St. Charles County Veterans Museum Podcast
1) Re-Emerge
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Petty Officer Second Class Don Luney and Dr. Julie Smith of Re-Emerge! Â After a decade of service in the Navy, PO2 Luney's story was not that different from ot...Show More
2) Master Sergeant Leonor Branch
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Master Sergeant Leonor Branch! Â "At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." Those are the words of renowned Latina artist Frida Kahl...Show More
3) Specialist Dustin Row
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Specialist Dustin Row, Iraq War veteran and Founder of Songs4Soldiers!  Much is asked of America's youth in times of war. As written by author Brandt Legg, “Wa...Show More
4) Senior Master Sergeant Stevie Riley
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Senior Master Sergeant Stevie Riley! Â Although SMSgt Riley had a tendency to ask herself, "Can a woman do that?", by all accounts, she already knew the answer....Show More
5) Specialist Jim Manahan
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Specialist Jim Manahan! Â ěš°ě • ("wu-juhng") is a meaningful word to Jim Manahan, especially when he was serving as a Korean linguist in the Army. Friendship, that...Show More
6) Sergeant Helyn Kevrick
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Sergeant Helyn Kevrick, otherwise known as "Sarge"! Â Towards the end of World War I, Opha May Johnson enlisted to become the first female Marine in 1918. Then,...Show More
7) Independence Day 2025
Join us on Operation Insight as we host World War II veterans and brothers, Chief Petty Officers Second Class Dan and Edgar Krattli! Â When our founding fathers signed and ratified the Declaration of ...Show More
8) Sergeant First Class Johnathon McDaris
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Sergeant First Class Johnathon McDaris! Â Destiny is a big concept, and Johnathon McDaris thought he had it figured out. Spoiler alert: he didn't! And how could...Show More
9) Chief Petty Officer KJ Park
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Chief Petty Officer Kara Jo ”KJ” Park! As a child, she watched as they patrolled the Mississippi River during St. Louis’ VP Fair. As a young adult and fresh...Show More
10) Captain Bill Reynolds
Join us on Operation Insight as we host Captain William "Bill" Reynolds! Â For some folks born and raised in the southern half of the Land of Lincoln, life might seem a little slow. Not so for the adv...Show More