A Damn Good Shipmate

StoryCorps

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Navy veterans Windy Barton and Michael Davidson struggled to feel fulfilled after leaving the military. Then they discovered Team Rubicon: a special team of veterans who go into the fray when natural disasters strike. The two friends came to StoryCorps to reflect on what inspired their sense of duty.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps.
0:02.9	Support for this podcast, and the following message come from Dignity Memorial.
0:06.8	Did you know that a prepaid funeral plan is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family?
0:11.0	Plan your life celebration in advance to protect your loved ones.
0:14.6	For additional information, visit DignityMemorial.com.
0:20.6	Hey there, listeners, it's Jasmine Morris, and this is the StoryCorps podcast from NPR.
0:25.7	We love hearing the stories you've been leaving on our voicemail.
0:29.2	Keep them coming at 702-706 Talk.
0:33.4	Again, that's 702-706, T-A-L-K.
0:43.0	We're thinking about veterans this week, so we thought we'd share a story from our military
0:47.4	voices initiative.
0:49.1	For some, leaving the military and rejoining civilian life can be isolating.
0:54.2	That's where a group called Team Rubicon comes in.
0:57.7	They deploy teams of veterans who use their experience
1:00.6	to go into the fray when natural disasters strike,
1:04.0	like Lieutenant Commander Michael Davidson,
1:06.3	who after 23 years in the Navy struggled to adapt.
1:10.4	He came to StoryCorps with fellow Navy veteran,
1:13.1	Hall Maintenance technician fireman Wendy Barton, and recalled the person who first inspired
1:18.3	his steep sense of duty. Can you tell me about your grandfather? Yeah, I called him Pee-Paw. World War II
1:25.7	veteran. He was why I joined the Navy.
1:28.8	He taught me how to be vulnerable.
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