Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-life Crisis

In our last episode before the 9/11 Anniversary, Earl “Chico” Porter shares his inspirational story, and mission, to help veterans contemplating suicide. Part of this was to take on a winter SOBO hike of the Appalachian Trail, starting on the 20th Anniversary in 2021. You’ll hear how Earl fared, as well as his deeper message, which will resonate with most of us. Earl has supplied me with several links, including his Blog: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2023/06/one-way-to-mitigate-the-risk-of-post-traumatic-stress/ He was also on the Hazardground Podcast and others at: Hazardground Podcast Ep. 292 - Earl Porter (U.S. Army / Something Outta Nothing) - Youtube Veteran Trash Talk - Trash Talk Hour Episode 93 A Conversation With Greg C. Washington and Lou Koon Finally, a couple of articles about Earl and his mission: Law student parlays difficult beginnings into success in Army and academics (emory.edu) Alumnus shines light on veteran suicide (ung.edu) Our Class of 2023 is coming to a conclusion for two of o