Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Joshua Felty asks Inspired by Memorial Day, have you or anyone in your family history ever served in the military? If so, any interesting stories?

I almost joined the Marines after high school to pay for college, but didn’t end up going that route. I went to the recruiter and got the highest score they had ever seen on the aptitude test, so I had that going for me.

My dad served in the Marines in Vietnam. My grandfather served in the Navy in World War II. My great-grandfather was in the army in WWI.

The best story would probably come from my great-uncle Bob, who served in the Army in the Pacific during WWII. He cut General MacArthur’s hair while in Papua New Guinea.