Chat with Robert "Buddy" Hackett: War and Music / Giving Back to Veterans
- S2E47
- 1:46:39
- June 4th 2023
On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, we explore the many lives of Robert “Buddy” Hackett. He lives the Good Life as Plato spoke about in Phaedrus (375 BC).
Here's a view of Buddy's life.
Buddy is a native of Massachusetts. He graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School and was in the distinguished military corps of cadets at Norwich University. He was in the class of 1990 but was deployed to the Middle East, as an 0311 Marine Rifleman, during the Persian Gulf War of the early 1990s.
Buddy completed his BS degree in Communications after his combat deployment in the Middle East and he was part of the legendary Norwich University Rugby Football Club. Additionally he motivated lots of Marines at Norwich as serving Semper Fidelis Society President. After Operation Desert Storm, Buddy remained serving as a Staff Sergeant in an elite Marine STA (Surveillance and Target Acquisition) Platoon.
He has had a career in corporate for many years and has coached numerous individuals in the business community. Buddy is a successful veteran entrepreneur as the owner of Renaissance Firearms and is the co-founder of a Veteran Non-Profit Organization called On the Hunt Veteran Strong that exposes veterans to the outdoors. He is a proud husband and father with his family.
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Veteran Et Cetera
Veteran Et Cetera goes beyond the headlines and Hollywood tropes to unpack the depth and complexity of veteran life after service.
Hosted by Mike Kim, a war vet, ex-monk, seasoned trauma therapist, and longtime observer of veteran culture, this podcast takes a thoughtful, unfiltered look at what it means to transition from the battlefield to the homefront. Drawing on decades of experience, Mike explores the evolving stories, struggles, and perspectives that shape the lives of those who served.
Each episode tackles topics often left out of the conversation: identity shifts, media myths, moral injury, social disconnection, and the quiet work of healing. Mike also invites a mix of veterans and civilians who challenge conventional thinking and share personal insights from inside and outside the wire.
Forget the idea of a veteran-civilian divide, it’s really a gap in awareness. Veteran Et Cetera is here to close that gap, one conversation at a time.
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.