Speaker 1: Hi. My name is Jacqueline Oposo. I am the producer
Speaker 1: and host of Service Stories of Hunger and War on
Speaker 1: I Heart Radio, and I would like to speak to
Speaker 1: our veterans and active service members for a few minutes
Speaker 1: because there are some things about this podcast that I
Speaker 1: want to make sure you know about before you start listening. Now.
Speaker 1: I've never served in the armed forces. Every generation of
Speaker 1: the American side of my family has going as far
Speaker 1: back as the Civil War, and I love my family.
Speaker 1: I've had friends in the service. I've dated guys in
Speaker 1: the Service, and I've got a big heart. When I
Speaker 1: love people, I love people. So I want you to
Speaker 1: know that this show is crafted with care and thought.
Speaker 1: So why am I reaching out to you right now.
Speaker 1: I have been ill since childhood and I still have
Speaker 1: a very wonderful life, but it is hard sometimes to
Speaker 1: experience sound, to experience different physical sensations like light or vibration.
Speaker 1: And on this show, there are loud sounds and there
Speaker 1: are violent sounds. As we go back in time with
Speaker 1: our veterans, we hear beautiful things right now in World
Speaker 1: War Two, like trolley bells and children playing and delightful
Speaker 1: music of the thirties and forties. But then as we
Speaker 1: move into war, there are bombs, there are missiles, there
Speaker 1: are sprays of machine guns, there is talk of death.
Speaker 1: Because we're listening to veterans right now who lost friends
Speaker 1: in Pearl Harbor and who are on the Normandy Beaches
Speaker 1: on D Day and all through Europe for the Battle
Speaker 1: of the Bulge and in the Pacific. Out of respect
Speaker 1: for them, we're not shying away from their stories. Nothing
Speaker 1: I can create will ever be as overwhelming as the
Speaker 1: situations our active service members and our veterans have been in.
Speaker 1: And because I'm only working with the sound tools I have,
Speaker 1: not everything will be historically accurate as well. I just
Speaker 1: want you to be prepared for the sounds that are there,
Speaker 1: because even for the healthiest among us, they are moving
Speaker 1: and physically over welming. If you have any thoughts or
Speaker 1: concerns or anything you want to share, please message me
Speaker 1: at Service podcast dot org. Thank you for listening, but
Speaker 1: more than anything, thank you for your service. H