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Patriot to the Core

Patriot to the Core

Written by: Thad Forester
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 Patriot to the Core2016-2025 Thad Forester Economics Management Management & Leadership Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Ep 124 | Colleen Shine – The Search for Her Father in Vietnam

    Ep 124 | Colleen Shine – The Search for Her Father in Vietnam
    Dec 2 2025
    In this episode, Colleen Shine, daughter of Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony Shine, shares her decades-long search for answers about her father’s fate after he was shot down and went missing in Vietnam in 1972. At just eight years old, Colleen began a journey that led her from uncertainty and loss to a determined investigation, […]
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Ep 123 | Lori Chapman Longfritz | Remembering John Chapman – Left Alone on Takur Ghar: Part 2

    Ep 123 | Lori Chapman Longfritz | Remembering John Chapman – Left Alone on Takur Ghar: Part 2
    Sep 28 2025
    In part 2 of my interview with Lori Chapman Longfritz, sister of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, we discuss John’s final moments at the Battle of Takur Ghar in 2002, his courage as an Air Force Combat Controller, and the delayed recognition and non-recognition of his heroism (from who you ask?? The Navy, his […]
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Ep 122 | Lori Chapman Longfritz | Remembering John Chapman – Left Alone on Takur Ghar: Part 1

    Ep 122 | Lori Chapman Longfritz | Remembering John Chapman – Left Alone on Takur Ghar: Part 1
    Sep 23 2025
    In this episode, I speak with Lori Chapman Longfritz, sister of Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, about her brother’s remarkable life and ultimate sacrifice. Lori shares personal stories that reveal John’s character, his commitment to family, and his job as an elite Air Force Combat Controller. She also reflects on the events that led […]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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