Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 10, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Join us on the Dog Tag Podcast as we host Colonel Ted Hodgson (Retired) who is now working with the America's Warrior Partnership which partners with communities to...

Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 9, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum.... Listen now to the Dog Tag Podcast as we host our guest Paul "Bud" Haedike. Bud joined the Army Air Corps in 1944 and was a bombardier flying on a B-17 Flying Fortress....

Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 8, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Join us on The Dog Tag podcast as our special guest, Jane Doe (We called her Stacy), shares her experiences while serving in the military as a female soldier and her...

Welcome to the Dog Tag, Episode 7, Season 2, a Podcast by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day On March 26 the museum celebrated Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day.  It was a time to honor those who served in the Vietnam War.  Our...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...