On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, we have a veteran who has inspired many in his humble yet stellar attitude and warrior way of life. John Winn Bey joins us!
John has been a pioneering Force Recon Marine and as a Ranger in Surviving the Cut originally aired on the Discovery Channel in 2010 and featured John Winn Bey transcending the most advanced military leadership training "Ranger School". Back in the 90s John was a champion on the legendary show American Gladiators. John's other trailblazing ways was being chosen for Mark Barnett's classic Post 9/11 special operations training reality show"Combat Missions" hosted by the legendary Navy SEAL and TV hit Show "Survivor" star Rudy Boesch.
John Winn Bey's life is not just his pioneering television presence as a Warfighter. John's background includes his rich family tradition and his service to his country. John left a promising college program to serve in the US Marines. He became an elite Force Recon Marine well before there was a MARSOC. John deployed numerous times to war zones. His first war experience goes back to the Persian Gulf War as being tip of the spear facing Iraq's tip forces the Republican Guard. John would rejoin the military and serve again during the Post 9/11 War on Terror in multiple combat deployments. He would also distinguish himself at Ranger School in his 40s.
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Veteran Et Cetera
Veteran Et Cetera is a podcast meant for those interested in understanding veteran lives from its distinct culture of the warrior at Home. Confused by media misrepresentations of Veterans? Are you asking yourself where the veteran's voice was after the war? This podcast explores the many narratives/counter-narratives of veteran and military life to better understand veterans and their lived experiences. Because there isn't a Veteran Civilian Divide, just lack of awareness of veteran culture. Host, Mike Kim, has been researching the "veteran readjustment culture" in and out of uniform since the early 90s as a war vet, ex-monk, seasoned war trauma therapist, and writer. Each week Mike will share his contemplations on unfolding issues, events, media production, Et Cetera tied to veteran lives. Additionally, Mike will feature intriguing veterans and civilians tied to daily life and outlier expressions of veterans.
Meet the Host
Mike Kim is a psychoanalyst, ex-monk, combat veteran and retired US Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center site director/lead war trauma readjustment counselor with more than 20,000 clinical hours in facilitating war trauma therapy. He has helped veterans, active/reserve military personnel and their families since the early 1990’s. Mike began his military service in 1986 and he has intermittently served in the U.S. military through 2009.
Mike is a graduate of Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont, Yale University, and the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma. He is passionate about his research in war trauma/readjustment and veteran/military culture from an interdisciplinary cultural studies approach at Teachers College, Columbia University as a doctoral candidate. Google “Mike Kim Veteran” to learn more about war and veteran culture.