This episode features Jack Leonard. Jack enlisted in the Navy for 6 years before going to La Salle University to become an office in the Marine Corps. He retired after 27 years of military service as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Jack shares about his time in Vietnam as an Infantry Platoon Commander and how he received his Purple Heart. Jack shares about his recovery and his career in the Marine Corps. Jack traveled the world and was involved in the Beirut Evacuation in 1973, briefed President Ronald Reagan, and retired from the Marine Corps in 1990. Jack talks about what he did after the Marine Corps and his service over that last 13 years with the Military order of the Purple Heart. Jack is the current Adjutant of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and held other roles including National Service Officer.