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Hosted by sempertrypodcast · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 45 episodes
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Hosted by Marine veteran Bill Lowe, Semper Try celebrates the people who never quit — the veterans, volunteers, coaches, and everyday people who keep showing up when it matters most. Through honest conversations, laughter, and a few lessons learned the hard way, Bill shares stories of service, community, and good old-fashioned effort. Because trying beats quitting — every time.
sempertrypodcast hosts Semper Try, a society show with 45 episodes published.
What happens after the shooting stops? In Part 2 of my conversation with Army veteran Buford Johnson, we go beyond the battlefield and into the lessons he carried home from Vietnam. Buford shares why he left active duty,
Sometimes the best conversations happen when you least expect them. I attended a Memorial Day ceremony simply to record the event. I had no idea who the guest speaker was or that I was about to meet someone whose story d
At just 14 years old, Heinz Langbein found himself standing in a foxhole with four Panzerfausts, facing advancing Soviet T-34 tanks during the final weeks of World War II. In Part 2 of my conversation with Heidi Langbein
At just 13 years old, Heinz Langbein was taken from his parents by the Nazi regime. What began as a promise of safety from Allied bombing quickly became a systematic effort to turn German boys into soldiers. Indoctrinate
n Part 3 of our conversation with John Pietruszewski, we explore a side of service that often goes unnoticed the service that continues long after the military career ends. From earning the Green Beret to mentoring young
At 19 years old, Julie Becker returned home from a trip to Mexico and found a voicemail waiting for her. It was from a Navy recruiter. What started as a simple phone call led Julie from Phoenix, Arizona, to boot camp in
In Episode 026 Part 2 of the Semper Try Podcast, Bill Lowe continues walking and talking with Army veteran Ray Reynoso somewhere along the back roads of Minnesota as Ray hikes the entire Mississippi River Trail from sour
Episode 26 Part 1 of the Semper Try Podcast is unlike anything we’ve done before. At 7:00 AM on Saturday morning, May 16th, I caught up with Army veteran Ray Reynoso in North Prairie, Minnesota, where he had spent the ni
What started as a podcast interview turned into one of those conversations veterans know well — the kind where one story triggers another, then another, and suddenly you’re talking about fighter jets, aircraft carriers,
In this episode of the Semper Try Podcast, Bill sits down with his new friend Steve, host of Even Though I Walk, for a powerful conversation about service, faith, trauma, healing, and the stories veterans carry home. Ste
Part 2 of Episode 24 of the Semper Try Podcast is here. In this episode, I sit back down with Navy submariner David as we go deeper into what life is really like beneath the surface. From serving on the USS Ohio and USS
Bill sits down with his cousin David Albert, a retired U.S. Navy submariner with 20 years of service beneath the surface. What started as a quick escape from a small town turned into a career inside one of the most deman
On this episode of the Semper Try Podcast, I sit down with my uncle, Robert “Bob” Lowe, for a conversation that spans generations of military service and the stories that come with it. We start with my grandfather—a Worl
A conversation with Marine veteran Troy Hradsky, who served from 1986 to 1990. From small-town Brainerd to boot camp in San Diego, Troy shares what it was really like becoming a Marine in the 1980s — when drill instructo
In Episode 21 of the Semper Try Podcast, Bill sits down with Major Janelle Johnson of the Minnesota National Guard. With nearly 28 years of service, Major Johnson shares her journey from a 17-year-old recruit growing up
In Episode 20 of the Semper Try Podcast, Bill sits down with Minnesota National Guard veteran Jake Thesing to talk about his journey from joining the Guard in high school to deploying to Iraq from 2005 to 2007. Jake shar
In Episode 19 of the Semper Try Podcast, Wayne Harting returns to talk about what’s happening at the Brainerd American Legion, why membership matters, and how local posts can continue making a real difference for veteran
This week on the Semper Try Podcast, Bill runs a solo episode after completing his 15th Polar Plunge for the Minnesota Special Olympics with the Brainerd American Legion and CTC team, raising over $5,000 for an incredibl
On this episode of Semper Try, I’m joined by Tom Getty — Air Force veteran and longtime Minnesota National Guard soldier who’s also serving with me on the Brainerd American Legion board. We recorded this one on a windy “
In Episode 16 of Semper Try (Because Trying Beats Quitting), Bill sits down in an undisclosed, snow-free location with Canadian veteran Jeff McCrae. Jeff’s story is one you don’t hear every day. He served across Canada’s
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Semper Try is hosted by sempertrypodcast. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 45 episodes.
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