Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 6, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum When Dominic was young, his mom took me to a car show at a McDonald’s in North County not too far from his home. There at the car show was a guy in a dressy blue and red...
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The “Dog Tag” – Joe Rumbolo and Col Ted Hodgson
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 5, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum Are you looking for a veteran that know about Medicare benefits for veterans? After graduating from St. Louis University with a degree in business, Joe Rumbolo joined...
The “Dog Tag” – Salina & Zach Mann
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 4, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Salina and Zach Mann Salina and Zach Mann share their experiences in the Army, both as a couple and individually, as they served in combat and how they managed life after...
The “Dog Tag” – Chris Lenington
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 3, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Chris Lenington Chris Lenington signed an early entry for the Army in 1998. Chris would serve twenty years and was deployed in Kosovo, one tour in Iraq, and three tours...
The “Dog Tag” – Colonel Robert Leeker
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 2, Season 2 a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Col Robert Leeker Robert Leeker started his military as a one striper in the Air Force in 1971 and went to basic at Lackland Air Force base. After working as a mechanic...
The “Dog Tag” – Dogs For Our Brave
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode I, Season 2 a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Service dogs enrich and improve the lives of their veterans every day. At Dogs for our Brave, our mission is to provide professionally trained service dogs at no cost to...
The “Dog Tag” – Ssgt Seamus O’Neel
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XXV, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum Beginning in 1973, America went to all volunteer military service. An all-volunteer military isn’t without challenges. Today the branches of services are struggling to...
The “Dog Tag” – Sgt Benjamin Demoulin
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XXIV, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum Beginning in 1973, America went to all volunteer military service. An all-volunteer military isn’t without challenges. Today the branches of services are struggling...
The “Dog Tag” – Pat Swinger, Local Historian & Author
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XXIII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. The City of St. Louis, and nearby St. Louis and St. Charles County became known as the “Gateway to the West” because it was an ideal spot for tradesmen, adventurers,...
The “Dog Tag” – Sub Commander Chris Lagemann
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XX, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Tonight's guest is Chris Lagemann a U.S. Navy Submarine Commander retired. Sailing on a U.S. nuclear submarine is a trip into a cramped, timeless, and windowless undersea...
The “Dog Tag” – Sgt Robert Garvey
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XIX, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. “The Dog Tag” Podcast at the St Charles County Veterans Museum Tonight we bring you the heroic story of B24 Crewman SGT Robert Garvey. After flying 29 missions with his...
The “Dog Tag” – Veteran Suicides, with Misty Blum
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XVIII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Tonight’s guest is Misty Blum. Misty’s husband Michael served his country in the United States Marines for 20 years including four tours of duty in Iraq. While U.S....
The “Dog Tag” – Sierra Koester Discusses PTSD
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XVII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Our guest on the show tonight is Sierra Koester. After earning a degree in criminal justice, serving as a Police Officer in O’Fallon and a deputy in Lincoln County,...
The “Dog Tag” – Jim Higgins, St. Charles County Vets Musem
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XVI, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. On the Wall of Honor at the St. Charles County Veterans Museum, there are 116 dog tags representing soldiers from our county killed in action since World War I through...
The “Dog Tag” – Laura Paskoff, Wright Construction
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XV, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Today’s podcast features Laura Paskoff from Wright Construction. In 2019, Wright Construction hosted their inaugural 22-Strong Challenge walk. The number 22 is...
The “Dog Tag” – Ltc Steve Brown
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XIV, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Today’s podcast features LTC Steve Brown, retired. Steve flew the Caribou, and B-52’s in Vietnam. After Vietnam, Steve joined a very elite group of pilots flying the...
The “Dog Tag” – Jim David, Veterans Assistance Office
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XIII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Today's podcast features Jim David from the Veterans Assistance Office in St. Charles County. The office is located in O'Fallon City Hall and is staffed by volunteers...
The “Dog Tag” – Marcia Higgins, Museum Curator
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Women have been serving in the military in one form or another for more than 200 years. They have had to overcome decades of obstacles in order to be allowed to serve...
The “Dog Tag” – Combat Medic Matthew Sims
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode XI, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Combat medics play a unique role in today’s modern military. Not only must they be experts in battlefield medicine, but they must also remain proficient in combat...
The “Dog Tag” – Merchant Marines, Unsung Heroes of WWII
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode X, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. The United States entered World War II when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But American Merchant Marine sailors were dying months before America entered the war!...
The “Dog Tag” – Medicating Normal
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode IX, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Angela Peacock joined the Army immediately after high school in 1998. Angie was strong, tough and a born leader. She was ready, willing, and able to do anything a man...
The “Dog Tag” – The Forgotten War
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode VIII, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. The Korean War was fought from 1950 until 1953 and pitted the United States, South Korea, and their UN allies against North Korea and the Chinese Communists. The...
The “Dog Tag” – Blue Star Mothers
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode VII, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Nearly 200,000 U.S. Troops are deployed around the world many in harm’s way. For every troop deployed, there are multiple family members including mothers,...
The “Dog Tag” – Collision at Sea, A Survivors Story
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode VI, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. On 2-JUN 1969 the Navy destroyer U.S.S Frank E. Evans was cruising through the calm, moonlit waters of the South China Sea. Just days before, the Evans was on the gun...
The “Dog Tag” – Ella’s Lemonade Stand
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode V, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Ella was inspired by her grandpa Ken and his five brothers, all of whom served in the military. Ella has promised to do the stand every year until she graduates. In the...
The “Dog Tag” – Bill Fisher Vietnam Dog Handler
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode IV, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Our podcast airs on Tuesdays, at 6:00 PM. This week’s show features Bill Fisher. Bill had a belief that serving your country was important. After briefly considering...
The “Dog Tag” – Bud Haedike B-17 Bombardier
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode III, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Our podcast airs on Tuesdays, at 6:00 PM. This week’s show features Paul "Bud" Haedike a World War II B-17 Bombardier. Paul “Bud” Haedike was 16 when Pearl Harbor was...
The “Dog Tag” – Favorite Stories
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode II, Season 1, a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Our podcast airs on Tuesdays, at 6:00 PM. This week’s show features exciting stories of local veterans told by two of the founding members of the museum. We will walk...
The “Dog Tag” – One Man’s Dream
Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 1, Season 1 a podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Our podcasts air each Tuesday, at 6:00 PM. A museum in St. Charles County Missouri, began with one man’s dream to honor veterans. Private Ralph Barrale, a veteran of...