Karl Marlantes talks racism in Vietnam & feedback from the Burns/Novick documentary “The Vietnam War”

by | Jan 22, 2018 | Vietnam

Karl Marlantes
1stLt USMC, Receiving the Navy Cross
And… today…. sage writer

Karl Marlantes chronicled the issue of “race” in his Vietnam War novel Matterhorn, he joins us to talk about how race was a part of daily life in Vietnam and how the issue changed from when you were “in the rear” and when you were “in the bush.”

Karl also discusses the varied reactions he’s received on the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War” which aired on PBS this past Fall.

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FROM MARINE NCO TO TURNER CONSTRUCTION LEADER: Pat Murray

by | Apr 6, 2017 | OIF, Transitioning From the Military

Pat Murray
Cpl USMC (ret)

Pat Murray, Cpl USMC (ret), joins the program to discuss his experience at Turner Construction.  Pat joined Turner after he was medically discharged from the Marine Corps as the result of being wounded in Fallujah in 2006.

Pat discusses his lack of construction experience and how his leadership experience in the Marine Corps combined with mentors that Turner provided the solid basis for him to excel as a project manager at Turner.

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