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Hot Ashes Podcast — Marine Corps Birthday, Veterans Day & Military Stories

Lee Butt welcomes Parker and other guests to a special Hot Ashes Podcast episode recorded ahead of the Marine Corps’ 251st birthday and Veterans Day. The conversation ranges from Parker’s 21st birthday and favorite drinks to Marine Corps birthday traditions, military life, veteran experiences, moving overseas, and the stories and rituals that stay with you after service.

The group shares memories of birthday celebrations, talks about military uniforms and traditions, and swaps stories about deployments, injuries, fitness, and life after active duty. Evan joins to discuss his Marine Corps experiences, including helicopter downwash. Stick around for plenty of jokes, neighborhood dog visits, cigar and beer talk, and a conversation about microphones and podcast recording.

Timestamps 00:00 — Welcome back to the Hot Ashes Podcast
01:07 — Parker returns and shares her 21st-birthday story
02:25 — First drinks, shots, and birthday advice
09:09 — Dogs, Penny, and neighborhood stories
10:25 — Marine Corps birthday traditions at the cigar shop
12:12 — Remembering the annual cake-cutting celebration
13:12 — Marine Corps birthday message from the Commandant
16:08 — Guests join the conversation
17:35 — Birthday gathering, cigars, and drinks
19:51 — Veterans Day and honoring those who served
20:54 — Military uniforms, standards, and branch banter
23:50 — Movember, fitness, and military life
26:09 — Drinks, food preferences, and more shop conversation
28:33 — Dogs, treats, and meeting the neighbors
32:06 — Moving, settling in, and life after service
40:09 — Retirement transition, beards, and old memories
42:24 — Yukon Cornelius and childhood movie memories
43:30 — Veterans Day plans and how to respond to “thank you for your service”
46:38 — Evan joins: cigar and energy drink talk
47:21 — Cigar tastes, craft beer, and brewery stories
55:26 — Wine tastings and grocery-store bars
59:22 — Military injuries and the transition to retirement
1:07:49 — Shooting stories and a discussion of an incident in Poland
1:11:21 — Firearms, maintenance, and old military routines
1:13:58 — Boot shining, uniforms, and inspections
1:17:20 — Uniform history and camouflage patterns
1:28:32 — Microphones and recording equipment

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