We're back on this weekend walk, Sean.
This, of course, was the theme song to the HBO series, Band of Brothers, which was a really
wonderful portrait of a man who had served in World War II in the European theater.
There was a sequel to that called The Pacific, which was pretty much the same thing,
but the Pacific theater, really well done, and true life accounts.
Tom Hanks was involved in that after his work in Saving Private Ryan, and I encourage everybody to
read Tom Brokaw's the greatest generation if you haven't already. If you're a slow reader like me,
it's a collection of basically short testimonials by different veterans from around the country,
and some really amazing stories. One of my favorite is a guy from Chicago who was he was shot
in the head in Norway or somewhere in Northern Europe, and survived, but lost his sight and
came back to Chicago and somewhat had turned him on to that. There was an insurance company that
was giving courses for blind veterans. They could train and become insurance agents, and
while he was there, the secretary at the training school met him and they fell in love and they got
married and had like 10 children. The guy had an amazing career as an insurance agent and
professional, and the story ends by one of the daughters, Tom Brokaw, that during the Vietnam war,
a lot of these veterans that had lost their sight in combat, and obviously very dissolution would
make their way to his house, they were invited to his house on his instruction. She said these guys
would come in very discouraged and obviously very upset. By the end of the day, they'd be drinking beers
with her dad and listening to the white socks, they're a saw side family, they're on the radio,
and eventually making their way over to the barbecue and having some burgers and dogs, and really
feeling much better about their future. So many amazing stories in that book, that greatest generation,
and they're all true. And here's with Josh Hughes of Waukesha.
Are there any members of your family that serve that you'd like to recognize today or any
close friends or people you know for veterans day? And I'm putting you on the spot here, so.
No, I have my dad's dad serving World War II, he was a tank driver, so he was in Italy and France,
so like seeing that movie Fury from a few years ago was an interesting look into the life of
the gentleman that served in a tank together. My wife's grandpa was in the U.S. Coast Guard,
and he was actually deployed after they dropped the atomic bombs, and he was actually on the ship
when the Japanese surrendered to the U.S. So he has some very significant photos of
after that of Hiroshima. Yeah, literally it just looks like a desert. It's this very, very surreal
to see photos from somebody who was their first hand. Yeah, so I have a lot of close family that
you know serves in probably the most, I don't want to say iconic, but you know, with the greatest
generation, you know, World War II is kind of like the epitome of what you when you imagine war,
yeah, yeah, so what I imagine again is a fellow passion used of history that World War II history
has got to be pretty interesting to you as well, or you're part of that, that thirst that people
have. I mean, there's so much out there in World War II history, so but returning to your work,
now with ghost tours, want to remind everybody, the pub crawl, ghost tour pub crawl that we're
calling it a ghost walk pub crawl. I'm going to think of a more creative name than that, but tentatively,
you can plan on December 28th, which is a Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. That seems to be the time and date
that everyone has agreed to for this first one, looking at about 10 to 15 people, you know, so a
little more intimate, probably around $35 a person too. So it's three hour tour, discounts on drinks,
you know, it's extended portion of what I do. Hey, discounted drinks, got to emphasize that.
Discounted drinks, not free drinks, but you get a nice discount. Hey, it's an excuse to go out
on a Saturday when you would normally not be out and learn a lot about walk and maybe experience
that goes for yourself. Sounds good. We'll look to confirm that too as we get closer to the date.
And then hey, going back to Veterans Day real quick, one thing I wanted to say is that for those of
you who have veterans in your family, if you're not aware, Waksha County has the County Veteran's
Service Office, the CVSO. It's a County Government Office's office in Waksha on the more
downs golf course, 514 Riverview Avenue. And it opens up 8 a.m. every day during the week. And
the number, the phone number is 262, 548, 7732. Again, that's 262, 548, 7732. So if you have a
loved one, the veteran that is dealing with any kind of issues that all related to their war
experience, please get in touch with them because you'd be surprised at what services or resources
are available for your loved one there. So, but so, Josh, in the final three minutes here,
what have we not covered here about your work in Ghost Walks in the Paranormal that you want to
emphasize? You can't let people leave the show without knowing, excuse me. I always like to say
that experiencing something paranormal, whether it's a ghost, a spirit, a heck if it's an alien or
the big book, you know, it's the most thrilling thing that I think anybody can experience before
they die. It's such a rush of emotions that it's like, how can I actually be experiencing this?
So, I was encouraged people to just, if you're curious, look it up, maybe visit a haunted house.
Keep an open mind. Keep an open mind. And on that note, you know, I'm always trying to develop
the tour more and develop my walk of shan knowledge of maybe haunted stories in the area. So,
if anybody has a haunted house, a ghost story, if their house, they believe it's haunted,
you know, reach out. I would love to chat. You know, I do this for free. It's not like I'm charging
you to come check out your ghosts. I visit many haunted houses in Wakasha. So, if you have your
own story and you want to talk about it, you want to know more, reach out and I'd be happy to connect
on that. That sounds great. I hope people take Josh up on that because there's so much great
history, rich history in Wakasha. I mean, we didn't have enough time to talk about the UFO
experience in Wakasha. So, I have to have you back on to talk about that real soon. And
as well as so much more. And what do you have going on the rest of the day? Any paranormal work
you're going to be focused on or just time with the family? Yeah, time with the family today.
We got a lot of things to do, you know, winterizing the house, getting ready for that season.
That's right, you're at the lake house, right? Yes, actually not in Wakasha this morning. So,
the Twin Cities of Adams friendship. Yes, yes. Awesome. I'll be busy. I'll be pretty tired by the time
I see the clock rolls around tonight. That sounds great. Josh Hughes, Wakasha, Ghost Waks,
and a member of the Carroll University Communications team. Thanks so much for your time today and
for your gift and for all that you do for Wakasha's celebrating our paranormal activity.
Stick around, folks. James Santel is on next with Anacus, a lot of you. I want to thank Greg Bach
for filling in for Max today. It's always an honor to be working with you. You are again,
one of the experts and stick around. We may have a wine paint studio guest for next week to talk
about that and so much more. Enjoy your Saturday. Please remember safety is everyone's responsibility.
Go Ramila Mahaka, go there and see ya!