The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices

Preserving the stories, lessons, leadership and history of America’s veterans—one story at a time. Andrew Cox is a Marine Corps veteran, storyteller, Til Valhalla Project / Marine Corps League Ambassador, and the driving force behind The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices Podcast. After years of service and leadership in uniform, Cox recognized a growing problem: veteran experiences, hard-earned lessons, and life wisdom were being lost to time. This podcast was created to ensure those stories are not only preserved, but shared with future generations. At its core, The Lost Art Project is about connection—between veterans, families, communities, and civilians who want to better understand the military experience beyond headlines and stereotypes. The show provides a respectful, honest platform where veterans can speak openly about service, transition, leadership, hardship, success, and everything in between. Two Segments. One Mission. The podcast is structured around two distinct segments, each serving a specific purpose while supporting the same mission of preserving veteran voices. 🔥 Segment One: FireSide Chat The FireSide Chat is a relaxed, conversation-style segment focused on current veteran topics and community impact. These episodes often explore: • Issues affecting veterans today • Leadership, resilience, and mindset • Life after military service • The importance of community and accountability A key component of the FireSide Chat is highlighting veteran-owned businesses and organizations. This segment provides exposure to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and initiatives that are making a difference within the veteran community and beyond. 🎖 Segment Two: Veteran Stories Veteran Stories is a one-on-one interview format dedicated entirely to the individual. These episodes walk through the veteran’s life journey, including: • Background and upbringing • Decision to serve • Military experiences and defining moments • Challenges faced during and after service • Lessons learned and advice for others Each story is unique, personal, and preserved in the veteran’s own words. The goal is simple: capture the story before it’s lost.

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  Episode #749

  #736 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew; 14 Sep 2026

  Sep 13, 20261h 44m

  #736 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew — Military Families Serve Too 13 September 2026 Host: AJ Cox Crew: Aaron Davis, Mike McNany & Jess Tonight’s FireSide Chat takes on a part of military service that doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves — the families who serve alongside us. AJ and the Crew have a candid, funny, and at times serious conversation about marriage, spouses, relationships, deployments, leadership, financial pressures, raising families while serving, and what happens when the uniform finally comes off. The discussion starts with an old military saying: “If the military wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one.” From there, the Crew shares their own experiences and perspectives on getting married while serving, the pressures military life can place on relationships, divorce, deployments, long hours, constant moves, and the realities families deal with back home. They also get into the role military leaders play in supporting the families of the people they lead. Sometimes checking on a spouse, helping with the kids, making sure a family has someone to call, or simply inviting someone into your home can have a lasting impact. The conversation also turns toward transitioning out of the military. Retirement and separation don’t just affect the veteran — the entire family transitions. Careers change, responsibilities shift, finances change, and couples have to learn what their new life together looks like without the structure of the military surrounding them. Through plenty of stories, laughs, disagreements, football talk, and the usual FireSide Chat rabbit holes, one message remains clear: The service member may wear the uniform, but the family serves too. Join AJ Cox and the Crew for another honest conversation about military life, relationships, family, and the lessons learned along the way. Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies. The Lost Art Project

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  Episode #748

  #735 FireSide Chat w/ Dr. Adena Shaviva Blickstein of Family Mastery Academy & the Crew | 15 Sep 2026

  Sep 10, 20261h 27m

  #735 FireSide Chat w/ Dr. Adena Shaviva Blickstein of Family Mastery Academy & the Crew | 15 Sep 2026 What happens when we stop asking, “What’s wrong with you?” and start looking at what may be putting a person or family out of balance? On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, AJ is joined by Dr. Adena Shaviva Blickstein of Family Mastery Academy, along with crew members Jess Kindelspire and Mike McNany, for a powerful conversation about mental health, parenting, veterans, family relationships, and the difference between nurturing and coddling. Dr. Adena shares her approach to helping individuals and families better understand one another, while the conversation explores stress, communication, emotional vulnerability, parenting, and the challenges veterans can face when bringing a military mindset back into their family lives. The discussion also gets personal as the crew talks about how veterans express love, the emotional walls that can remain long after military service, fathers connecting with their children, relationships between veterans and their spouses, and why asking for help should be viewed as strength rather than weakness. ️ Featuring: Dr. Adena Shaviva Blickstein – Special Guest, Family Mastery Academy AJ Cox – Host Jess Kindelspire – Crew Mike McNany – Crew This conversation goes well beyond mental health. It’s about family, connection, communication, vulnerability, parenting, and learning how to bring the person behind the uniform home. Listen. Share. Start the conversation. The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies. Collect • Preserve • Educate • Inspire #TheLostArtProject #VeteransVoices #FireSideChat #FamilyMasteryAcademy #VeteranMentalHealth #MilitaryFamilies #MentalHealth #Parenting #Veterans #VeteranCommunity #PreservingVoices #ProtectingLegacies

