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iPad exclusive: My dad, my hero

April 26, 2015 / 01:56

This episode features a conversation about family memories, focusing on a father who served as an Airborne medic in the 82nd Airborne Division. The discussion includes personal photographs that evoke memories of childhood, including moments from te-ball coaching and preschool graduation.

The guest shares reflections on looking at family pictures, particularly those of his parents, and the emotional impact of losing them. He expresses a mix of happiness from the memories and sadness from their absence.

Key moments include the guest recalling specific memories of his father and the feelings that arise when viewing old family photos. The conversation highlights the importance of these memories in shaping his thoughts and emotions.

TLDR

A son reflects on memories of his father, an Airborne medic, and the emotional impact of family photographs.

Episode

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so Eric who's this guy that's my father and tell me about what we're looking at here we're looking at a pretty much a
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bunch of pictures from his army times like this one is him with all his gear on his medic tent and then up here is
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what he was an Airborne medic and then what division he was in the 82nd Airborne so your dad was in the 82
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Airborne so he jumped out of airplanes yes that's pretty cool uhhm what do we have here well up here is a picture of
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me and my my dad when I used to play te- ball he was a coach for us we Cincinnati
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Reds and then this one is of my me graduating preschool and my diploma proud looking Papa right here look at
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that and then right here a is my dad my mom me and my sister and it was of of my
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probably my second Christmas first second Christmas and let me ask you about this picture when you look here
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and you see your mother and your father and you realize both are gone is it tough for you to look get a picture like
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that yes it is cuz it brings back well brings back memories of him not many of her cuz I don't really have any memories
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of her and it is hard to look at and in some ways when you look at this photo of
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your mom and dad and you guys he was a little infant it almost looks perfect doesn't it if only you could have kept
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that yep and does it make you sad or does it do you what's your emotional reaction when you look at that it makes
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me happy to see that we're a nice Like Loving Family together but then also makes me sad cuz I can't really
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experience that whole four of us combined thing how often do you think of your father a lot a lot of things that I
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do when I play video games or anything I think of him all the time and what thoughts go through your mind mostly
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happy thoughts because I think of all the stuff that we did together but then sad CU I can't experience them anymore
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yeah

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    Most heartbreaking
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    Most heartwarming
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Episode Highlights

  • Memories of a Loving Family
    Reflecting on family photos brings both joy and sadness.
    “It makes me happy to see that we're a nice loving family together.”
    @ 01m 29s
    April 26, 2015
  • Thoughts of Dad
    He shares how often he thinks of his father and the emotions tied to those memories.
    “I think of him all the time.”
    @ 01m 41s
    April 26, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • It is hard to look at.
    iPad exclusive: My dad, my hero
  • It makes me happy to see that we're a nice loving family together.
    iPad exclusive: My dad, my hero
  • I think of him all the time.
    iPad exclusive: My dad, my hero

Key Moments

  • Emotional Reflection01:00
  • Family Memories01:29
  • Thoughts of Father01:41