Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast

Join us as long-time ABC 7 reporter Paul Meincke sits down with our senior war heroes from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to explore their stories and memories of serving their nation.

Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Honor Flight Chicago, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Honor Flight Chicago hosts Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast, a history show with 100 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #101

  Episode 101: Rex Miller's Long-Awaited Welcome Home

  Aug 17, 202637 minS7

  When Rex Miller's draft notice came, he went to his physical in Detroit, Michigan, before slipping into Canada with some buddies. He called home, and his WWII Veteran father told him in no uncertain terms to get back to the States. Rex inevitably went to war in Vietnam, but the biggest shock of all was how he was treated upon his return to "The World" following his tour. Then, decades later, Honor Flight Chicago flipped the script.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #100

  Episode 100: Left For Dead, Frank Trout Thrives

  Jul 6, 202649 minS7

  In the jungles of Vietnam, Frank Trout took a bullet to the head. He was discovered by a unit that was not his own, bandaged, and evacuated. At some point during this process, he clinically died. Most remarkably, he knew none of this until a chance meeting at a reunion 40 years later. Frank's humor—and many adventures in life—make his story a perfect fit for this podcast's landmark 100th episode.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #99

  Episode 99: Carl Brader's Classified Chopper Hops

  Jun 5, 202644 minS7

  <p>Carl Brader served in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief aboard high-risk missions transporting Special Forces into Laos and Cambodia for assignments that remained classified for long after the war. </p>

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #98

  Episode 98: A Gold Star Family's Fight to Honor Their Fallen

  May 13, 202651 minS7

  <p>Ken Duggar was badly wounded in Vietnam. He was hospitalized for months and came home to recuperate before his guilt at leaving his brothers-in-arms behind in the field led him to re-enlist. He got as far as Germany before complications from his original wounds led to his death. Because he died away from Vietnam, his sister, Phyllis, had to fight for years to have Ken's name added to the Wall. She won. This is her story.</p>

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #97

  Episode 97: Shot Down 3 Times: Mike Bubacz’s Jungle Survival

  Feb 20, 202640 minS7

  <p>Marine Corps Veteran Michael Bubacz did two tours in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, assigned to train and serve alongside South Vietnamese Marines during helicopter missions into Laos and Cambodia. Three times Hueys he was aboard were shot down. The final instance led to more than two weeks of a wounded Bubacz surviving alone in the jungle, waiting for rescue.</p>

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Honor. Thank. Inspire. An Honor Flight Chicago Podcast. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.