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  Episode #747

  #734 Robert J Saunders Navy Veteran Interviewed by Dee Galvin; 9 Sep 2026

  Sep 9, 202634 min

  #734 Veteran Story — Robert J. Saunders | U.S. Navy Veteran | 9 Sep 2026 On this episode of The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices, Historical Archivist Dee Galvin sits down with U.S. Navy Veteran Robert “Rob” J. Saunders to preserve the story of his military service and the life he built after leaving the Navy. Growing up in Ohio, Rob lived an active childhood and became heavily involved in Scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout at just 15 years old. After deciding college wasn't the right path for him at the time, he chose military service as an opportunity to gain training, experience, and potentially build a career. Rob entered the U.S. Navy in 1974, completing boot camp at Great Lakes, where an unexpected part of his experience was being selected for the Blue Jackets Choir. He originally enlisted under the Navy's nuclear power program and began electronics technician training before ultimately transitioning to the Operations Specialist rating, working with radar and radio navigation. His service took him aboard the USS Sylvania (AFS-2), homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, while the ship underwent overhaul in Newport News. Although Rob originally expected a six-year Navy career, circumstances surrounding his training resulted in an honorable discharge after approximately a year and seven or eight months of service. But Rob's story certainly didn't end with the Navy. He shares his transition back into civilian life, becoming an Emergency Medical Technician, working for private ambulance companies and serving on a fire department before moving into machining and eventually building a long career in quality control and quality management. That career ultimately took him around the world—including Japan, South Korea, China, and India—and eventually brought him to California. Throughout the conversation, Rob reflects on the lasting lessons he carried from military service: organization, preparation, punctuality, adaptability, and the importance of doing your research before signing on the dotted line. His advice to anyone considering military service is especially valuable: understand the job you're choosing, ask detailed questions, know the benefits available to you, and think about how the skills you gain will serve you when your military career eventually ends. And in Dee's rapid-fire questions, we learn a little more about Rob—including why he'd choose General George S. Patton as the military leader he'd want to be for a day and why a monkey might best describe part of his Navy experience. ️ Historical Archivist: Dee Galvin Veteran: Robert J. Saunders ⚓ Branch: United States Navy Episode Date: 9 September 2026 Episode: #734 The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices Collect • Preserve • Educate • Inspire Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

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  Episode #745

  #733 Christopher Campbell Marine Veteran; 8 Sep 2026

  Sep 8, 20261h 55m

  #733 Christopher Campbell — Marine Veteran In this Veteran Story, Andrew “AJ” Cox sits down with Christopher Campbell, a Marine veteran, Oklahoma native, physical therapist, Marine Corps League member, and the first Historical Archivist for The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices. Christopher grew up in Durant, Oklahoma, and initially had his sights set on college rather than military service. But after watching several friends choose the Marine Corps—and after college life began taking him in a different direction—he found himself back in a Marine recruiter’s office. What followed became a defining part of his life. Christopher shares the realities of Marine Corps boot camp, Marine Combat Training, and becoming a mechanic at Camp Johnson, North Carolina. He went on to serve roughly 12 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, taking on responsibilities that included maintenance administration, quality control, and serving as a lead mechanic. He talks openly about the pride he took in mastering his craft, the leaders who shaped him, and the brotherhood that developed inside his unit. He also discusses a complicated feeling many veterans understand—the question of whether their service “measured up” because they never deployed. Christopher explains how that weighed on him, especially after 9/11, and how family considerations ultimately influenced his decision to leave the Marine Corps. Later, determined to serve again, Christopher joined the Army National Guard, continuing a military journey that crossed service cultures and gave him an entirely new perspective. After military service, Christopher used the GI Bill to continue his education and became a practicing physical therapist. Years later, reconnecting with Marines through the Marine Corps League helped restore something he had been missing—the camaraderie, purpose, and sense of belonging that came with being part of a unit. Today, he serves as Junior Vice Commandant with his Marine Corps League detachment in Tulsa. That desire to continue serving veterans eventually led Christopher to The Lost Art Project, where he became our first Historical Archivist, helping preserve the stories of those who served so their experiences are not lost to time. Throughout the conversation, Christopher reflects on leadership, service, family, identity, brotherhood, and the lasting influence the Marine Corps has had on nearly every part of his life. When asked about his proudest military moment, Christopher points to receiving a Meritorious Mast alongside the Marines he served with—a moment that confirmed to him that their reserve unit had measured up. On the episode: ️ Christopher Campbell — Marine Veteran / Historical Archivist ️ Andrew “AJ” Cox — Host, The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices Collect • Preserve • Educate • Inspire Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

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  Episode #746

  #732 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew; 6 Sep 2026

  Sep 6, 20261h 9m

  #732 FireSide Chat w/ the Crew — Brotherhood & Sisterhood After the Uniform | 6 Sep 2026 What happens to the brotherhood and sisterhood of military service when the uniform comes off? In this episode of FireSide Chat w/ the Crew, AJ and the crew have a candid conversation about one of the most difficult—and deeply personal—parts of leaving military service: finding connection, identity, friendship, and purpose on the other side. The crew shares very different experiences with transition. They discuss staying connected to former units and military communities, deliberately creating some separation after retirement, finding new purpose through work and service, and realizing that there is no single roadmap for life after the military. The conversation also digs into whether veterans sometimes romanticize the brotherhood and sisterhood they remember, why civilian friendships can feel different, and why some veterans immediately seek out organizations such as the Marine Corps League, VFW, American Legion, and other veteran communities while others initially want nothing to do with their military past. One point becomes clear throughout the discussion: leaving active duty doesn't erase the person military service helped shape. The challenge is figuring out where that part of your identity belongs in the next chapter of your life. The crew also talks about employment after service, translating military experience into the civilian workforce, education, leadership, friendships, and the importance of finding a new sense of purpose rather than trying to recreate exactly what existed while serving. For veterans still searching for that connection, the message is simple: the transition is different for everyone. Give yourself room to change, find the people and organizations that give you purpose, and don't be afraid to reconnect with the brothers and sisters who understand where you've been. On the episode: Andrew “AJ” Cox — Host Vick Ney — FireSide Chat Crew Mike McNany — FireSide Chat Crew Mark O’Loughlin — FireSide Chat Crew And as always, the episode closes with an important reminder: check on the people you served with. If you're struggling, reach out. If you're doing well, reach back and make sure your brothers and sisters are doing well too. The Lost Art Project: Veterans’ Voices Collect • Preserve • Educate • Inspire Preserving Voices. Protecting Legacies.

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