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Podcast: Eye on Veterans
Episode: Honoring The Freedom 13: Gold Star Father building Veteran Retreat in Missouri
Description: This week we honor a fallen Marine, Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, who was KIA during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at Abbey Gate in Kabul, on Aug 26, 2021.
Our guest is Jared’s father, Mark Schmitz, who founded the non-profit organization “The Freedom 13”. He shared his mission and details about the veteran retreat and recreation center being built on a beautiful 171-acre property in the heart of Missouri.
We begin with how Jared was born to be a Marine and how the way he lived his life inspired everyone who knew him.
Schmitz shared how Ja...