In this episode the history of the grenade, and the stories of several medal of honor recipients who jumped upon grenades to save the lives of their fellow soldiers, are covered.

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Hosts: Drew Dokken

Album Artwork: Tavin Davis

Show Editing and Production: Tavin Davis

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In this episode of The Last Full Measure; the different medals are covered, as well as, the lives of Captain Lewis Millett, First Lieutenant and later Senator Daniel Inouye and Navy Petty Officer Michael Thornton.

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Hosts: Drew Dokken

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This episode covers the life and actions of Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 1951, as a result of his service in the Korean War.

WealthVest – based in Bozeman, MT, and San Francisco, CA – is a financial services marketing and distribution firm specializing in fixed and fixed index annuities from many high-quality insurance companies. WealthVest provides the tools, resources, practice management support, and products that financial professionals need to provide their clients a predictable retirement that has their best interest in mind.

Hosts: Drew Dokken

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In this episode of the Last Full Measure, there is a focus on the War on Terror. The lives and stories of Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter, Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta and Captain Florent Groberg are all covered.

WealthVest – based in Bozeman, MT, and San Francisco, CA – is a financial services marketing and distribution firm specializing in fixed and fixed index annuities from many high-quality insurance companies. WealthVest provides the tools, resources, practice management support, and products that financial professionals need to provide their clients a predictable retirement that has their best interest in mind.

Hosts: Drew Dokken

Album Artwork: Tavin Davis

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This is the second episode of the Last Full Measure. It covers the exploits of Corporal William Pittenger and the Andrews raiders, who stole a train deep behind enemy lines, with the objective of destroying rail, bridges, and telegraph wires along the way. It's a fascinating story, and one which Corporal William Pittenger would later write about in his book Daring and Suffering. Corporal William Pittenger was one of the first recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Sources:

https://www.loc.gov/resource/dcmsiabooks.greatlocomotivec00pitt_3/?sp=21&r=-0.373,0.435,1.746,0.871,0 [Pages 22, 34, 145-46 for quotes]

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20509/20509-h/20509-h.htm

https://www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/civil-war-strategy-1861-1865.html

https://www.military.com/off-duty/2021/06/15/first-medal-of-honor-went-army-soldier-who-stole-confederate-train.html

WealthVest – based in Bozeman, MT, and San Francisco, CA – is a financial services marketing and distribution firm specializing in fixed and fixed index annuities from many high-quality insurance companies. WealthVest provides the tools, resources, practice management support, and products that financial professionals need to provide their clients a predictable retirement that has their best interest in mind.

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The first episode of the Last Full Measure podcast, is now available for download.

This episode serves as a historical overview of the Medal of Honor. It has a special emphasis on the American Civil War. Subsequent episodes will focus on the stories of individual recipients and their acts of gallantry, that were above and beyond the call of duty.

WealthVest – based in Bozeman, MT, and San Francisco, CA – is a financial services marketing and distribution firm specializing in fixed and fixed index annuities from many high-quality insurance companies. WealthVest provides the tools, resources, practice management support, and products that financial professionals need to provide their clients a predictable retirement that has their best interest in mind.

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Album Artwork: Tavin Davis

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