during 3 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Want to be a guest on Veteran's Forum? Email us at [email protected] NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Oh, Welcome back everyone to 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories and Mysteries Podcast, and our first installment of Veterans Forum, where we feature
0:36.5	unscripted conversations with men and women who have served in the military, and we talk
0:40.8	about basically anything having to do with their time served.
0:44.0	Our first interview is with Bobby Randahl, who did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
0:50.0	First as a U.S. Marine and then multiple tours in Afghanistan with the US Army.
0:55.1	He shares some memories and insights into military life that I think you'll find
0:59.1	enjoyable and interesting.
1:01.1	So I'm Bobby Randall, 37, been in the military since I was 18 since 2001
1:06.5	since August of 2001 you know pre-tower is falling but the reason why I got in the military is
1:11.5	because where I'm from there's not a whole lot of job opportunities.
1:15.4	I'm from a small town in California.
1:16.8	You either you either end up in a gang, you end up on a farm, or you end up dead in the street. so I wanted to get out of my town and
1:24.9	join the Marine Corps in 2001 and then spent time I was in the Marine Corps from
1:30.8	2001 2005 and then...
1:33.8	Where were you in 2001 when the towers fell?
1:36.4	So when I was...
1:37.8	So I went to boot camp in MCRD, San Diego in 2001 and August 6th and when the towers fell I was actually we were on
1:48.3	swim-quall week and you know we had just come out of the pool and one of our one of the recruits
1:54.8	names Marazzo in the Marine Corps if you break a handguard you know you're doing your
2:00.2	drill movements and you show intensity that you pop off a handguard or you
2:03.1	break a handguard, the drill instructors at that time, they would reward you with like a Big Mac or
2:07.8	you know a burger and a drink of your choice like a Mountain Dew or something like that and or
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